IOM Lockdown could be lifted on Feb 1

Thursday, 21 January 2021 16:22

By Leanne Cooke @leannelily18

The Island's lockdown could be lifted entirely by Monday, February 1.

It comes following the Chief Minister outlining a number of new rules from Saturday.

It includes people meeting others from different households' outdoors and a number of tradespeople allowed to return to work.

He added if there are no more community cases by the 1 February, all restrictions, bar borders, will be lifted.

This would mark 21 days without evidence of community transmission on Island.

Mr Quayle did say this is only a plan and may change.

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