'We're seeing the effect of the lockdown'

The Island's Director of Public Health says we're starting to see the effects the lockdown is having.

Dr Henrietta Ewart stated this week whilst there were larger numbers of high risks contacts and low risk venues around Covid-19 cases identified around Christmas and New Year, they're now seeing fewer high risks contacts around new cases of the virus.

As of yesterday afternoon, the Isle of Man has 38 active cases of Coronavirus with three new ones identified on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the Island's three-week circuit breaker was toughened up just after Midnight yesterday, with garden centres told to close, hardware and building suppliers now only open for trade customers and anyone attending hub schools advised to wear their own face coverings.