Covid on Isle of Man: Person tests positive after leaving isolation

There are currently seven travel-related active cases of Covid-19 on the island

People on the Isle of Man have been warned to be vigilant for Covid-19 symptoms after a person who initially tested negative later tested positive after leaving isolation.

Several people were now isolating as a "precaution", the government said.

Even fully vaccinated people should take action "immediately" if they develop symptoms, a spokesman said.

Three new cases have been identified in the past 24 hours, one of which was "locally acquired" from a known source.

The origins of a further case are "pending investigation", while the third is known to be travel-related.

The government is yet to clarify if any of the latest cases are connected to the case identified on Saturday.

It is not clear how long that person, who had travel history, had been out of isolation before becoming ill.

The government spokesman said the call for vigilance applied to everyone, "especially those who have a recent travel history" who may already have tested negative for the virus.

There are currently a total of 10 active cases on the island, all of which are in isolation.

The warning comes ahead of Monday's relaxation of Manx border restrictions to allow British people, who have been fully vaccinated for at least two weeks, to enter the island freely without testing or isolation.

Anyone arriving from the Common Travel Area, including Manx residents, who does not meet the eligibility criteria will still have to stay in isolation until they record a negative test result, and will be subject to further testing as a precaution.