Unrestricted travel to and from the UK by the end of June is the goal of the island’s Covid exit strategy.

The government has published a revised version of its exit framework which is being brought to Tynwald for approval at this week’s sitting.

It outlines the indicative conditions and target dates for changes to the island’s current border restrictions from May 1.

The three strategic goals include the return of unrestricted travel with the British Isles from June 28.

But all this will be dependent upon on the island’s vaccination roll-out, and the continued improved overall position within the UK including the containment of any variants of concern.

And individuals and businesses will all increasingly have a role to play in minimising the risk to the community as the island learns to live in a world with Covid-19.

Chief Minister Howard Quayle said: ’We have always said that we would not be able to keep our borders restricted for ever.

’This framework details how we hope to move away from many of the restrictions we have seen over the past year. Its development has been a team effort.

’The document that we will debate in Tynwald this week takes into account information from the Isle of Man, the UK and beyond on vaccination progress and infection rates

’The time has now come for us to move to an approach of mitigation - where we increasingly will need to learn to live in a world where the virus is still present around us and may well return to our island.

’We are not there yet and the risk the virus presents if it were to break out again in our community is still very real. We must continue to maintain restrictions and mitigations on our borders in the short to medium term.

’Equally, this risk is reducing with every passing day and we must recognise that for many, life will not be back to normal until we are able to once again resume unrestricted travel to and from our island.’