As of yesterday, the UK’s approach to travel during the pandemic has been amended.

The red, amber, green traffic light system has been replaced with countries being either on the red list or the rest of the world list.

The rules in place for people travelling to England and onward to the Isle of Man from countries not on the red list will depend on vaccination status.

The Council of Ministers has therefore decided that the island will continue to broadly align its own border restrictions for international travel with those in place in England.

Fully vaccinated residents and fully vaccinated non-residents who have travelled outside of the British Isles and the Republic of Ireland within the preceding 10 days of arrival will still be allowed to enter the island with no testing or isolation.

Non- or partially-vaccinated residents as well as non-residents who have permission to travel to the island, who have travelled outside of the British Isles and Ireland within the preceding 10 days of arrival, will be required to follow the ’seven-day pathway’.

This involves a PCR test on the day of arrival, isolation for seven days and a further test on day six which, if negative, means release from isolation.

Any person travelling from a country on the red list within the preceding 10 days to arrival in the island is still prohibited from entry and must follow the UK’s red list requirements.

Chief Minister Howard Quayle said: ’After the initial opening of our borders earlier this year, our defences for Covid-19 have relied on that of the England’s border policy.

’Therefore, it makes sense to adjust our own pathways to maintain alignment with measures in England.

’The removal of the green and amber lists is a significant step forward, making it easier for people to go abroad and return home.’

More information at: https://covid19.gov.im/ travel-borders/