Bed spaces could be restricted due to Covid ward
Preparations are being made to accommodate an increase in hospital demand during the TT.
With less than three months until the motorsport festival returns the health minister says plans do have to have some flexibility.
The Covid-19 ward at Noble's Hospital has re-opened although the Island is endeavouring to move from dealing with the virus as endemic, rather than pandemic, by the end of this month.
Lawrie Hooper says additional staff are being lined up as usual:
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