State of emergency extended

Wednesday, 15 April 2020 15:25

Governor signs proclamation

The state of emergency on the Isle of Man has been extended until midnight on 15 May 2020.

Lieutenant Governor, Sir Richard Gozney, signed a proclamation this morning.

A state of emergency was declared on the Island on 16 March 2020.

Chief Minister Howard Quayle MHK confirmed this in a sitting of Tynwald the next day:

That declaration of emergency was to last until midnight tonight:

Yesterday, Health Minister David Ashford MHK confirmed that the state of emergency would be extended.

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