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Fewer returning to IoM from coronavirus-hit areas

Manx test rate lower than Guernsey's

More coronavirus tests have been carried out in Guernsey than here because a higher percentage of residents returned from high-risk areas.

Health Minister David Ashford has defended the Island's 0.02% test rate, insisting Public Health has been following the recommended criteria for testing.

More than five times as many residents per head of population have been checked for Covid-19 in Guernsey compared to the Isle of Man, with the Channel Island confirming its first case yesterday.

Mr Ashford insists circumstances here are different:

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