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State of emergency extended

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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