Face coverings will be expected in classrooms
The Education Minister is urging pupils and staff at Manx schools to wear face coverings.
From 4am tomorrow (30 November), the use of masks will be expected in classrooms as well as other indoor public settings.
They'll be compulsory on public transport - including school buses - as well as in healthcare environments.
The changes are in response to the emergence of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.
Julie Edge was asked what contingencies are in place if parents choose to keep their children out of school over fears around the new strain of the virus:
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