No change to Comis Hotel quarantine policy yet

Government ministers considering new process

Residents returning to the Isle of Man today (6 May) as part of the government's repatriation process will still be quarantined for two weeks at the Comis Hotel.

Government ministers are considering a change in policy to allow those coming back to self-isolate at home instead. 

It's understood this won't affect the twenty five people returning via the Steam Packet this afternoon, with a new process yet to be agreed. 

Once this sailing has arrived, the backlog of those waiting to be repatriated in the UK will have been cleared, with those caught further afield next to be brought back. 

Those quarantined at the hotel are asked to pay a maximum of £1,000 for accommodation, transport and food, though this can be done in installments over a longer period, if immediate payment isn't an option.