Government publishes long-term exit from COVID pandemic Tue, 09 Mar 2021 The Manx Government has released a framework for the Island's long term approach to COVID-19. The document outlines three key stages (Preparation, Transition and Release) that the Council of Ministers expects to move through as the vaccine rollout increases the Island’s defences, and the UK’s threat profile decreases. It also confirms the longer term plan to pivot from the current ‘Elimination’ strategy, to one of ‘Mitigation’, at which point it is hoped that Island life can resume free from mitigations including border restrictions. Underpinning this are a set of objectives to support the decision process over the coming months.