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As the UK slowly eases lockdown measures, one British island is back to near normal after all but “eradicating” the virus.
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The Isle of Man is the first place in the British Isles to scrap social distancing restrictions, after recording no new cases for 28 days. Pubs, restaurants, shops and gyms on the self-governing British Crown dependency all reopened last Monday, the BBC reports.
And schools are welcoming back all children from today, The Times adds.
How the island defeated the virus
The island has reported just 336 coronavirus infections and 24 related deaths, among a population of about 85,000.
Although “some have pointed out the differences in controlling a virus on a small island with a limited population, tough decisions have been made”, says The Times, which argues that the island’s success in containing the Covid-19 outbreak is down to how the authorities “pulled up the drawbridge”.
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