Under Circuit Breaker direction that came into operation in the Isle of Man from 00:01 on 7 January 2021, all non-essential services and community spaces have been mandated to close.
Businesses that have not been mandated to close and are exempt from closure can be found below.
Takeaway and delivery services may remain open and operational in line with previous guidance.
For all businesses that have not been mandated to close – please see General Business Guidance.
The following businesses and premises must remain closed, unless they fall under one of the exemptions.
These closures have been made under the COVID-19 Public Health Regulations 2020.
Please see the Closure Direction Notice for Premises
This direction shall be in operation from 00:01 on 7 January 2021 and will remain in force until 00:01 on 28 January 2021.
Some businesses in the Retail sector are permitted to remain open due to the essential products they sell. However, some businesses may be selling multiple products which means they fall into the above ‘essential’ categories in some part, but not wholly across their full range of products.
If a business is selling multiple product types they should follow the published guidance by the Government. Where possible, shops must limit public access to or close off the areas within your store which fall outside of the essential product types. For more information and guidance for businesses that have multiple product types, please follow the Circuit Breaker guidance for Retailers selling multiple product types.
Quicklinks:
- Construction & trades
- Food & drink
- Hotels
- Leisure
- Medical services
- Miscellaneous
- Non-residential institutions
- Retail
Food & Drink |
Restaurants, and public houses, wine bars or other drinking establishments Exemption:
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Cafés and canteens Exemption:
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Mobile catering Exemption:
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Retail |
Hairdressers, barbers, beauty and nail salons, including piercing and tattoo parlours. No exemptions |
Massage parlours No exemptions |
All retail Exemptions: Essential shops and services. Examples:
All other shops must close. Examples:
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Outdoor and indoor markets, shopping centres Exemption:
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Auction houses No exemptions |
Garden Centres Non-essential items may be provided by delivery |
Car showrooms Car showrooms are to close, including test drives Exemption:
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Construction and Trades |
Construction, building or maintenance sites Exemption: Tradespeople carrying out essential or emergency work |
Medical Services |
Opticians, dental surgeries, and other professional vocational medical services These businesses are able to stay open as long as they follow social distancing and hygiene guidance. |
Miscellaneous |
Any cleaning business Exemption: The cleaning of commercial premises. |
Any business of keeping livestock Exemption: The person carrying on the business of keeping livestock must do so in a way that is consistent with the advice for keepers of stock. |
Animal welfare facilities
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Hotels |
Hotels, hostels, B&Bs, campsites and boarding houses for commercial use Exemption:
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Non-residential institutions |
Schools Exemption:
Please see closure direction |
Nurseries Exemption:
Please see closure direction |
Libraries Exemptions: Libraries in educational institutions or healthcare settings |
Places of worship Exemptions:
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Leisure |
Museums and galleries No Exemptions |
Cinemas, theatres and concert halls No Exemptions |
Youth Clubs and centres No Exemptions |
Bingo halls, casinos and betting shops No Exemptions |
Spas No Exemptions |
Fitness studios, gyms, swimming pools or other indoor leisure centres Gyms may open to limited staff to host online/virtual classes only. |
Arcades, bowling alleys, soft play centres and similar No Exemptions |
Takeaway and delivery facilities should remain open and operational
People can continue to enter premises to access takeaway services, including delivery drivers. No orders should be taken in person on the premises. Businesses should take orders online or by telephone, and should not provide seating areas, indoors and outdoors, for customers to consume food and drink on or wait.
Ordering in advance is strongly encouraged to avoid waiting, and whilst waiting people must maintain a 2 metre distance from others.
House viewings
House viewings are to cease, even by Estate Agencies.
Vehicle sharing
Vehicle sharing, eg. Driving instructors and car sharing is to cease, in line with restrictions on household mixing, unless required for essential services (eg emergency services, critical infrastructure, waste management) where sharing is part of work activity and with suitable mitigations.
Further information
This guidance will be updated regularly as the situation develops.