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Visiting restarts at IoM prison following Covid-19 closure

Home affairs minister confirms case was contained

Visiting at the Isle of Man Prison has restarted.

Friends and loved ones were suspended from the Jurby site, after an inmate tested positive for Covid-19.

As of Sunday, visiting resumed.

Home Affairs Minister Graham Cregeen says thanks to measures put in place prior to the arrival of the prisoner, any potential outbreak was contained:

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