Testing for coronavirus is now being carried out in the Isle of Man rather than sent to labs in Manchester.

The Health Minister says it’s a big step forward.

Also this week:

The Covid deaths at a care home.

A total of 47 health workers have tested positive for the virus.

The latest statistics on all the reported cases in the Isle of Man.

Coronavirus is not just a health crisis, it’s fast turning into an economic one too.

We have several reports about how it is affecting business and jobs.

We also report a number of court cases involving people who have breached lockdown rules.

The lockdown itself is due to be eased soon.

We talk to a gardener and representatives of the construction industry - which are expected to be back to work earlier than most - about how the lockdown has affected them.

A fascinating look inside the island’s PPE hub, from where thousands of masks are distributed every month.

Bob Corkish, aged 93, is aiming to walk 100 laps of the care home where he lives to raise funds for a good cause.

Louisa Bowker, who spent three weeks shut indoors after she was diagnosed with the virus, tells us about her experience.

Airline Logan Air, which recently took over routes to the island, is seeking a bailout.

Convicted robber Jamie Christopher Hall, who secretly stored heroin at his ex-partner’s home where a children’s party was being held, has lost his appeal against his sentence.

Patricia Skillicorn of the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society, looks at the wartime origins of what became the Clagh Vane estate at Ballasalla in our regular Buildings at Risk feature.

Staying in Ballasalla, we have two pages of fascinating photos from inside the village’s new ’Hobbit house’.

Plans for a new 240-tent campsite have been submitted for Crosby, with the site planned to be available annually for the TT and MGP.

The PokerStars merger with Flutter gets the go-ahead from competition watchdogs.

Plus a look back at what was making the news in the Isle of Man Weekly Times in 1953, business news, lots of sports coverage including the latest on the Sports Awards, your letters, our popular crossword and plenty of community news.

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