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How Ireland's Covid restrictions compare to the rest of Europe

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It's less than 200km east of Dublin and yet, in terms of restrictions, feels a world removed. With a population of around 85,000 people, the Isle of Man has managed to suppress Covid-19 almost entirely.

With only 25 active cases on the island on Tuesday, the local government continues to allow its citizens freedoms most nations would envy.

As Ireland faces Level 5 restrictions until at least 5 April, pubs, restaurants and shops on the Isle of Man reopened at the beginning of February following a January "circuit breaker" style lockdown.

They have been operating at full capacity since. "Since we reopened, it has pretty much been a boom. People are really bursting to get out into the community," Ray Carty, who manages two bars on the island,

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