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The latest number of positive Coronavirus tests on the Isle of Wight - which is now under Tier 4 restrictions
Coronavirus
The Coronavirus pandemic hit the shores of the UK in February 2020.
The first case was confirmed on the Isle of Wight on 7th March 2020, with the second confirmed case a week later.
Below are some articles relating to the Coronavirus (Covid-19/C19) outbreak.
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This letter writer says of the Prime Minister, "Dithering is making the situation worse for schools, pupils, staff and the communities, in which they live"
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More voices are added to the concerns expressed about the reopening of primary and special schools from tomorrow. Read the details within
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The daily rise of positive Coronavirus tests on the Isle of Wight is more than two and a half times the previous high and the rolling seven-day figure is up from 36 to 1,043
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The Isle of Wight Labour Party says it is a time for strong leadership rather than party politics and calls on the council to back to calls to keep schools closed
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The council leader says that a lack of social distancing when people are out and about walking and exercising is being reported by a number of local residents
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The latest number of positive Coronavirus tests on the Isle of Wight - which is now under Tier 4 restrictions
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Rumours were circulating that Whippingham Ward at St Mary's hospital had been closed due to an outbreak on the ward of Covid-19, so News OnTheWight got the official word from the NHS Trust
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The Chair of the Isle of Wight Green Party, who is also a teacher herself, says there's no social distancing in schools, no masks, no reduced class sizes, no testing and no vaccines for the vulnerable
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The Chair of the Isle of Wight Liberal Democrats calls on Islanders to contact the council and MP asking for a halt to primary school pupils being sent back to school on Monday
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National Education Union is informing members that they have the right to work in safe conditions which do not endanger their health, meaning they do not have to be available to take full classes from Monday
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The rise in the number of positive Coronavirus tests on the Isle of Wight is like nothing we've seen before
