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Although it's still relatively low, the number of positive Coronavirus tests on the Isle of Wight has risen in the last few days
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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The Board is a sub-committee of the Isle of Wight council cabinet and the first meeting will be held online, with members of the public welcome to watch
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The new petition calls on the Government to stop sending people needing Coronavirus testing across the Solent - in either direction
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News OnTheWight shares the weekly results of confirmed Coronavirus cases on the Isle of Wight
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Children who are identified as coming into contact with the affected member of staff are advised to self isolate for eight days
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For those on low incomes who will have to self isolate the Government will be providing £500 lump sum payments via the local authority. Read the details of the changes and how it could affect you
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From today it is a legal requirement for businesses to have NHS QR code posters visible to customers on entry
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With the risk factor increasing from low to medium on the Test and Trace App, News OnTheWight sought clarification from the Isle of Wight council as to why this was happening. Here’s what they told us
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The Government still haven't released stats about the usage of the App during the Isle of Wight trial, but thank Islanders for their part
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Education Support, a charity "dedicated to improving the mental health and wellbeing of the education workforce", carried out a recent survey on those in the teaching profession and the results were concerning. Details within
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Isle of Wight residents running the Isle of Wight Test and Trace App had a notification on their phone today that the ‘Area risk level’ changed from low to Medium. This is what we know so far
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News OnTheWight had to resort to asking Bob Seely to get usage numbers on the v2 Test and Trace App, after being stonewalled by the Government team. Twenty days later, on the eve of the National rollout, even our MP can’t get them.
