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With the help of a £7m package of support from the Department for Education, Barnardo’s is bringing together a coalition of national and local charities to identify and support those most at risk at this time of crisis
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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Maggie Oldham, CEO of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust convey her thanks to all staff for going above and beyond the call of duty in the fight against the spread of Covid-19
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It's important to be mindful that those who are hard of hearing or those with autism may find communicating with someone wearing a face mask difficult
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At one stage of the pandemic, Coronavirus was present in more a third of care homes on the Island, but the spread has now been brought under control
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For the first time since the start of lockdown in March, Isle of Wight playgrounds will soon reopen. The council share this guidance on how to stay safe when visiting them
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No new deaths where Covid-19 was mentioned on a death certificate in care homes, at the hospice or at home were registered between 5th-29th June
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Cllr Ian Ward says "as lockdown measures are relaxed, it is no longer possible to continue providing free parking for all"
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Health leaders say, "We don't need to be perfect, we don't need to to do everything all the time. We do need to act and to do some simple things most of the time and most of us need to do this"
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Isle of Wight Director of Public Health reminds Islanders the virus is still with us and we need to do we can to help to protect each other
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The Government will be handing out grants of up to £5,000 to small businesses in tourist destinations to help them adapt following the Coronavirus crisis
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The Isle of Wight numbers were expected to rise when data for home test kits and drive through testing was included, but some may be surprised by how much they have gone up
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If you were wondering why the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases did not increase much during the roll out of the Contact Tracing App - despite 1,765 people being notified via it - this is why.
