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The number of lab-confirmed Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases on the Isle of Wight has risen, as the UK figure reaches 289,140
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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As more deaths in care homes are recorded, our thoughts are with all the families and friends, as well as the staff who are working hard to help save lives
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The NEU say the minister is expected to backslide today on plans for all primary school children to have at least four weeks of class time before the summer
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The council have said the safety and wellbeing of floating bridge staff and passengers is their priority
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Over 700 Islanders took part in the Coronavirus Impact Survey which found that 62% of those responding felt that we have ended the lockdown too early. Full results within
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The number of lab-confirmed cases of Coronavirus (Covid-19) and number of people who have died has remained the same for over a week
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Cameron Palin explains why he launched a petition calling for the resignation of Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely after he breached lockdown rules
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Last year 34.3% of Isle of Wight children were living in poverty according to the charity End Child Poverty and this figure is increasing says Peter Shreeve, Assistant District Secretary of the National Education Union
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Breach of his own government’s own guidance, Bob Seely attended a BBQ in Seaview - that we now know. Here we’ve gathered some of the public reaction, since the news broke - tl;dr: They’re not happy
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After we ran our “Why are questions about Isle of Wight Covid testing and Contact Tracing App not being answered?” piece last month, the Government heavyweights got involved, assuring News OnTheWight the numbers would be released. They haven’t. Here’s the detail of the story so far
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The halving of the 2m social distancing rule is just one of several suggestions made by the Isle of Wight MP, who said that “Getting tourism-related Isle of Wight businesses back up and running is vital to the recovery of the Island’s economy"
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There will be a bunch of new things appearing in Newport next week in anticipation of the shops re-opening
