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The council say they have seen large rising costs and a loss of at least £10m income due to the Coronavirus pandemic
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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Papers for next week's Corporate Scrutiny Committee reveal the total number of Covid-19 cases in Isle of Wight care homes
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Leader of the council, Dave Stewart, says a key part of recovery will be that everyone continues to take personal responsibility for their actions
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The number of Isle of Wight schools opening this week to priority year groups reception, 1 and 6 revealed
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The number of deaths after testing positive for Covid-19 at Isle of Wight care homes has seen an increase. Our thoughts are with all those affected
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The rules, which usually ban dogs from many Isle of Wight beaches between 1st May, were relaxed during lockdown when people were forbidden from sitting on the beach or driving to the beach for exercise
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This reader believes the Government are ignoring the Coronavirus science, rather than following it
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Richard has been concerned at posts on Social Media about some of the claimed ingredients of vaccines. Here he explores some of them, laying out his findings
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With four SAGE advisors breaking ranks to publicly express their concerns about the early easing of lockdown, the Isle of Wight's Peter Shreeve says it's not too late for the Government to draw back on decision to open schools tomorrow
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Even though Anosmia was announced two weeks ago by the Gov as a new Coronavirus symptom to look out for, it has still not been added to the IW Contact Tracing App. The head of data at NHS gives their reason as to why
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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 271,222
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Concerns have been raised about the return of pupils to school, but the Isle of Wight council say schools are ready
