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Islanders were told we were doing something for the country by trialling the App, so why are we now not getting answers to questions of public interest?
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Labour, Green and LibDem politicians on the Isle of Wight question the lockdown actions of the Government's special advisor Dominic Cummings. The Isle of Wight MP responds
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The Institute of Global Change paper reveals areas where their Covid-19 Early Warning Model could be used to either ease or tighten social distancing measures. Details within
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Bob Seely says the App remains an important part of the trace and test programme. "It is not, and never has been, a stand-alone project, but is part of the wider three-pronged approach," he says
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Questions were asked about the Isle of Wight Contact App trial in the House of Lords last night, giving us an insight into some of what they have learnt
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‘Sobriety tags’ that detect if offenders drink come into force in England today. Here’s how they will work
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This scheme will allow small and medium sized employers, with fewer than 250 employees, to apply to HMRC to recover the costs of paying coronavirus-related statutory sick pay
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The Government has just announced the amount of money they will be giving to the Isle of Wight council for them to support care homes following Friday’s announcement
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Business intelligence publisher, Martin Moodie, asks whether designating the Isle of Wight a duty free zone could be what's needed to help kick-start the UK economy after the C19-induced recession. What do you think?
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The UK public are asked to look out for the new symptoms and self isolate if they experience them
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Islanders are urged to take part in the survey once they receive a letter from the Government, but some tell News OnTheWight they have experienced problems getting onto the survey site
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Isle of Wight MP and council leader, Bob and Dave, have written to the Government outlining their experiences of being part of the rollout of the Contact Tracing App
