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The rules from Tuesday about getting a PCR test if you have had a positive lateral flow test change. See the details within
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"Make the most of the bank holiday weekend, but please do it in as safe a way as possible" is the advice from health chief ahead of New Year's Eve parties or get togethers this weekend
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Cllr Love not only urges Islanders to avoid stockpiling Lateral Flow Tests, but he also advises minimising hugs and kisses over the festive New Year
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Health Chief for the Isle of Wight says it's likely that Omicron will become the dominant variant over the coming weeks
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In a report going to cabinet next week, the council has said prior to the partnership its public health function was not performing, nor fulfilling its duties, due to a lack of specialist staff
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Just under 50 per cent of 12 to 15-year-olds have received a Covid jab, which has concerned the senior officer for the Island’s vaccination programme
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Health chief urges people to carry on following good hand hygiene, using face coverings, ventilating spaces and questioning whether they have let the ‘right behaviours lapse'
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After Isle of Wight Festival had taken place, News OnTheWight asked whether any Festival goers had been turned away for not meeting proper Covid status. It took a while, but we finally got the answer
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If you're going to meet up with family and friends this half term, do it outside, suggests the health chief
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Professor Chris Whitty said that the health and wellbeing of coastal residents has ‘long been neglected and overlooked'
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With IW Festival testing for Covid, what happens if people test positive? Where do they go? How do they safely get off the Island? News OnTheWight asked the Director of Public Health
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Festival-goers are being asked to prove their Covid-19 status, either by being fully vaccinated, or through a negative test, or immunity. The other measures explained
