Having previously said they couldn't comment on whether recent Covid19 cases included the Indian variant, the Director of Public Health is now reassuring residents that the situation is being managed appropriately
The Isle of Wight council's Chief Executive says they are working with Visit Isle of Wight, and encourage visitors to have a Covid test before coming to the Island
At one stage in January, hundreds of new positive tests were being reported each day and more were reported in that one month alone than in the entirety of 2020