Announced in November by the Department for Health and Social Care, local directors of public health can request the lateral flow tests after the initial scheme proved useful in trial areas, like Liverpool
Trying to make sense of the reduction in the cumulative total of positive Coronavirus tests, News OnTheWight looks back through the age breakdowns to work out what's happening
Cllr Paul Brading explained there had been a spike in the number of positive Covid-19 tests in schools on the Isle of Wight, but that staff were coping well with it
News of a possible vaccine for Covid-19 was discussed at a council meeting this morning with details of how the vaccination programme would be rolled out across the Isle of Wight
Of all those tested for Covid-19 in the last seven days, only 2.6 per cent tested positive, it was revealed in today's Local Outbreak Engagement Board meeting
At the start of September, the Isle of Wight's weekly rate of new infections was 3.1 cases per 100,000 population, but has now risen to 45.39 cases per 100,000
The Director of Public Health says it's vitally important we all continue to observe social distancing, practice good hand hygiene and wear a face covering