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Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, says the Island rollout of the Contact Tracing App will be a blueprint for a national launch
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People should not travel to mainland testing sites when symptomatic, and that if the requesting system only offers them a mainland testing site, you should either try again the next day to book one on the Island, or order a postal test
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Figures from the Isle of Wight Council show just under 200 referrals had been logged from Mainland address since 23rd September
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Know your numbers: Isle of Wight council introduces free loan of blood pressure monitors from libraries
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Isle of Wight council's Public Health team champions accessible addiction support services
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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
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The council said smoking continues to be the single most preventable cause of ill health and premature death on the Island
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As news the Covid-19 test centre at Newclose Park will be open for longer, residents are reminded to stick to the guidelines and stay at home
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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
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Despite UK measles outbreaks, Isle of Wight remains free of cases
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The Director of Public Health says that, “these are suspected cases of scarlet fever and not laboratory confirmed", but are based on reports from medical practitioners such as GPs
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The Director of Public Health for the Isle of Wight said, “We do not want to be looking back in January and wondering what more we could have done”
