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Shielding will pause from this Wednesday, but the safety net of support will remain, say Isle of Wight council
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The Isle of Wight council have praised Islanders for sticking to the guidelines during the first week of more businesses being open following lockdown
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Major changes to the sites for symptom-free Covid testing come into effect from the end of this week. Details within
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Self-isolation is different to lockdown and social-distancing, but if you have to do it, you could be eligible for a £500 one-off payment
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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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Some people on the Isle of Wight in their 20s have already started to receive the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine through their GP at hubs across the Island
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The Isle of Wight council is urging a cautious approach to the removal of Covid restrictions from next Monday
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The Director of Public Health for the Isle of Wight said the key things to prevent the spread was keeping the vaccination programme up and running
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The Isle of Wight council encourage residents and visitors to "do the simple things to help protect themselves and others this bank holiday"
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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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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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Professor Chris Whitty said that the health and wellbeing of coastal residents has ‘long been neglected and overlooked'
