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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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Following the national push for people to have flu jabs this year in light of Covid-19, some people on the Island have struggled to find one.
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Isle of Wight Council promotes Stoptober for a smoke-free, healthier community
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The message is ‘do what you should rather than what you could’ in order to stop the spread of Covid-19 over the festive period
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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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It's been a week since the first case was confirmed
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The Director of Public Health said it was likely there would be a second wave, whilst Cllr Chris Quirk, said he feels it is 'something largely invented by journalists'
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After we ran our “Why are questions about Isle of Wight Covid testing and Contact Tracing App not being answered?” piece last month, the Government heavyweights got involved, assuring News OnTheWight the numbers would be released. They haven’t. Here’s the detail of the story so far
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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
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Isle of Wight Director of Public Health reminds Islanders the virus is still with us and we need to do we can to help to protect each other
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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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"Continued small actions will really help stop the spread, support the NHS and protect more vulnerable people” says health boss
