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The council leader says that a lack of social distancing when people are out and about walking and exercising is being reported by a number of local residents
Health and Social Care
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The latest number of positive Coronavirus tests on the Isle of Wight - which is now under Tier 4 restrictions
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Rumours were circulating that Whippingham Ward at St Mary's hospital had been closed due to an outbreak on the ward of Covid-19, so News OnTheWight got the official word from the NHS Trust
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The Chair of the Isle of Wight Green Party, who is also a teacher herself, says there's no social distancing in schools, no masks, no reduced class sizes, no testing and no vaccines for the vulnerable
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The rise in the number of positive Coronavirus tests on the Isle of Wight is like nothing we've seen before
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Find out what the Government’s Covid test data reveals about which areas of the Isle of Wight have highest Covid rates, which are rising the fastest - and which are the lowest and slowest - in this News OnTheWight analysis
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Maggie Oldham - Isle of Wight NHS Trust CEO - is urging Islanders to do their bit to help stop the spread of Covid-19, without which will see our health and social care services put under unbearable pressure
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The latest number of positive Coronavirus tests on the Isle of Wight - which is now under Tier 4 restrictions
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Isle of Wight support staff and teachers have expressed their "astonishment, disbelief and growing anxiety" over plans for primary pupils to return to school next week. More than 50 people have signed a letter to the IW council urging them to reconsider the plans
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News OnTheWight shares the weekly results of confirmed positive Coronavirus tests and deaths on the Isle of Wight, as well as breakdown of ages and hospital admissions
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The rolling seven day figure is 443, with the numbers increasing by over 100 in just one day. Full details within
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Our thoughts are family and friends of Lynne, who passed away this week after contracting Covid-19
