COVID-19

Following the government’s latest announcement that housing market transactions in England can take place again, the Southampton division of Barratt and David Wilson Homes will re-open its doors to customers on an appointment-only basis from Thursday 21st May. 12 sites...

1 new case of COVID-19 has been confirmed on the Isle of Wight, according to the latest figures released by Public Health England. The total number of COVID-19 cases identified locally now sits at 178 – an infection rate of 125.8....

Families struggling to get free school meals for their children during lockdown are having to resort to meals provided by the community. Nationally, some families have been missing out on the lunches their children are entitled to when they attend...

From today, Islanders should self-isolate if they develop a new continuous cough, fever or a loss or changed sense of normal smell or taste (anosmia). Anosmia is the loss of or a change in your normal sense of smell. It...

A number of Isle of Wight-based organisations and businesses have joined forces to help enable care home residents and those in hospital for non-COVID-19 reasons to contact friends and family. The initiative, known as Connect Us, will provide a supply...

Households across the Isle of Wight are starting to receive a letter from the Department of Health and Social Care inviting Islanders to participate in a survey about the NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app. The letter is being sent out by...

There has been a small spike in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases on the Isle of Wight, according to the latest data from Public Health England. The total number of COVID-19 cases identified locally now sits at 177 – an...

Leader of the Isle of Wight Council, Dave Stewart, and the Isle of Wight's MP, Bob Seely, have informed Health Ministers they are happy to share their experiences about the app and wider test and trace programme to inform the...

The latest data from Public Health England confirms another small rise in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases on the Isle of Wight. Despite increased testing through the facility at Medina and home testing via the NHSX app, the number...

33 Islanders have now sadly died with COVID-19 at St Mary’s Hospital, it has been confirmed this afternoon (Saturday). NHS England says that the latest individual to die from COVID-19 passed away in the Isle of Wight’s only hospital yesterday...