COVID-19

All care home residents and social care staff with coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms will be tested as capacity is built up, the government has announced today (Wednesday). All social care staff who need a test will now have access to one...

Islanders are being encouraged NOT to light sky lanterns in a show of solidarity for NHS staff as they pose a real fire hazard. Social media campaigns have been encouraging people up and down the country to light up the...

Businesses on the Isle of Wight have already been given a total of more than £11 million in rates support grants, to help them through the coronavirus (Covid-19) emergency. Around 800 businesses have so far received the payments. The grants,...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) is amongst the first Air Ambulance services to collaborate with the Royal Air Force to carry critically ill patients from more remote areas - such as the Isle of Wight - to...

A total of 12 people have now recovered and been discharged from hospital after testing positive for coronavirus COVID-19, according to the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. As previously reported by Island Echo, the coronavirus death toll on the Island increased...

Millions of people have had to cancel their holiday plans because of coronavirus this year, and now the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) –  which represents 5,000 rural tourism businesses – is urging them to re-book breaks in the...

Analysis of the data available for the coronavirus pandemic on the Isle of Wight shows that the local mortality rate is 19.64%. But how does that compare to other parts of the country and are we now reaching a peak...

The Government has confirmed that the lockdown restrictions currently in place are to continue this week and will remain in place until the evidence suggests that changes can be made. For the past 3 weeks, Islanders have been following the guidelines...

The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus on the Isle of Wight since the pandemic began has increased to 56, according to the latest figures published today (Easter Monday). Data released by Public Health England confirms that there has...

11 people have now sadly died at St Mary's Hospital having tested positive for coronavirus COVID-19, according to the latest information from NHS England. The death toll increased from 8 to 10 on Easter Sunday with the victims passing away...