COVID-19

Regular asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 in hospitals, prisons and in care homes across the Isle of Wight will be halted at the end of the month due to the improving picture nationwide, with COVID cases continuing to fall. Free testing...

After vaccinating tens of thousands of Islanders against COVID-19 in a bid to return to life as normal, an effort akin to wartime Britain, it has been confirmed that the Riverside Vaccination Centre in Newport will close on 28th August....

With a recent 'upsurge' in COVID cases on the Isle of Wight, confusion has emerged over who is eligible for booster vaccinations. A ‘spring booster’ programme was announced at the end of March and was set to run until the...

With an increase in cases of COVID-19 across the Island, people are again being urged to do all they can to protect themselves and others from the virus. Local data shows the number of recorded cases has risen 'steeply' from...

With the majority of the population vaccinated against COVID-19 and take up dwindling over time, the Riverside Vaccination Centre will now only open 2 days a week - and is currently completely closed. Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight Clinical...

A major change in guidance from NHS England means that face masks are no longer required in hospitals and GP surgeries - but the Isle of Wight NHS Trust is yet to reveal its new rules for St Mary's Hospital....

Health leaders have issued an urgent plea amid a ‘perfect storm’ of rising pressure on services and rocketing COVID-19 rates, with almost every hospital bed in the region full.  It comes as demand on services and the volume of 999...

Free COVID-19 testing has officially come to an end today (Friday) with Islanders encouraged to start treating the coronavirus just like any other respiratory infection. Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said that the pandemic has now entered a new phase...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has confirmed that staff and visitors at St Mary's Hospital will not have to start paying for parking again just yet, despite a Government announcement this week. Officials in Westminster have announced that parking...

2 years ago the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, broadcast live to the nation from Downing Street and announced the country was going into lockdown. Now, 24 months to the day since that chilling announcement, Island Echo looks at the numbers...