COVID-19

A member of staff at a school in Newport has tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in a number of students being told to self-isolate into October. In a letter sent out to parents this evening (Monday), Christ the King College...

People across England - including here on the Isle of Wight - are now required by law to self-isolate if they test positive or are contacted by NHS Test and Trace. Those on lower incomes who cannot work from home...

St Mary's Hospital has taken delivery of a brand new CT scanner this weekend in a bid to clear a backlog of patients waiting for vital and potentially life-saving scans. The scanner was transported across the Solent by barge early yesterday...

A total of 457 cases of COVID-19 have been identified on the Isle of Wight since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest data released today (Sunday). As previously reported by Island Echo, the Island saw a small...

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined additional government support to provide certainty to businesses and workers impacted by coronavirus across the UK. Delivering a speech in Parliament, the Chancellor yesterday (Thursday) announced a package of measures that will continue to...

Shoppers at Tesco are now being restricted on the number of items they can buy for products such as toilet roll, in a bid to stop Islanders from panic buying. The supermarket giant says that there is enough stock so...

On the day the new NHS Covid-19 app goes live across the country, Islanders are once again being thanked for the role they played in pioneering the technology. According to the government, the Island pilot showed the app to be...

Morrisons in Newport and Lake have imposed restrictions on the number of items shoppers can now buy due to the start of another wave of panic buying. Earlier this year, in the days and weeks leading up to the national...

The NHS COVID-19 Test & Trace app, which was first trialled on the Isle of Wight, has been released nationwide this morning (Thursday). People across England and Wales are now being urged to download the app to help control the...

Research from industry body Discover Ferries reveals that more Brits would feel safe from coronavirus infection travelling by ferry than by aeroplane, train or coach. The news has been welcomed by ferry bosses and comes after campaigns to promote the...