2 new confirmed cases of coronavirus have been identified on the Isle of Wight, according to the latest official Public Health England figures today (Friday).
The news comes after it was announced that a third person has died on the Isle of Wight having tested positive for COVID-19. The victim is said to be a man in his 90s with underlying health conditions.
The total number of confirmed cases on the Isle of Wight now sits at 19. It has been revealed today that 5 people treated at St Mary’s Hospital, who had tested positive for COVID-19, have now recovered and have been discharged.
Nationally, the number of people who have tested positive for the deadly virus has reached in excess of 33,000. There have been 2,921 deaths.
Island Echo is told that 5 wards are now being used for suspected and confirmed coronavirus patients at St Mary’s Hospital. It’s understood that the Laidlaw clinic has been cleared, as has the archive room with files transferred to HMP Isle of Wight.
For the latest information on coronavirus here on the Isle of Wight visit islandecho.co.uk/category/coronavirus.
Symptoms of coronavirus
Stay at home if you have either:
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] shortness of breath.
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] To protect others, do not go to places like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital. Stay at home.
The symptoms are similar to other illnesses that are much more common, such as cold and flu. Research shows it takes, on average, around 5 days for symptoms to start showing.
Use the 111 online coronavirus service to find out what to do.
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] Use the 111 coronavirus service for information.
Only call 111 if you cannot get help online.
How long to stay at home
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] if you have symptoms of coronavirus, you'll need to stay at home for 7 days.
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] if you live with someone who has symptoms, you'll need to stay at home for 14 days from the day the first person in the home started having symptoms
[mks_icon icon="fa-exclamation-circle" color="#dd9933" type="fa"] If you live with someone who is 70 or over, has a long-term condition, is pregnant or has a weakened immune system, try to find somewhere else for them to stay for 14 days.
[mks_icon icon="fa-exclamation-circle" color="#dd9933" type="fa"] If you have to stay at home together, try to keep away from each other as much as possible.
Read the NHS advice about staying at home.
How to avoid catching and spreading coronavirus (social distancing)
Everyone should do what they can to stop coronavirus from spreading.
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] Do
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] always wash your hands when you get home or into work
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] avoid close contact with people who have symptoms of coronavirus
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] only travel on public transport if you need to
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] work from home, if you can
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] avoid social activities, such as going to pubs, restaurants, theatres and cinemas
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] avoid events with large groups of people
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] use a phone, online services, or apps to contact your GP surgery or other NHS services
[mks_icon icon="fa-times" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] Don't
[mks_icon icon="fa-times" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean
[mks_icon icon="fa-times" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] do not have visitors to your home, including friends and family
Advice for people at high risk
If you're at high risk of getting seriously ill from coronavirus, there are extra things you should do to avoid catching it.
These include:
[mks_icon icon="fa-times" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] not leaving your home – you should not go out to do shopping, visit friends or family, or attend any gatherings
[mks_icon icon="fa-times" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] avoiding close contact with other people in your home as much as possible
Read the full advice on protecting yourself if you're at high risk from coronavirus on GOV.UK.
Who is at high risk?
You may be at high risk from coronavirus if you:
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] have had an organ transplant
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] are having certain types of cancer treatment
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] have blood or bone marrow cancer, such as leukaemia
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] have a severe lung condition, such as cystic fibrosis or severe asthma
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] have a condition that makes you much more likely to get infections
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] are taking medicine that weakens your immune system
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] are pregnant and have a serious heart condition
If you're at high risk, you will be contacted by the NHS by Sunday 29 March 2020. Do not contact your GP or healthcare team at this stage – wait to be contacted.
How coronavirus is spread
Because it's a new illness, the NHS does not know exactly how coronavirus spreads from person to person.
Similar viruses are spread in cough droplets.
It's very unlikely it can be spread through things like packages or food.
Pregnancy advice
If you're pregnant and worried about coronavirus, you can get advice about coronavirus and pregnancy from the Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists.
Travel advice
There are some countries and areas where there's a higher chance of coming into contact with someone with coronavirus.
If you're planning to travel abroad and are concerned about coronavirus, see advice for travellers on GOV.UK.
Treatment for coronavirus
There is currently no specific treatment for coronavirus.
Antibiotics do not help, as they do not work against viruses.
Treatment aims to relieve the symptoms while your body fights the illness.
You'll need to stay in isolation, away from other people, until you have recovered.
More information
GOV.UK: coronavirus action plan
GOV.UK: information on coronavirus and the situation in the UK
NHS England: coronavirus for health professionals
Ok,so another 2 cases identified, 5 recovered and left hospital. So why out of the 33,000, haven’t we been told how many recovered and left hospital? They are quick enough to tell 2,921 have died,so what about the 30,079. ?
fear fear that’s all we hear!
If you’re so sure there is nothing to fear then instead of talking rubbish on here go and help the people that need it.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/
Coronavirus Cases: 38,168
Deaths: 3,605
Recovered: 135
There is a website called worldometre that will give you all this information. 38168 have tested postive 3605 have died and 135 have recovered this is the up to date info at 8.10 sat morning
Prisoners should be last on the list of priority for treatment yet I bet they are first. What an awful world has been created by soft liberals now.
Prisoners should just be in lockdown in there cells .we have to at home they can do press ups.or follow fitness stuff on there tvs
Coronavirus vs Human virus Who wins?You decide!!!
Love that Jonny c love it people are just not listening
Take a note from China we need to spray Disinfectant across our streets and communities at night. My heart goes out to all the people on the front line of this catastrophic time in everyone’s life. Stay safe people
Decided to wear a facemask with my Armani and Alpha Industries gear on the other day.
The facemask probably didn’t do much to protect myself but at least I was the most fashionable person in the supermarket lol
I am a carer and I was shocked by the amount of cars on the rd at 5pm last evening on my way home from work. It’s the most I’ve seen all week.. what part of stay at home don’t people understand….. I imagine some where on there way home from work.. but I saw families in the car and quite a few older couples… why can’t people just follow the advice. Covid 19 is a killer and it’s not just the vounrable who are dying now!!!
just come back from my daily exercise getting the paper for my husband and I was horrified by the amount of traffic at Apse Heath
and you are adding to the amount of people out, by being out yourself – I i suspect those people all had reasons for being out and were looking down their noses at you, for your non essential newspaper trip.
Not everybody can work from home .
and I suspect everyone else that was on their way home from work also was wondering why you weren’t indoors – they won’t have known about your carer status, no more than you know the reasons that they are out and about for.
Dont read too much into the figures all we need to do is stay in and do nothing, obviously there comes a time when you have to do shopping as not everyone will be lucky enough to have got a golden slot for a food delivery and obviously have one exercise a day, but other than that stay in.
Yet why is it I still see people out my window walking around chatting in groups laughing as if it’s ok to do so and I’m sure I see the same group multiple times a day, are people so thick that they dont understand that all we as the general public are required to do to fight this virus and slow this pandemic down is NOTHING.
I thought there were stupid idiotic people out there before this happened but now this has provided me with concrete evidence. It’s those people that are spreading this virus causing the rise in numbers and infecting the vulnerable and the elderly and will start to infect healthy individuals.
It’s in times like this that people really show there true colours of being selfish, idiotic individuals that think there above the law and probably also think they are more important than anyone else.
Rant over
We live in a sheltered scheme on the isle of wight and cant get these magic delivery slots as younger familys are using them could they give some thought for those that cant get out.i do see people going out shopping each day as usual as if nothing is of concern,
i am told not to panic buy and that I should not be taking a delivery slot because some poor unfortunate might need it.
So, I have to go to the shops nearly every day, as i do not have a large freezer, nor loads of cupboard space, I do not drive and still have to work.
I will be going out every single day, either to work or to the shops regardless of the weather or any stay in rules
I would recommend watching a sky news report by Stuart Ramsey called Red Zone, it’s on you tube. It is not over dramatized, just plain facts.
Perhaps after watching, there will be no more stupid comments, please all take a look.
It’s going to get a lot worse. Perhaps you right! I shall leave here ,after trying to help and get people to think logical. I just hope when it’s all over, that you all come through this strong. You will need to be with what’s coming, good luck, you will need it!