IOM GOV DAILY UPDATE – 8TH APRIL

FEAT GAZ + DAVE

AHSY

POLICE ARE WORKING TIRELESSLY 

ON BEHALF ON THE IOM – THANK YOU TO THE POLICE 

8 POSITIVE TEST RESULTS @10AM – NO NEW ONES SINCE THEN

7 IN CONFIRMED CASES IN HOSPITAL 

22 PATIENTS AWAITING RESULTS

282 TESTS OUTSTANDING 

82 RECOVERED

75 ACTIVE CASES 

• “SENDING STRENGTH AND FORTITUDE TO ALL RECOVERING”

• HOWARD IS LEADING EVERYTHING VIA ZOOM 

• 65,000 FACE MASKS COMING IN 

• WE NEED TO KEEP THE CURVE FLAT SO NOBLES DON’T GET OVERLOADED

• THANKS TO THOSE PUTTING THE COMMON GOOD AHEAD OF THEIR OWN INTERESTS

• SELF DISCIPLINE IS KEY 

• EASTER IS A TIME OF HOPE, RENEWAL, STARTING AFRESH

• DO NOT BE TEMPTED BY THE SUN 

• DO NOT GATHER IN GROUPS (AHEM – KIDS AT BALLA LAST NIGHT) 

• WE MUST REMAIN RESOLUTE AND GOOD HUMOURED IN THE FACE OF THIS INVISIBLE ENEMY 

CHIEF CONSTABLE GARY ROBERTS 

• GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REP THE POLICE ON PRIME TIME MANX TV

• THANKS TO EVERYONE STICKING TO THE RULES

• WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER – I WANT US ALL TO SAY WE BEAT IT TOGETHER 

• WE’LL TAKE YOU TO COURT IF YOU DON’T STICK TO THE RULES 

• OUR APPROACH IS TOLERANT BUT IT WON’T LAST FOREVER

• 71% RISE IN DOMESTIC DISPUTES 

• 85% REDUCTION IN ROAD INCIDENTS 

• 30 – 40 CALLS ABOUT RULE BREAKING 

• RING COVID HELPLINE INSTEAD PLEASE

• DON’T DELIVER EASTER EGGS TO YOUR GRANDKIDS

• EXERCISE IS ESSENTIAL BUT DRIVING 15 MILES TO DO IT ISN’T

• GIVE EMERGENCY WORKERS SPACE – THEY ARE ANXIOUS TOO 

QUESTIONS 

• POLICE FORCE HAS ADAPTED WELL 

• WHEN WE LOOK BACK, WE’LL BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THE WAY THE PUBLIC SERVICE WORKED TOGETHER WAS PHENOMENAL 

• GOV BARRIERS HAVE BEEN REMOVED SO WE CAN WORK TOGETHER 

• WE HAVE BEEN TOO TOLERANT IN SOME CASES – WE’LL CLAMP DOWN IF THEY BREAK THE RULES AGAIN 

• NEED ANOTHER WEEK’S WORTH OF DATA BEFORE WE MAKE A CALL ON LOCKDOWN LIFT

• IT WOULD BE A FAILURE IF WE HAD TO GET STRICTER 

• IT’S THE USUAL IDIOTS BREAKING THE RULES – GET A GRIP

• TESTING FACILITY IS MODEST BUT EFFECTIVE, DON’T EXPECT A MASSIVE LONDON SET UP

• AS DREADFUL AS THIS IS, THERE ARE LONG TERM BENEFITS TO HEALTH SERVICE

• DOMESTIC ABUSE – WE NEED TO PUT SUPPORT NETWORKS IN PLACE 

• WE’VE BEEN TO TWO PUBS WHO WE WERE TOLD HAD LOCK INS. DON’T BE STUPID, WE’LL TAKE YOUR LICENSES OFF YOU IF YOU DO IT 

• HAVE A HOUSE PARTY – GET PROSECUTED 

• MENTAL HEALTH CASES HAVEN’T INCREASED YET BUT WE EXPECT THEM TO 

• WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES WITH MENTAL HEALTH TEAM TO INCREASE SUPPORT 

• THIS WILL HAVE A TOLL ON PEOPLE’S MENTAL HEALTH IN THE LONG TERM 

• THE RULES SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, IT’S NOT LIKE A RULE ABOUT WEARING BROWN SHOES 

• ASHY & MOULTON HAD SOME BANTER 

• THERE WILL BE LOW LEVEL CASES FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME 

• VILLA CLOSURE – A COMMERCIAL DECISION + THEY BRING PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

• THERE’S NO SECRET PLAN ABOUT GETTING BACK TO NORMAL 

• ADVICE TO ABUSE VICTIMS – PLEASE CONTACT US OR THE WOMEN’S REFUGE 

• WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN TO SAFEGUARD AND PROTECT YOU 

• YOUNG PEOPLE ARE NOT IMMUNES- A 15 Y OLD DIED IN THE UK

PAUL – HAS HOWIE HAD A TEXT?

ASHY – NOT YET. 

SHOUT OUTS

• PEEL SUPPORT GROUP – KEEPING THE WEST INFORMED AND ENTERTAINED 

• IT WAS NICE TO SEE A PIC OF CORINTHIANS – £1,000 DONATED TO THE FOODBANK. HOPE WE GIVE C-19 A RED CARD SOON 

• ALL THOSE AT YOUTH SERVICE DELIVERING THE COURIER 

CLOSING NOTES

PERSONAL THANKS FROM ASHY TO THE HEALTHCARE HOUSEKEEPING STAFF 

TOMORROW’S UPDATE WILL FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH