IOM GOV DAILY UPDATE – 18TH APRIL

GOOD AFTERNOON 

THERE’S A FOCUS ON DATA TODAY, WE’RE TRYING TO SHARE MORE

FIRST TO MATTERS MORE SOLEMN

• DEATH TOLL NOW SADLY STANDS AT 6. 4 AT NOBLES, AND 2 IN THE COMMUNITY 

UPDATE

• 37 CASES IN A NURSING HOME IN THE SOUTH OF THE ISLAND, GOVERNMENT STEPPING IN TO SUPPORT 

• WE WILL REPORT CARE HOMES CASES SEPARATELY ABOUT BE CRYSTAL CLEAR ON THE NUMBERS 

• BUILDING A DAILY COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE VIA CONTACT TRACING TEAM 

• UNDER 65 HAVE MOST POSITIVE TEST RESULTS 

HEALTH WORKER CASES 

• 47 POSITIVE RESULTS 

• 4 IN HOSPITAL 

• 13 RECOVERED 

GET IN TOUCH WITH GOV IF THERE’S ANY DATA YOU’D LIKE TO SEE 

QUESTIONS 

• HOSPITAL DEATHS – IMMEDIATE CERTIFICATION 

• COMMUNITY DEATHS – CAUSE OF DEATH NEEDS TO BE IDENTIFIED AND CERTIFIED SO IT TAKES LONGER 

• UK ONLY REPORTING HOSPITAL DEATHS – WE’RE GOING TO REPORT ON ALL 

• EVIDENCE DOESN’T SUPPORT RE TESTING EVERYONE – WE DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT IMMUNITY YET 

• COMMUNITY DEATHS = ANYONE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY 

• THE TWO DEATHS ARE  FROM A NURSING HOME

• THERE ISN’T WIDESPREAD CLUSTERS IN ALL NURSING HOMES 

• IN AFFECTED NURSING HOME – DEPT ARE SUPPORTING WITH NURSES, GUIDANCE AND  HOUSEKEEPING

• ASHY HAS SPOKEN TO MANY FAMILY MEMBERS OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS – DEEPLY SCARY BUT WHAT MATTERS IS HOW WE RESPOND

• CRUCIAL THAT ANYTHING WE DO DOESN’T COMPROMISE NUMBER OF CASES 

• NOT GONNA GO FROM LOCKDOWN TO OPEN – WE’RE WORKING SECTOR BY SECTOR

• ANY ACTION WE TAKE TODAY HAS AN 8 DAY LAG – WE’RE TAKING BABY STEPS 

• TO BE CLEAR – WE’VE STEPPED  IN NOT TAKEN OVER THE NURSING HOME – PROVIDING GUIDANCE 

• GETTING BACK TO WORK – NOT ABOUT THE INITIAL GUIDANCE BEING TOO STRICT 

• WE RECOGNISE THAT WE CAN’T STAY IN LOCKDOWN FOREVER 

• SOME AREAS OF THE WORLD ARE DOING BETTER THAN OTHERS WITH THEIR EXIT STRATEGY – WE’RE LOOKING TO SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES 

• NOT FOCUSING ON RANDOMISED TESTING – WE’RE FOCUSSING ON KEY WORKERS SO WE CAN GET THEM BACK TO WORK AND THE CARE HOME TESTING TOO 

• EVEN WITH THE NEW TESTING  -REMEMBER WE DON’T HAVE A NEVER ENDING CAPACITY FOR TESTING 

• RANDOMISED TESTING IS A SNAPSHOT IN TIME – IF YOU DON’T CATCH PEOPLE ON THE RIGHT DAY IT DOESN’T WORK 

• NEED TO TARGET RESOURCES ON AREAS THAT WILL GIVE US THE GREATEST BENEFIT 

• WE’VE TAKEN DIFFERENT MEASURES TO THE UK – BORDER CLOSURE AND COMMUNITY TESTING 

• WE’RE BETTER AT STICKING TO THE RULES THAN THE UK – THANKS EVERYONE, THIS IS THE GREATEST THING THAT WILL HAVE AN EFFECT

• TIM G – LOOKING FOR CRUMBS OF COMFORTS – TESTING FIGURES ARE LOOKING BETTER?

• “YOU KNOW ME TIM, I AM CAUTIOUS BY NATURE, ONE WEEKS WORTH OF DATA DOESN’T MEAN WE CAN BRING OUT THE PARTY POPPERS”

• EVERYONE WHO GETS ADMITTED TO NOBLES NOW GETS TESTED 

• HOWIE IS BACK TO HIS GOOD OLD SELF – FORGET TUESDAY, HE’S COMING BACK MONDAY. “YOU WILL SEE FOR YOURSELF HOW GOOD HE IS” 

• IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL NUMBER OF CASES PER DAY TO PUSH US THE OTHER WAY – WE NEED TO STAY CAUTIOUS 

• IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING WE CAN REUSE GOWNS AFTER BEING LAUNDERED 

• GOTTA STRESS AGAIN THAT RETURN TO WORK OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL COME IN DUE COURSE

• REPATRIATION STRATEGY IS THERE TO PROTECT ALL OF US 

• APPEAL – THINK CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU BEFORE YOU TROLL RETURNING RESIDENTS. IT WASN’T THEIR FAULT, SHOW THEM SOME RESPECT 

• THIS IS A TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PULL TOGETHER NOT TO FORM DIVIDES 

• WHY IS THE GRASS GETTING CUT AT NOBLES? IT HAS BEEN RADICALLY SCALED BACK 

SHOUT OUTS 

• SIMON NUBAR FROM INFORUM LTD WHO DONATED 2,500 MEDICAL MASKS TO CARE HOMES FOR FREE

• MATTHEW NEALE FROM CAPITA WHO IS PICKING UP FOOD AND MEDICATION FOR VULNERABLE TEAM MEMBERS

• NSC WORKERS REDEPLOYED TO WORK WITH HOSPITAL HOUSEKEEPING STAFF – HARD WORK AND BOOSTED MORALE 

• AMBULANCE SERVICE SENIOR LEADERSHIP 

• SHOUT OUT TO THE ISLAND – THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME, IT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.