IOM GOV UPDATE – 19TH JUNE

ASHY AND MIKE FROM THE SAMARITANS 

GOOD AFTERNOON 

NUMBERS

• 0 NEW CASES

• 30 DAYS WITHOUT THE RONA 

• LOCAL ELIMINATION ACHIEVED  

UPDATE

MAIN WEAPON IS OUR BORDER

OUR MANX BUBBLE IS PRETTY MAGICAL 

SCHOOL BAGS AND GYM BAGS WILL BE PREPARED

YOU’LL HAVE TO GET THE IRON AGAIN TO HEAD BACK TO WORK 

FROM THIS WEEK THERE WILL NO STATS OVER THE WEEKEND 

THE STATS TEAM DESERVE A WEEKEND OFF

ANTIBODY TESTING SHOWING INTERESTING FINDINGS 

FINDINGS WILL BE PUBLISHED TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH 

SOME OF THE IMPACT OF CORONA CAN’T BE SEEN 

IT HAS BEEN A MENTAL BATTLE FOR ALL OF US 

SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE LOCKDOWN FOUND EASY, OTHERS NOT SO MUCH

GETTING BACK TO NORMAL MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL ANXIOUS OR NERVOUS, THAT’S OK 

IF YOU’RE NOT READY TO GET BACK TO ‘NORMAL’ THEN THAT’S OK 

YOU MAY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUR FINANCES AND PERSONAL SPACE, WE ARE ALL GETTING USED TO IT 

SAMARITANS HAVE BEEN LOOKING AFTER OUR COMMUNITY…

MIKE NUDD – SAMARITANS

• MIKE HAS BEEN A SAMARITAN FOR TEN YEARS 

• WE PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO NEED IT 

• VISION IS TO REDUCE SUICIDE 

• VOLUNTEERS ARE BUSY WORKING 24/7 365 DAYS A YEAR

• 1 IN 3 CALLS ARE ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS 

• PHONE CALLS CENTRE ON A NEED FOR HUMAN CONTACT 

• LONELINESS, ISOLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT, DEPRESSION AND OCD ARE ALL ISSUES FOR OUR CALLERS

• WE ANSWER CALLS FROM THE UK AND THE IOM

• VOLUNTEERS HAVE STEPPED UP TO MAINTAIN SHIFT PATTERNS

ASHY  “THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU AND THE TEAM HAVE DONE. THE WORK IS MUCH APPRECIATED”

QUESTIONS 

THERE WILL BE NEW DECISIONS AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK ABOUT CARE HOME RESTRICTIONS

THE MANX BUBBLE NEEDS TO REMAIN IN PLACE FOR A WHILE. NOT READY TO TAKE A STEP ON BORDERS

TESTING WILL NEED TO CONTINUE AS LONG AS PEOPLE ARE PRESENTING WITH SYMPTOMS 

NO EVIDENCE OF INCREASE IN SUICIDES

SAMARITAN VOLUNTEERS HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP

IF SOMEONE IS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH, THE EMOTIONAL WELL BEING OF AN INDIVIDUAL PLUMMETS. IF THAT IS OUT OF THE NORM THEN THERE IS AN ISSUE

SAMARITANS LISTEN TO AND ENCOURAGE CALLERS TO FIND THEIR OWN SOLUTION 

DON’T BE AFRAID TO HAVE A HEART TO HEART WITH SOMEONE IF YOU THINK THEY’RE STRUGGLING. IT’S GOOD TO TALK

ASHY’S FOCUS IS ON THE IOM. WE SHOULDN’T BE DISHING OUT ADVICE TO OTHER NATIONS 

CLOSING 

MORE CHANGES ARE COMING NEXT WEEK 

DRIVE RESPONSIBLY WHEN THE SPEED LIMITS CHANGES 

MANX SOLUTIONS (YOU KNOW THE REST)

GET OUT THERE AND SHOP LOCAL 

BE MINDFUL OF OUR COLLECTIVE WELLBEING 

FIRMLY OF THE VIEW THAT WE HAVE EMERGED STRONGER 

COMMUNITY SPIRIT IS THE ONE 

THERE IS NOTHING WE CANNOT ACHIEVE