IOM GOV UPDATE – 1ST JUNE

HOWARD, ASHY, HENNY

“WELL GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE”

SORRY WE’RE LATE WE WERE CATCHING UP ON BREXIT WITH THE UK 

ASHY WITH THE NUMBERS 

• NO NEW CASES

• ONE ACTIVE CASE

• WE HAVE A NEW GRAPH BEING RELEASED TONIGHT THAT WILL BE UPDATED DAILY 

• ACTIVE CASES PEAKED MID APRIL 

• TOTAL CASES HAVE LEVELLED OFF

• SHOWS HOW HARD YOU’VE BEEN WORKING 

ASHY WITH THE ANTIBODIES 

SECURED ACCESS TO VERIFIED ANTIBODY TEST 

PURCHASED 10,000 TESTS, STARTING WITH A 5K ROLL OUT AS THEY HAVE A USE BY DATE 

LOOKS FOR ANTIBODIES

BLOOD TEST WITH SAMPLE 

THE TESTING PROJECT WILL ALLOW US TO LOOK AT HOW WIDESPREAD COVID HAS BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY 

ANTIBODIES DOES NOT = IMMUNITY 

FOCUS FOR FIRST 5 K

• HOSPITAL ATTENDEES ALREADY HAVING A BLOOD TEST 

• CLOSE CONTACTS AND HIGH RISK OF CONFIRMED CASES

• BLOOD DONORS 

• HEALTHCARE WORKERS

• RANDOM SAMPLE OF “111” NEGATIVES 

WE’LL GET AN APPROPRIATE MIX OF AGES AND DEMOGRAPHIC

SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW WIDESPREAD IT HAS BEEN 

HOWARD

• ANTIBODY TESTING IS NOT A SILVER BULLET 

• DOWN TO ONE SINGLE ACTIVE CASE AND 12 DAYS OF NO NEW CASES

• HOPING TO REPORT NO ACTIVE CASES LATER THIS WEEK 

• IT DOESN’T MEAN THERE IS NO VIRUS LEFT BUT RISK IS EXCEPTIONALLY LOW 

• EVERYTHING WITH PANDEMIC CAN CHANGE AS QUICKLY AS THE MANX WEATHER

• TESTING HAS INCREASED BUT CASES STILL REMAIN LOW 

• HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND OTHER KEY STAFF CAN HAVE A TEST PER WEEK IF THEY WANT 

• “THERE IS REAL OPTIMISM, I HOPE YOU’RE STARTING TO SHARE IT WITH ME”

• THOUGH WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE 24 PEOPLE WHO TRAGICALLY LOST THEIR LIVES 

BACK 2 HEALTH 

• PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BECAUSE OF HEALTH SERVICE SUSPENSION 

• ZERO PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH COVID SO PLEASE DON’T BE SCARED TO GO TO NOBLES

• IF YOU NEED HELP YOU MUST SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE AND SUPPORT, DO NOT LET THINGS FESTER

GATHERINGS ARE BEING REVIEWED ON THURSDAY 

VULNERABLE / EXTREMELY VULNERABLE 

• READY FOR THE VULNERABLE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES, START GOING ABOUT YOUR LIFE 

• RETURN TO FRESH AIR AND AND OUTDOOR EXERCISE 

• SEE FRIENDS AND FAMILY – IF YOU FEEL IT IS SAFE AND FOLLOW GUIDANCE

• I KNOW YOU MIGHT FEEL SCARED BUT THE RISK OF STAYING LOCKED INDOORS WORRIES US MORE THAN THE RISK OF CATCHING C-19

• MEASURES HAVE BEEN TOUGH – WE WANT YOU TO RESUME YOUR LIFE SOMETHING THAT FEELS A BIT MORE NORMAL 

• HAVE A MATE ROUND FOR A CUPPA IN THE GARDEN – WHATEVER YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH 

• LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WHEN YOU GET YOUR LETTER 

WE WANT TO STOP SOCIAL DISTANCING 

• YOU KNOW WHO YOU TRUST TO WASH THEIR HANDS / WASH IN GENERAL (NO SKANKS)

• WE TRUSTED YOU WITH NEW GUIDELINES IN YOUR HOME – NOW TIME TO EXTEND IT OUT SOUND OF YOUR HOME 

• WE STILL REQUIRE BUSINESSES AND COMPANIES TO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACES FOR STAFF AND CUSTOMERS 

• WE WILL CONTINUE TO SET STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR BUSINESSES 

• YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE WHO TO SHARE YOUR TABLE WITH, BUT THE RESTO NEEDS TO KEEP THE TABLES 1M APART

• LOOKING TO THE 15TH JUNE TO UPDATE SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES. KEEPING AN ARMS LENGTH, IF YOU CAN REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE YOU ARE TOO CLOSE 

• ALL DEPENDENT ON A STRONG SET OF RESULTS 

ADJUSTMENTS 

• WE’VE DONE SOME SPRING CLEANING 

• CAR SHARING IS A GO FROM TOMORROW MORNING WITH UP TO TWO PEOPLE FROM ANOTHER HOUSEHOLD

• YOU CAN NOW EXERCISE WITH UP TO 10 PEOPLE OUTSIDE 

• WEDDINGS – PLACES OF WORSHIP AND THE REGISTRY OFFICE – UP TO 10 NOT INCLUDING THE VICAR

• NO PLANS TO OPEN OUR BORDER THOUGH, THE TIME IS NOT RIGHT TO PUT OUR ISLAND AT RISK

REPATRIATION 

• SMALL BUT IMPORTANT CHANGE 

• HOME QUARANTINE IF EVERYONE ELSE STAYS AT HOME TOO

• WE HAD A WORD WITH EASYJET TO LET THEM KNOW OUR BORDERS ARE CLOSED.  THEY WON’T BE RESTARTING THE ROUTES UNTIL LATER IN THE SUMMER 

• EMERGENCY POWERS REVIEW WILL NOW BE REVIEWED FRIDAY AS TYNWALD HAS BEEN MOVED

QUESTIONS

• ANTIBODY TEST IS A CLINICAL BLOOD TEST NOT FINGER PRICK. FIRST 5,000 WILL BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF AUGUST 

• MIGHT LOOK AT EXPANDING WEEKLY TESTS TO HAIRDRESSER AND BARBERS 

• IN THE LONG TERM WE ANTICIPATE A LEVEL OF BORDER CONTROL UNTIL THERE IS A VACCINE 

• 28 DAY RECORDS FOR CONTACT TRACING – USING THE SAME APPROACH FOR SPORTS VENUES AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY CENTRES. 

• CAR SHARING – MEDICS HAVE DEEMED THE RISK LOW  – JUST UP TO TWO PEOPLE FROM ANOTHER HOUSEHOLD

• IF HOWARD WALKS INTO AMANDA’S HOUSE, IT COULD BE WITH ONE OTHER. SAME GOES FOR CAR SHARING 

• ANTIBODY TESTS WERE FUNDED BY THE HENRY BLOOM NOBLE TRUST – ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SUPPORT 

• ANTIBODY TEST ROLL OUT KICKING OFF SOON, THEY HAVE A USE BY DATE SO WE NEED TO CRACK ON WITH THE FIRST PHASE BY END OF JULY 

• TESTS ARE HIGHLY ACCURATE – HIGH 90% – A VERY GOOD TEST 

• ALFRESCO DINING – HOWARD LOOKING INTO WHETHER BEER GARDENS CAN OPEN IF THEY SERVE FOOD

• TESTING REPATRIATION – EVEN IF WAS A NEGATIVE RESULT – THEY STILL NEED TO SELF ISOLATE AS THEY MIGHT STILL HAVE IT

• NEVER SAY NEVER WHEN YOU’RE FIGHTING COVID 19 

SHOUTOUT 

• 1ST DAY OF NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK 

• THANKS TO THOSE THAT HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND – ESPECIALLY DURING COVID 

• WE MAY NOT KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BUT WE LOVE YOU LOADS FOR YOUR EFFORTS X

TIME TO WRAP UP 

• IOM ARTS COUNCIL LAUNCHED HOME IS WHERE IS THE ART IS TO KEEP OUR CULTURE AND CREATIVES ALIVE DURING LOCKDOWN 

• THE PROJECT REACHED 55,000 PEOPLE AND CONCLUDED ON SUNDAY 

• ARGUABLY THE ISLAND’S FAVOURITE MUSIC TEACHER, KATIE LAWRENCE, PRODUCED A LOVELY VIDEO OF A DIGITAL CHOIR

• HOWARD ENJOYED IT AND HOPES YOU WILL TOO 

CUE V V V CUTE VIDEO OF SCHOOL KIDS SINGING ELLAN VANNIN 🥺

THE FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS ©