IOM GOV UPDATE – 23RD OCTOBER

WELL GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE 

THE DECISION TO SUSPEND THE 7 DAY TEST WAS A PRECAUTION AS THE UK / NI ARE OUT OF CONTROL 

COMIN ARE CONTINUING TO EXPLORE TESTING ADAPTION. NOTHING IS OFF THE TABLE 

SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE REGULARLY TRAVELLING BACK AND FORWARD AND ARE REPEATING THE ISO BACK TO BACK, IT’S OBVIOUSLY  TOUGH

“I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THIS, WE’RE THINKING ABOUT SOLUTIONS”

GUERNSEY 

4 CASES DETECTED IN RECENT DAYS 

SO WHAT ABOUT THE AIRBRIDGE?

HENNY HAS BEEN IN CLOSE AND REGULAR CONTACT WITH GSY 

INDEX CASE = 1ST PERSON TO TEST POSITIVE WAS ON MONDAY 

ONLY SOUGHT A TEST AS THEY WERE DUE TO TRAVEL SOMEWHERE AND NEEDED A NEGATIVE TEST 

INDIVIDUAL HAD NOT LEFT GSY IN THE PAST 14 DAYS, SOURCE OF INFECTION UNKNOWN 

COULD BE VIA SOMEONE WHO PASSED A 7 DAY TEST BUT WAS ASYMPTOMATIC, UNKNOWINGLY SHEDDED THE VIRUS 

OR IT COULD BE SOMEONE WHO BROKE ISO RULES 

LOOKING AT A SINGLE CLUSTER, GSY ARE TESTING AND TRACING 

COMIN WANTED TO SEE THE RESULTS OF THE OUTSTANDING 60 TESTS OVER THERE BEFORE MAKING A DECISION 

UNFORTUNATELY A FURTHER 3 CASES HAVE BEEN DETECTED OVER NIGHT, TAKING THE TOTAL TO 7 

AIRBRIDGE IS SUSPENDED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT 

BITTERLY DISAPPOINTING TO MANY HERE AND IN GSY 

WE’LL MAKE SURE RESIDENTS CAN GET HOME 

NOT AN EASY DECISION TO MAKE, BUT ONE WE FEEL IS RIGHT FOR OUR ISLAND 

AIRBRIDGE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE BOTH REMAIN COVID FREE 

EVERY CONFIDENCE THAT GSY WILL BRING THE VIRUS UNDER CONTROL

HENNY 

• 7 CONFIRMED CASES 

• PUBLIC HEALTH HAVE BEEN ALL OVER CONTACT TRACING AND TESTED EXTENSIVELY 

• GSY HAS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TESTING 

• DOES LOOK LIKE A CONTAINED CLUSTER, NO SPORADIC CASES 

• EARLY DAYS TO BE CATEGORICALLY SURE THAT THE CLUSTER IS CONTAINED 

• IN 7 – 8 DAYS WE’LL BE CLEARER ON A CONTAINED CLUSTER 

• NEW ZEALAND FOUND A CASE AFTER 100 DAYS WHICH LED TO 200 BUT IT’S FREE AGAIN NOW 

• BUT PROVES THAT WE NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS 

HQ

“ASHY IS UNDER THE WEATHER WITH MAN FLU, SO I’VE CALLED THE DR…”

DR AL

COVID = ANXIETY, SICKNESS AND DEATH 

WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE BIGGEST DISRUPTION TO EDUCATION  IN A LIFETIME 

THERE WERE SOME ISSUES TO REMOTE TEACHING 

WE’RE SETTING UP A TEAM OF REMOTE LEARNING SPECIALISTS TO IMPROVE

TECH IS AN INTRINSIC PART OF LEARNING 

THANKS TO THE MEGA RICH POKERSTARS FAM FOR BUYING THE KIDS LAPTOPS

THIS WILL ENSURE EVERYONE CAN MEET THEIR FULL POTENTIAL 

THE HEALTH SITUATION ACROSS IS CONCERNING 

SOME STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY RETURNED AND IN  QUARANTINE

WE’VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE STUDENTS TO FIND OUT WHEN THEY WANNA COME HOME 

LOOKING AT HOTELS FOR THOSE WHO NEED TO SELF ISO 

STUDENTS DIDN’T ASK FOR A PANDEMIC 

AS A GOV, AND COMMUNITY WE NEED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS 

QUESTIONS 

SAM T. FASTRY MIE 

WHAT HAPPENS TO MANX FOLK WHO ARE IN GSY?

A FEW PEOPLE HERE FROM GSY AND A FEW MANXIES OVER THERE. AURIGNY SORTING THE DROP OFF AND PICK UP 

WILL RETURNING RESIDENTS BE TESTED?

THEY WILL GO INTO 14 QUARANTINE, FEEL BAD ABOUT IT BUT IT’S THE SAFEST THING TO DO 

WE CAN’T SHUTTLE PLANE LOADS OVER, SAD BUT TRUE.

JOSH. AFTERNOON 

WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE STAYING WITH FAM OR FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD?

CHOICE IS THEIRS, IF THEY HAVE A PRIVATE PLANE THEY CAN COME BACK BUT QUARANTINE 

OTHERWISE, GET THE NEXT AURIGNY, WE’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT IS, SHOULD BE ONE TOMORROW. WORKING THROUGH THE LOGISTICS.

WAS IT A MUTUAL BREAK UP?

I WAS SAD TO MAKE THE CALL, BUT PETER (NEW CM), TOOK IT WELL.

WE’LL BE BACK WITH A BANG WHEN IT’S SAFE TO DO SO. 

SIMON. 365

ANY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RULES?

GSY ARE ALLOWING FAMILY MEMBERS IN AS LONG AS THEY DO THE 14 DAYS. BUT RISK IS LOWER

ALEX BELL

ANY CHANGE TO HOME ISO POLICY?

MAJOR PIECE OF WORK, ASKED THE MEDICS TO LOOK AT IT. WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK. WE WANT TO GET IT RIGHT 

DO YOU BELIEVE IOM CURRENT SYSTEM IS LEAKPROOF?

NO SYSTEM IS LEAKPROOF. WITH THE ABSENCE OF MASS TESTING WE CAN’T TELL IF WE ARE COMPLETELY FREE 

NEVER GONNA GET UTOPIA, ONLY GUARANTEE I CAN GIVE YOU ALL IS DEATH AND TAXES

TIMMY G

WHY ISN’T RACH GLOVER  INVOLVED IN THE TESTING PLAN?

WE’RE LISTENING TO OUR OWN MEDICS

WE WORK WITH RACH, THERE ARE ISSUES AROUND GOVERNANCE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE DON’T PRIORITISE ONE VOICE OVER OTHERS 

EXPLAIN THE CONCEPT OF A CLUSTER PLS?

EVERYONE IDENTIFIED AS A CLOSE CONTACT OF THE CASE

PAUL IS BACK 

GOOD TO BE BACK, THE SOUND IS STILL SH!T THO 

YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR EVERY SCENARIO SHOULDN’T YOU?

SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO ME STATE OF THE NATION PABLO. ONE DAY YOU’RE ON FIRM GROUND, THE NEXT IT’S DISSOLVED

WE NEED TO REACT TO THE LATEST INFORMATION.

EACH EVENTUALITY NEEDS TO BE RESPONDED TO IN 

JUST SAT HERE WATCHING YOU COUGHING AND SPLUTTERING, SHOULD YOU NOT BE LEADING BY EXAMPLE? COUGHING INTO YOUR HAND? U GOT RONA HUN?

I’VE GOT THE ANTIBODIES MATE

YOU COULD HAVE INFECTED THE WHOLE OF COMIN THO?

IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE COVID SYMPTOMS, CALL 111

“THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN PAUL, IT’S LOVELY TO HAVE YOU BACK” 👍🏻 

HAVE A CRACKING WEEKEND X