Tag: Coronavirus
Coronavirus – vaccination bus is on the road
In a collaboration between NHS Lothian and Scottish Ambulance Service, a vaccination bus will visit several areas this week.Today and tomorrow the bus is scheduled to visit Fort Kinnaird, operating from 11am until...
Murray demands independent Covid inquiry
Shadow Scottish Secretary, Ian Murray MP, has challenged the UK Government to support a judge-led inquiry into the handling of Covid-19 in Scotland.At Scottish Questions in the House of Commons, Murray said grieving families...
Vaccination drop in centres set up for the over 40s
Vaccine drop-in centres for the over 40s are being set up launched across the NHS Lothian area.Clinics will be rolled out at mass vaccination sites, from Wednesday 9 June 2021 for people aged 40...
Coronavirus – government decision on levels being put in place from Friday
The First Minister outlined the next steps to The Scottish Parliament this afternoon and confirmed that Edinburgh will remain in Level 2 for now.Glasgow will move to Level 2 from 00:01 on Saturday 5...
Coronavirus – First Minister changes levels in some areas of Scotland
The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, made a speech to The Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, to update members and the general public about the proposed moves to different levels of Covid-19 restrictions.Today Ms Sturgeon...
Coronavirus – Vaccination programme reaches three million
Scotland's vaccination programme has now delivered first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to more than three million people – two thirds of the adult population.This landmark was reached on Friday 14 May 2021. The...
Coronavirus – route out of lockdown
The First Minister held a media briefing today, the first since the election, when she announced some measures which will accelerate the route out of lockdown.Scots will now be able to meet in...
Coronavirus – National Records of Scotland announce number of deaths for the last week
As at 25 April, 10,078 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) on Wednesday....
Coronavirus – new Check in Scotland app available now
New app to enable faster contact tracing of Covid-19 cases. A new digital service to support businesses in collecting contact details for contact tracing purposes, Check in Scotland, is now available at venues which are...
Coronavirus – route out of lockdown – further relaxations
Today the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon announced that our route out of lockdown will go just a little bit more quickly.The First Minister confirmed that all parts of the country will move to...
Coronavirus – India added to the red list
Anyone travelling to Scotland from India will be subject to additional restrictions on arrival.Ministers have taken the decision to put India on the acute risk list of travel countries after the Joint Biosecurity Centre...
An uneasy Springtime
As I poke my head out from the long hibernation of winter I just don’t know what to expect. None of us do. Will the vaccine win the race against the virus?When will life...
Coronavirus – children will go back to school this month
The First Minister announced that children, except those who are shielding, will all go back to school after the Easter holidays.Those who are on the shielding list will stay at home until 26 April...
Coronavirus – National Records of Scotland update on death figures
As at 28 March 2021, 9,958 deaths have been registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, according to the latest numbers published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) on Wednesday. In...
Coronavirus – some services will open from Monday
The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced that plans to open up services from Friday and next Monday can go ahead due to decreasing number of cases in Scotland.People across Scotland can make non-essential journeys...
Coronavirus – business takes second place to sport
EDINBURGH BUSINESS SUFFERS FROM COVID RULES INCONSISTENCYRich Dyson who runs Edinburgh Photography Workshop has contacted The Scottish Government to complain that his business is unfairly impacted by the Covid-19 rules put in place at...
Coronavirus – new Covid testing centre in Oxgangs Library opens today
The UK Government has opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre at Oxgangs Library. The test centre is part of the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history. In Scotland, this comprises 8...
Coronavirus – commemorating the pandemic
The First Minister will lead a minute's silence at 12 noon today to mark the first anniversary of the beginning of the lockdown as a response to the pandemic.The government has set up a...
Coronavirus – further restrictions on passengers arriving in Scotland
Ministers have agreed, on the basis of advice from the Joint Biosecurity Centre, to place additional restrictions on travellers arriving in Scotland from the Ethiopia, Oman, Qatar and Somalia.All passengers travelling to Scotland will...
Coronavirus – two million Scots have had their first vaccination
In the biggest vaccination programme in Scotland, two million doses of vaccine have now been administered to 44% of the eligible population.Ian Love (60) from Dunipace was among those who received the vaccination today,...
Coronavirus – First Minister’s statement in full
The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon addressed MSPs in The Scottish Parliament this afternoon with a major announcement on likely dates in the weeks and months ahead which will be key on the path out...
Coronavirus – the next steps out of lockdown
The First Minister set out the path out of lockdown today at Holyrood in an address to MSPs following a Cabinet meeting this morning.The relaxations are naturally all dependent on rolling out vaccines and...
Coronavirus – concern over vaccine letters in East Lothian
A campaign to ensure people do not miss their Covid vaccine has emerged on social media amid claims some appointment letters are not being delivered on time.Social media posts sharing a freephone number to...
Coronavirus – support for business ongoing
Since last November The Scottish Government has paid out more than half a billion pounds in support to businesses in Scotland.The Strategic Framework Business Fund had paid out £214 million by 22 February...
Coronavirus – National Records of Scotland announce weekly statistics
The National Records of Scotland have announced that 9,725 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus was mentioned on the death certificate as at 7 March 2021.In the week 1-7 March...
Coronavirus – no further cases of P1 variant
The Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has announced that no further cases of a Covid-19 Variant of Concern first identified in Manaus, Brazil, have been identified in Scotland.The three Scottish residents who initially tested positive...
Coronavirus – more than half of care home residents have had second dose of...
The biggest mass vaccination programme in Scotland has now delivered second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to more than half of care home residents.In total, 17,258 care home residents which equates to 58% of...
Coronavirus – National Records of Scotland announce weekly statistics
The National Records of Scotland has just announced the week's statistics at 28 February 2021. This includes the number of deaths where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.There were 9,580 deaths which were...
Coronavirus – new walk through testing centre opens in Edinburgh
A new UK Government walk-through coronavirus testing centre has opened on Saturday at Ainslie Park Leisure Centre Car Park in Granton, EH5 2HF. In Scotland there are now seven drive through sites, 33 walk-through sites, 42...
Hospitality group sets out their key demands
Some of the big names in Scottish hospitality, including hotel owners in Edinburgh and Lothians, have proposed to The Scottish Government that along with the rest of the UK find a path to a...
