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Scotlands Covid alert level downgraded - what it means for lockdown restrictions The UKs Chief Medical Officers agreed that the countrys alert level should decrease from four to three amid a falling number of hospitalisations and deaths from coronavirus. 21:01, 10 MAY 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When yo...

Nicola Sturgeon has said that guiding Scotland safely through the rest of the coronavirus pandemic is her “number one priority” as she prepares to give her latest update on coronavirus restrictions. The First Minister said she had been back at her desk after last week’s SNP victory in the Holyrood elections, consulting with clinical advisers about the “next steps as we gradually hope to return the country to something much more like normality”. With coronavirus numbers having fallen, ...

BBC News Published image copyrightPA Media Most adults in Scotland under the age of 40 will be given an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine due to a link with rare blood clots. Last month it was announced about 700,000 people in Scotland under the age of 30 will be given alternatives to the AstraZeneca vaccine. Now the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has backed extending the move further. This means those aged 30 to 39 years will be offered an alternative vacci...

Submitting... Levels have not yet reached those of the last full month before the pandemic in February last year, which saw 128,000 patients. NHS staff wait to receive Covid-19 patients. Dr John Thomson, vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine in Scotland, said the increase in patients’ places increased pressure on exhausted NHS staff. “The health service is in recovery, elective care waiting lists are growing, attendances at emergency departments are increasing, and the ...

That was an increase of 266,000 from the week before. The data also shows that 2.8 million people across Scotland have received a first jab, 62% of the population. This week coronavirus restrictions were eased across Scotland, with the country moving from Level 4 to Level 3. As of Monday, everyone in the country is also able to access rapid coronavirus testing, even if they have no symptoms. Medical experts said the expansion of testing will help efforts to ease the country out of loc...

06-02-2021. Picture Michael Gillen. Public Health Scotland data shows 17,089 people Midlothian had received both jabs by April 28. That was up 3,616 compared to the previous week. It means 23 per cent of people aged 16 and over in Midlothian have now received two doses, using the latest Scottish population estimates. Across Scotland, 1.2 million people had received both jabs by April 28, 26 per cent of the population. That was an increase of 266,000 from the week before. The data also shows tha...

Covid Scotland: Restaurant rules explained Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Restaurants across Scotland joined the rest of the hospitality sector in reopening for the first time in months under new rules on Monday. But the change in coronavirus lockdown restrictions includes some new rules that Scots will be expected to follow if they do head out for a meal. As well as restrictions on the number of people who ...

The Scottish Government announced on April 13 the mid-April target to offer a first dose to everyone in the first nine JCVI priority groups, including over-50s and those with underlying health conditions, had been hit, with a “small number” of people still to receive their appointment. As of Sunday, more than 100,000 Scots in these groups had still not been given a first dose, including 102,000 people aged 16 to 64 with underlying health conditions. Sign up to our public interest bulletin...

Kingdom FM A new contact tracing app to support venues as they reopen has been launched today. More than 6,400 businesses have already signed up for Check in Scotland, which supports firms in collecting the contact details of their visitors and customers. It enables people to scan a QR code on a poster using their smartphone, or by downloading the app. The Scottish Government says any details collected will be in a secure, encrypted data store unique to each venue for 21 days. Hosp...

Nicola ­Sturgeon warns Scots take it easy as country opens up for first time since Christmas Today, pub beer gardens will re-open for the first time allowing up to six people from six different homes to meet up outdoors and consume alcohol. 04:30, 26 APR 2021 (Image: PA) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide ...