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On Thursday 28 January Nicola Sturgeon announced that further lockdown measures for Scotland will be set out within days and confirmed that the restrictions will include tougher travel rules and improvements to the test and protect system.
Twelve residents die at Scots care home in Covid outbreak as 51 others test positive
Visits and new admissions at West Park Care Home in Leslie, Fife, have been suspended after a coronavirus cluster claimed the lives of 12 residents while 21 staff have also caught the bug.
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A spokesman for NHS Fife said: NHS Fife is aware of a cluster of confirmed COVID-19 cases associated with West Park Care Home in Leslie. A total of 30 residents have tested positive for the virus. A further 21 staff have also tested positive for COVID-19. Sadly, 12 people have died after contracting COVID-19 and our thoughts are with their loved ones at this difficult time. Visiting is currently suspended, and the care home is closed to new admissions. NHS Fife s Health Protection Team and the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership are working closely with Fife Council s Environmental Health Service to support the management of the care home and offer advice to reduce further transmission of the virus.