Scotland is seeing a “loss of control” of the pandemic in some areas and it is premature to lift restrictions, an epidemiologist has warned.
Dr Deepti Gurdasani said action must be taken to prevent the situation worsening amid concerns about the spread of one of the new Indian variants of the virus north of the border.
Public health experts have warned that a spike in coronavirus infections in Glasgow could include the so-called B.1.617.2 variant.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the situation in Glasgow is being monitored “very closely”, with cases in the city at 70.9 per 100,000 people in the seven days to May 10, according to latest data on Thursday.
Scotland is seeing a “loss of control” of the pandemic in some areas and it is premature to lift restrictions, an epidemiologist has warned.
Dr Deepti Gurdasani said action must be taken to prevent the situation worsening amid concerns about the spread of one of the new Indian variants of the virus north of the border.
Public health experts have warned that a spike in coronavirus infections in Glasgow could include the so-called B.1.617.2 variant.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the situation in Glasgow is being monitored “very closely”, with cases in the city at 70.9 per 100,000 people in the seven days to May 10, according to latest data on Thursday.
Nicola Sturgeon says Glasgow will remain at Level Three after covid cases rise
The First Minister made a statement in the Scottish Parliament earlier today.
16:44, 14 MAY 2021
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Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the city of Glasgow will remain in level three for another week after a spike in covid infection cases.
Glasgow has overtaken Moray as Scotland’s Covid hotspot as an epidemiologist warned the country is seeing a “loss of control” of the pandemic in some areas. Latest figures published on Friday showed there were 80.4 cases per 100,000 people in Glasgow in the seven days to May 11, pushing it ahead of Moray where there were 68.9. Moray saw a surge in cases which started in April and it had the highest rate in Scotland in recent days. It is unlikely to join the rest of the country by dropping down a level under the Scottish Government’s five-tier system as restrictions ease on Monday, while the situation in Glasgow is being closely monitored.