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The new, more relaxed regime is being put in place largely to alleviate staffing issues across the economy.

The national cabinet is set to approve changes to isolation rules for critical workers in New South Wales ...

“Covid-related shortages are not the result of ‘absenteeism’, which is defined as an avoidable absence from work.”

Numbers was being closely monitored — especially hospital figures, which have been broadly stable but increased by 80 since yesterday. nicola sturgeon said there was need for caution. she told msps she hoped to reach a decision on a change to isolation rules in the next few days. i indicated last week that we were weighing the risks and benefits of shortening the isolation period for index cases and also potentially easing the requirement for all household contacts to isolate following a positive case. these are finely balanced judgements and we are considering the current trends in infectio...

The first minister nicola sturgeon said a further 15,8119 cases had been reported. she said there'd be no immediate changes to the current covid restrictions and that her government hopes to reach a decision on isolation rules in the next week. our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports. the wave of predicted omicron cases is developing rapidly. the number of reported covid cases almost doubled in the past week. scotland's national football stadium, hampden park, is now a mass vaccination centre. the scottish government has stressed the urgency for people to get their booster, as c...