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Professor Leitch made the claims at the Scottish Government's daily COVID-19 briefing on February 26 with Health Secretary Jeane Freeman. Mr Leitch was responding to comments made by Professor Mark Woolhouse who said Scotland did not come close to eliminating COVID last summer as had been claimed by the Scottish Government. The Professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh had said earlier this month: “Scotland was not close to elimination at any stage during this epidemic.” Responding to Professor Woolhouse, Mr Leitch added: “We didn't eliminate the virus ...

Data from 'hundreds of millions' of check-ins by people who visited pubs and restaurants before lockdown was 'barely used' by the Test and Trace system.

CAMPAIGNERS urged the government today to get Britain’s test-and-trace effort in order after cases of the Brazilian variant were found in this country. Officials have confirmed the discovery of six cases of the new P1 strain — three in England and three in Scotland. The arrival of the new variant has led to mounting pressure on the government to allow public-health teams to take over contact-tracing work from outsourcing firm Serco. We Own It campaigns officer Pascale Robinson said: “The Brazil variant of Covid-19 in the UK shows more than ever before why we need an effective contact-t...

The so-called UK variant now accounts for about 92% of cases in this country.

Pubs opening in April with outdoor service only means more businesses will go under Landlords with no outside space are devastated by the prospect of al fresco service only 22 February 2021 • 9:15am Allowing pub gardens to open might seem like a way of easing the industry back onto its feet but many landlords think it's not viable Credit: John Lawrence “You can't blame customers for wanting a pint in the spring sun, but it'll still be a tough blow to bear,” says Chris Welsh, bar manager of Craft Taproom in Liverpool, who fears that delivery demand for his beers will "almost entirely dr...