The Omicron Covid variant is now the dominant strain throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK.
Confirmed Omicron case numbers in Scotland and where they have been found
23.12.2021 - 21:15 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Omicron has now become the dominant Covid variant after overtaking Delta earlier this month.
The virus strain, which contains a ‘large number’ of mutations, is said to be driving a recent spike in cases numbers in Scotland and elsewhere across the globe.
Experts have recently found that the effectiveness from two doses of the coronavirus vaccine may drop slightly when it comes up against Omicron.
But a promising Scottish study has shown that the risk of hospitalisation for those who have caught
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nme.com
23.12.2021 / 20:13
Nightclubs in Scotland to close for three weeks over Omicron concerns
COVID-19.Yesterday (December 22), Public Health Scotland reported an estimated 22,000 cases of the latest variant of the virus had been recorded in the country as of December 19. Of those, only 10 people had been admitted to hospital.Following tighter restrictions being introduced for large events and hospitality venues earlier this year, a new law has now been announced that will see nightclubs shuttered for three weeks.
dailyrecord.co.uk
23.12.2021 / 17:09
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23.12.2021 / 11:27
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19.12.2021 / 23:21
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17.12.2021 / 18:13
Scottish Government confirms three new cases of Omicron variant in Tayside
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dailyrecord.co.uk
17.12.2021 / 00:52
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dailyrecord.co.uk
16.12.2021 / 22:01
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15.12.2021 / 23:21
Number of Omicron cases in Scotland and the ten areas where it has been found
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dailyrecord.co.uk
15.12.2021 / 21:20
Military drafted in to help the fight against Omicron covid variant in Scotland
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dailyrecord.co.uk
15.12.2021 / 00:34
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dailyrecord.co.uk
14.12.2021 / 16:39
No evidence found linking Omicron cases to COP26 conference in Glasgow
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dailyrecord.co.uk
13.12.2021 / 19:53
Covid in Scotland LIVE as Nicola Sturgeon to address nation over Omicron fears
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dailyrecord.co.uk
13.12.2021 / 14:51
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dailyrecord.co.uk
13.12.2021 / 12:21
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12.12.2021 / 16:43
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