With lockdown extended for another three weeks, police have issued new rules for venturing outside.
29.03.2020 - 17:35 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The streets of Ayrshire could be locked down until at least June, health bosses have today warned.
Scotland's chief medical officer said that restrictions placed on movement amid the Covid-19 crisis may be in place across the nation well into the summer.
Dr Catherine Calderwood said that "some sort of measures" were needed for "at least 13 weeks" to stop the disease spreading.
It follows a similar warning from the chief scientists advising the UK government, who said lockdown measures should not be
With lockdown extended for another three weeks, police have issued new rules for venturing outside.
The British government announced Thursday that a nationwide lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus will remain in place for at least three more weeks, as health officials said the U.K.'s coronavirus outbreak — one of Europe's worst — was nearing its peak. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said, "Any change to our social distancing measures now would risk a significant increase in the spread of the virus." The lockdown has been in place since March 23.
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