Coronavirus: Over 130 South Lanarkshire teachers have been off work due to covid-19, according to new figures

direct to your inboxOver 70s will be offered the coronavirus vaccine this week with the government drawing up plans for an exit to the national lockdown in early March, according to reports.Rollout of the vaccine is set to be moved up several gears this week with more large centres set to open in locations around the country.Ministers are said to be increasingly confident they will hit their target of vaccinating almost 15 million people who make up the four most vulnerable groups by mid

direct to your inboxAn NHS boss has painted a grim picture of the coronavirus situation in the capital as he warned about the disease that is capable of leaving even young people 'breathless and gasping for life'.Dr Vin Diwakar, NHS medical director in London, has said that patients may have to be sent elsewhere for other conditions as pressure on hospital beds from Covid-19 continues to increase.Speaking at a Downing Street briefing on Tuesday night, he said: "As the pressure from Covid-19 has

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NHS Lanarkshire has reminded those eligible who will be invited in the coming weeks, that getting the COVID-19 vaccine is a permissible reason to leave the home.

coronavirus restrictions continued as Downing Street was unable to say whether sitting on a park bench is against the rules.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Projects to improve road safety in South Lanarkshire are set to cost more than £1.5m in 2020/21.And Strathaven is at the heart of several of those.Across the region, 15 accident prone roads are being targeted for improvements while six sets of traffic signals are in the process of being replaced or upgraded.In total, £1.53m will be spent on roads infrastructure in a bid to improve safety for motorists,

link.“It has always been an absolute pleasure,” she said.“I never take anything for granted, that I’m entitled to win a seat or I’m entitled to anything.“I’ve always worked hard and never sat back and though ‘Och, it’s alright.

Arkansas this week hit a new record for the active number of coronavirus cases in the state, according to official estimates.  The state on Thursday reported some 25,984 active cases of COVID-19, an increase of 892 from the day prior.  Overall, Arkansas on Thursday has seen an estimated 245,916 cases of the novel virus, an increase of 3,323 from the day before.  Additionally, the virus has claimed some 3,926 lives in the state, per official estimates.  "It is critical that we all work together

Prince Harry is nearing the end of his libel suit against Associated Papers, but is first hoping to make a statement in open court.

Rutherglen and Cambuslang has the highest rate of new cases in the region, at 3.84 per 1000 residents.

Hamilton areaClydesdaleEast Kilbride and AvondaleSign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox.Put your email at the top of this article or follow the instructions on this link.Rutherglen and Cambuslang*Where a neighbourhood has fewer than three cases this is being presented as 0-2 to help protect patient confidentiality.

In a joint statement issued by the couple, the Sussexes revealed the site will now be a one-stop destination for all of their Netflix and Spotify projects.

The number of daily new Covid-19 cases in Los Angeles County had been falling for two weeks. From an all-time high of 21,411 on December 16, new cases had settled at between 13,000 and 15,000. While deaths remained punishingly high, there was some hope that a plateau in cases meant that transmission of the virus had slowed. Friday’s data may smash that hope.

link.This year, more than 12 per cent of pupils were off for eight out of the first 10 weeks.South Lanarkshire Council were unable to confirm the number of pupils who have had to take time off school as a result of coronavirus as pupil attendance is recorded twice per day.

Covid have been recorded in Scotland in the last 24 hours.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAnyone who has travelled to the UK from South Africa in the last two weeks must quarantine immediately, the UK government has announced.Close contacts of travellers from the country must also self-isolate.It follows the discovery of a "highly concerning" new strain of coronavirus in the UK.Two cases of the more infectious strain have been uncovered that are linked to travellers from South