Today’s covid news is likely to be dominated by an expert’s claim that covid restrictions may have to be imposed in the aftermath of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.
05.10.2021 - 10:01 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Today's pandemic news is likely to be dominated by Scottish Labour calling on the SNP Government to take urgent action to fill staffing gaps throughout Scotland's largest hospital.
The flagship Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, which has been struck by repeated issues since opening, is already under severe strain with elective surgery cancelled or postponed, a shortage of acute beds, and the A&E unit struggling to meet waiting time targets.
Figures obtained by Labour show that
Today’s covid news is likely to be dominated by an expert’s claim that covid restrictions may have to be imposed in the aftermath of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.
Boris Johnson is under pressure to re-introduce covid restrictions to prevent the NHS stumbling into a winter crisis.
Today’s covid news is likely to be dominated by the new 'Delta Plus' variant.
Experts and the government are keeping a close eye on a new variant that is a mutation of the Delta variant.
A third health board in Scotland has asked the Army to plug shortages as the country's NHS staffing crisis worsens.
New vaccine passport rules are coming into force in Scotland from today.
Scotland's Health Secretary has revealed there are no plans for a return to greater covid restrictions despite cases numbers remaining high.
The rollout of the covid booster vaccination programme for elderly people in care homes began at the end of last month.
Scots who take statins may be less likely to die from Covid, a new study has found.
There are fears a new covid variant could be spreading across the country after people started reporting negative PCR then positive lateral flow tests.
Well, here we go again.
A parliamentary inquiry must be launched into the Scottish Government's initial response to the coronavirus pandemic last year, Labour had demanded.
Serious errors and delays at the hands of the Government and scientific advisers cost lives during the covid pandemic, according to a damning report from MPs.
The Scottish Government has announced that 47 countries will be removed from Scotland's red list for international travel from next week.
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coronavirus in the last 24 hours and 2,693 new cases had also been identified overnight. Council areas with rates of 400+ of positive cases per 100,000 of the population (September 22 - 28)1. South Ayrshire571.6 positivity rate and 641 infections2. West Lothian521.2 positivity rate and 958 infections3. East Ayrshire 519.7 positivity rate and 632 infections 4. North Ayrshire468.
Covid ahead of the winter months. Millions of vulnerable Scots are being offered a third dose of the the vaccine - with care home residents and healthcare staff beginning to receive theirs.
Covid vaccine content from its website, it has been announced. The video hosting website says it will expand its medical misinformation policy with new guidelines on vaccines approved for use in Scotland and across the world.Videos which falsely claim that vaccines are dangerous, do not reduce transmission or contain misinformation on the substances contained in the vaccines will be removed under the new policy.
covid-19. There have also been 2,556 new cases of the virus recorded in the latest 24 hour period, bringing the total number of positive cases since the pandemic started to 550,090.