Covid outbreak in Glasgow being monitored 'very closely' as Nicola Sturgeon admits concern

Level 2. Changes are due to come into effect in a weeks time on June 7.

Level 2. Changes are due to come into effect in a weeks time on June 7.

coronavirus advisor has claimed. Professor Devi Sridhar of the University of Edinburgh has urged policymakers to reopen the country cautiously amid concerns over the mutant strain of the virus, reports Glasgow Live.

coronavirus briefing later today as cases in parts of Scotland continue to rise. The First Minister will issue an update on the situation in Glasgow as cases of the virus spread.

Glasgow as cases of the virus spread across parts of the city. Scotland's largest city is currently stuck in Level Three lockdown while the rest of the mainland is in Level Two and much of the island community is at Level One.

Rangers during attempts to secure the club’s financial future, a court has heard. David Whitehouse, 55, told the Court of Session today the First Minister didn’t want the Scottish Governmen t to intervene when the club was placed in administration in 2012.

chamber at around 2pm where she will also set out her government's plan for the 100 days in office. At the Scottish Government briefing yesterday Sturgeon said she would give an update on covid-19 across the country while she lays out her plans.

coronavirus briefing later today as cases rise in some parts of the country.The First Minister will provide an update on the state of the pandemic in Scotland as the country slowly moves out of lockdown.It's expected Sturgeon will address the situation in Glasgow, Clackmannanshire and East Renfrewshire where cases of the virus are particularly high.Glasgow is the only council area in Scotland that remains in Level Three lockdown, while the rest of the mainland sits in Level Two.The news comes as

Glasgow, Clackmannanshire and East Renfrewshire where cases of the virus are particularly high. Glasgow is the only council area in Scotland that remains in Level Three lockdown, while the rest of the mainland sits in Level Two.

First Minister said there would be a “number of reasons” for figures showing around half the coronavirus vaccine appointments at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro vaccination centre this weekend were missed.There were many cancellations and non-attendances on Saturday and Sunday amid rising case numbers in the city which remains at level three lockdown.Speaking at the Scottish government covid briefing on Tuesday the First Minister urged young people in the 18-29 cohort to make sure they registered for their

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Nicola Sturgeon will hold an urgent coronavirus press briefing later today as the number of cases in some part of Scotland have risen in recent days. The First Minister is expected to address the situation in Clackmannanshire, which has now overtaken Glasgow with the highest number of infections in the country.

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Glasgow for another week at this stage.She said "extensive" public health measures had been deployed and that cases are still rising.Sturgeon said she was "fairly certain" the increases were being driven by the so-called Indian variant, which she said was believed to be even more transmissible than the Kent variant.She added that Glasgow city had not yet turned the corner, but insisted she was "confident" the public health measures would be effectiveLevel 3 means pubs and restaurants cannot

covid pandemic. He replaces Jeane Freeman, who retired as an MSP at the last election.A Scottish Government press release said: “Humza Yousaf becomes Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, with responsibility for the NHS, including ongoing health service remobilisation as we move out of the pandemic.

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cases in Scotland's largest city. She is also expected to give a wider update on the situation across Scotland.

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Nicola Sturgeon has tested negative for Covid as she urged people in the southside of Glasgow to get checked for the virus. The First Minister and Glasgow Southside MSP posted a picture of her negative lateral flow test in a bid to get her constituents to take their own.It comes as the Pollokshields and Battlefield areas of the city have become hotspots for the virus - with experts fearing that recent infections are being driven by the so-called India variant.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the city of Glasgow will remain in level three for another week after a spike in covid infection cases.She said there is evidence suggesting the outbreak, concentrated in the south side of the city, is being driven by so-called Indian variant.Glasgow, like most of the country, was due to go to level 2 on Monday.Going to this level would have meant pubs being able to