By Gene Maddaus
13.04.2020 - 15:03 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Creetown residents are raging after gloves and face masks were dumped round the village.
The discarded items were found strewn about four locations.
The discoveries prompted a furious reaction from locals worried about possible coronavirus contamination.
Val Nichol binned gloves and masks lying on the cycle path alongside the A75.
She said: “I think it’s disgusting, especially when there’s folk going behind them to pick them up.
“You have got to worry about cross-contamination. There could be weans
By Gene Maddaus
Care homes across the Stewartry have been telling the Galloway News how staff and residents are keeping spirits up under the Covid-19 lockdown.
There seems to be a lot of debate about when our lives will, or should, go back to normal. Protesters are feeling like prisoners who are forced to stay inside their homes, while other seemingly more responsible Americans are voluntarily staying indoors to protect themselves and those they care about. I’m sure these types of conversations permeate most households, but here in my new abode, different debates are much more intense, at least to a 5-year-old.
Residents in Kirkwood are showing their community spirit in spades as they pull together to support people who are vulnerable or isolating during the coronavirus pandemic.
My Chemical Romance has announced they are selling fabric face masks for coronavirus relief, as NME points out.
Members of Manchester' Chinese community have donated thousands of face masks, gloves and aprons to protect social workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
By Ellise Shafer
Coping with the Covid-19 pandemic is proving a challenge for everybody.
Residents are being warned against using people offering to take away 'trash for cash' during the coronavirus lockdown.
A care home has seen 15 of its residents die during the coronavirus pandemic.
People are being urged to keep supporting their local shops in villages and towns around Dumfries and Galloway.