Dumfries and Galloway town halls could be used for flu vaccination programme due to coronavirus spike

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Thursday saw a further 668 cases in Scotland, taking the total to 29,912.There are currently 154 in hospital with 17 in intensive care.A further three people who tested positive in the past 24 hours have died, taking the Scottish total to 2,522.

The Scottish total has risen by a further 806, which First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said includes a number of results from Friday and Saturday.The national tally is now at 28,604. 123 people are in hospital with 14 in intensive care.

Shorter visits are allowed for reasons such as a bereavement or family emergency, but if no such reason exists that will be classed as an “offence”.Education Minister Richard Lochhead says he does not expect a “mass exodus” of students returning home following the new guidance.

Emily Andrea says it’s “going to more important than ever to get a flu jab this year” amidst the coronavirus crisis. Writing in her latest column in OK! magazine, the doctor has advised parents and children to a get a vaccine, as well as anyone who falls into an eligible group.

New regulations are set to come into force tomorrow in a bid to reduce the transmission rate.Pubs and restaurants will have to shut at 10pm and people will not be allowed to visit other homes.

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People can still meet a maximum of six people from one other household in a public indoor place or outdoors.Everyone who can work from home is urged to do so.

people testing positive for Covid-19.

coronavirus.While the jab does not protect people directly from Covid-19, it will help prevent people contracting the winter flu and can stop people being hit by a double whammy if they contract coronavirus. And the Mirror reports concern about issues with flu jab availability, with posts on social media of appointments delayed or rearranged.

"After meeting with them they wrote to me to say that lessons had been learned and an action plan would be in the September 2020 report.“I sincerely hope that the council take on board the recommendation of Audit Scotland and ensure the real costs of implementation of the new system will be accounted for.”

She said: “The longer we wait to introduce these measures, the longer these measures are likely to be in place.”The First Minister added: “This is a serious moment again for the country. We cannot allow cases to continue rising.”

road crash in which a biker died. The 64-year-old was declared dead at the scene of the horror incident on the A701 in Dumfries and Galloway.

“The more people who have the app, the more it can help to slow the spread of coronavirus.”The app was downloaded more than half a million times in the first 24 hours after it went live last week.

their promise” to help homeless people. The charity’s assistant director for communications and advocacy, Gordon MacRae, said: “These figures show that Scotland’s homelessness system was failing people even before the pandemic hit.“We had rising homelessness and record numbers of people in temporary accommodation before the lockdown.