East Renfrewshire being "monitored" due to swift rise in covid cases

Get the latest Scottish parenting news sent straight to your inbox each week with our newsletter.Covid cases in schools have rocketed in the past fortnight - with almost 200 positive people identified on campuses.Documents obtained by the Paisley Daily Express show that 189 pupils and staff have tested positive for the virus since May 20.They are spread across 26 schools in the local authority area.Hundreds more children have been asked to self-isolate.The news comes as it is confirmed that

Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday that she would announce no later than Wednesday if Glasgow would have restrictions eased at the weekend.

coronavirus have been identified in Scotland over the past 24 hours. The number of people who have tested positive for Covid during the pandemic has now risen to 233,671, according to the latest Scottish Government figures.

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 in Scotland over the past 24 hours. The latest Scottish Government figures have revealed that the total number of people that have been infected with Covid during the pandemic has risen to 233,671.

death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – remains the same at 7,666. There are currently 83 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with four being treated in intensive care.

East Kilbride who say the debilitating after-effects brought their lives to a standstill.Every adult who has tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland is to be invited to take part in the study into the effects of the virus.Researchers hope to identify how many people continue to be unwell after having the virus.Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the region The Covid in Scotland Study (CISS) will ask people what their

covid deaths and 370 new cases overnight. It means the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – remains the same at 7,664.There are currently 81 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with four being treated in intensive care.The total number of positive cases since the pandemic hit stands at 231,282.To date 3,096,341 people have received their first vaccination with 1,799,956 having a second jab.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Families living in Barrhead and Neilston will remain under Level 2 restrictions, it has been revealed.Scotland’s First Minister confirmed this afternoon that East Renfrewshire would not be given Level 3 status as widely expected.Nicola Sturgeon said the current covid infection rate of 118 cases per 100,000 of population was largely confined to household clusters of the virus.The smaller population of

Get the latest Scottish parenting news sent straight to your inbox each week with our newsletter.Schools and nurseries in Tullibody have been closed to pupils as concerns mount over rising Covid cases in the village.The measure - which was communicated to parents on Wednesday - mean that pupils moved to remote learning from yesterday (Thursday) morning and will remain working from home until May 31.It will affect Banchory, Abercromby and St Bernadette primaries, as well as Tulach Nursery - with

First Minister made the announcement at a media briefing in Edinburgh today where she also announced Glasgow would remain at Level 3 for now.

Public health officials have released data on the latest coronavirus infection rates for every local authority area in Scotland. Glasgow posted the highest rate of infection over the past week, with the seven-day positive rate soaring to 104.6 per 100,000 people.

mickey out of Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross in her latest voiceover. Janey who has been a huge hit with her funny voiceovers of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon throughout the Coronavirus crisis, decided to pick on someone else for a change.

SNP leader in a special session later today. Nicola Sturgeon will be sworn in as First Minister, however Rennie says it "should not just be an SNP cakewalk".

covid cases in the area on the outskirts of Glasgow have been "very swift". He added that the situation was being monitored by the Scottish Government.

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

surprised fans after he performed his own acoustic rendition of Biffy Clyro's hit Many of Horror. And fans demanded an instant collaboration with the Scots rockers after he wowed them with his performance.

Scottish Affairs committee with Ross accusing Wishart, the chair of the committee, of making biased attacks on the Scottish Secretary while he was giving evidence to MPs in the wake of the Holyrood election. Ross, who is returning to Holyrood as leader of the Scottish Tories, took exception to Wishart bridling Scottish Secretary Alister Jack over the results of the election which saw Nicola Sturgeon returned for a record fourth term.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The latest figures for Scotland showed that 168 new cases had been identified overnight.

tomato sauce.NHS Grampian have issued a statement stating that no condiment is capable of tricking the tests into providing positive results. They said that anyone who has tested positive for coronavirus using the lateral flow devices are then given a ‘gold standard’ PCR test to confirm their result.