First Minister says COVID-19 cases linked to call centre outbreak rise to 24

West Lothian chart toppers The Snuts have sent an open letter to Nicola Sturgeon asking for industry support.The lads have been hit hard financially in recent times because they had to postpone planned gigs during the global health crisis .The West Lothian Courier reported last week how fans of the group had started a crowdfunder to help them pay their road crew.The letter to the First Minster, dated August 4, asks that she support the music industry whilst also listing the many virtues that

“There will for example be a lot more hand washing, some schools will have staggered starts and lunch breaks, and at West Calder school lunches will have to be ordered on an app.“I know that there will be anxiety for students parents and teachers this week and I think that is entirely understandable,“All of us know that the reopening of schools is important for children’s education, personal development, general wellbeing and happiness.”

Covid-19 cases in Inverclyde has now been contained according to health bosses.Jeane Freeman confirmed there have been no new cases linked to the Port Glasgow spike since Saturday and it has "reached the end of the transmission chain".The outbreak was linked to the M&D pharmacy in the town, as well as other businesses and a worker at Amazon's warehouse in Gourock.Stuart McMillan, the MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, asked the Health Secretary about the cluster during ministerial questions in the

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Nicola Sturgeon has apologised to students impacted by the downgrading of exam results, saying: “We did not get this right, and I am sorry for that.”The First Minister says individual appeals will not have to be lodged by every candidate and that a Holyrood statement tomorrow by education secretary John Swinney will outline how the controversy is to be addressed.Speaking at her daily briefing, she

coronavirus flare-ups.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/local-lockdown-imposed-aberdeen-after-22477859The news comes just weeks after Owen's Bar in Coatbridge was identified as a “secondary location” linked to the coronavirus outbreak at Eurocentral call centre Sitel.https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/coatbridge-pub-linked-call-centre-22397934Owen’s Bar on Main Street was one of five premises in Lanarkshire and Glasgow flagged up via the contact tracing programme – put in place as a result of

John-Paul ClarkWest Lothian chart toppers The Snuts have sent an open letter to Nicola Sturgeon asking for industry support.The lads have been hit hard financially in recent times because they had to postpone planned gigs during the global health crisis.The West Lothian Courier reported last week how fans of the group had started a crowdfunder to help them pay their road crew.The letter to the First Minster, dated August 4, asks that she support the music industry whilst also listing the many

hereMeanwhile, Professor Neil Ferguson – who resigned from the government’s advisory group Sage – said ministers “need to plan for all contingencies” when it comes to the reopening of schools.Prof Ferguson told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I think it is important to say that not all schools are the same.

coronavirus cases linked to another pub in Aberdeen has more than doubled. NHS Grampian said the number of positive tests arising from an outbreak at The Hawthorn Bar in Holburn Street now stands at 27, having been 13 on Sunday.

pub too often after alarm at a rise in coronavirus cases.                         Around half of the latest positive cases of Covid-19 were among people in their 20s and 30s.                         Today launched the Eat Out to Help Out scheme as thousands of restaurants in Scotland have signed up to provide a 50% discount on food and non-alcoholic drinks.

coronavirus after a cluster was identified in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area. This now takes the total to 13 and an Incident Management Team (IMT) is contacting anyone who may be affected.

Ministers have warned that all Brits who go abroad this year may face a period of quarantine.Speaking to the BBC, local government minister Simon Clarke said that anyone who decides to go on a foreign holiday this summer should have an understanding that "there is a chance that you might be asked to self-isolate on your return"."All holidays have to be taken understanding that foreign travel in the middle of a global pandemic which has caused devastation across the world has to be conducted

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have officially become Greek citizens, according to the country’s prime minister.

as highlighted in yesterday’s Scottish Government First Minister, briefing are: ■ Owen’s Bar in Coatbridge■ The Railway Tavern in Motherwell■ Costa at the Bell Quadrant in Carfin■ END clothing store in Glasgow■ Merlin’s Bar in MotherwellDr David Cromie, NHS Lanarkshire’s consultant in public health medicine, would like to reassure the anyone who may have visited these places in recent times.He said: “NHS Lanarkshire’s public health team believe the risk to the public of Covid-19 is extremely

Sitel call centre in Bellshill have now been confirmed by Tuesday evening - 15 staff members and five people with connections to the call centre. One extra case has been confirmed since yesterday.The cluster has sparked concerns, with some workers at the Maxim Park site claiming managers shut the blinds after police came to investigate claims of safety breaches.

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserDeputy first minister John Swinney added: “Where clusters of cases develop we must find them and act quickly to prevent further spread; public health teams in Lanarkshire have responded swiftly to track the spread of the virus and identify any close contacts of the Sitel employees.”He said of the five newly-identified locations: “At this point it is considered that there is a low risk of transmission for people who have attended

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A COATBRIDGE pub is one of the locations with "links" to the call centre enduring a coronavirus outbreak.There are currently 15 confirmed cases of Covid-19 at the Sitel site in Eurocentral – with another five “arising from linked contracts”.All Sitel staff have been advised to isolate for 14 days and take a Covid-19 test, with 393 test results from employees reported so far.And now Owen's Bar in Coatbridge has been