Omicron is now the dominant Covid variant in Scotland - and it is said to be the main driving force behind a recent surge in case numbers.
28.11.2021 - 19:09 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Ten countries have been added to Scotland’s red list for international travel amid concerns over the Omicron Covid variant.
Scientists and health officials have raised concerns about the new strain of the virus, which was first discovered in South Africa.
There are fears that Omicron is more transmissible and experts are investigating the potential impacts that the variant has on vaccine effectiveness.
The variant been found in a number of countries in southern Africa and in Europe - including
Omicron is now the dominant Covid variant in Scotland - and it is said to be the main driving force behind a recent surge in case numbers.
The latest data on the Omicron Covid variant has been published by the Scottish Government.
A health expert has called for a circuit breaker to be imposed in a bid to halt the rapid spread of the coronavirus Omicron variant in Scotland.
A Scottish Government request for extra military support to help combat Omicron has been approved.
The current travel rules in Scotland can be hard to follow as the UK has once scrapped countries from the red list.
Nicola Sturgeon today announced new guidance and rules designed to ensure that Scots enjoy Christmas celebrations ‘safely’ amid the Omicron threat.
There are now nine areas of Scotland with confirmed cases of the new Omicron Covid variant, according to the latest figures.
Nicola Sturgeon said she will do everything in her power to keep schools open across the country amid a new wave in coronavirus cases.
Concern is growing over the new Covid-19 Omicron variant after several hundred cases have been discovered in the UK.
Getting Christmas presents off to family members and friends can often be a stressful part of the festive period.
Travel restrictions have been tightened once more in an effort to combat the spread of the Omicron variant.
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Scots who are not fully vaccinated won't be able to visit Spain amid concerns over the new omicron coronavirus variant.
Nicola Sturgeon has called for tougher travel restrictions to be put in place as concerns grow over the new Omicron covid variant.
A newlywed couple arrived in Cape Town for their £7,000 honeymoon only to be told they will have to fly back to the UK and isolate immediately.
Scots holidaymakers will be required to quarantine when entering Switzerland amid fears over the Omicron Covid variant.
Four more countries will be added to Scotland’s red list amid fears over the Omicron coronavirus variant.
A growing wave of new restrictions spawned by the discovery of the Omicron coronavirus variant in South Africa is underway. But the United States is waiting until Monday to implement its own flight bans.
The United States, the European Union and the UK are putting travel restrictions in place for visitors from southern Africa upon the discovery of a new COVID variant, being called Omicron, via BBC.
William Earl A newly-identified COVID variant known as B.1.1.529 has quickly rocked the economy and disrupted international travel.