Greece could be added to Scots quarantine list after highest number of coronavirus cases recorded

coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours. Sturgeon announced there has been one new  hospital death  from a positive case with the total number of deaths rising to 2,500.

Nicola Sturgeon has announced that a further 244 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government figures confirmed no people died in the last 24 hours, with the death toll sitting at 2,499.

Nicola Sturgeon has announced that a further 221 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government figures confirmed no people died in the last 24 hours, with the death toll sitting at 2,499.

Nicola Sturgeon has issued a stark warning about coronavirus cases as new lockdown restrictions are introduced in parts of Scotland today.The First Minister took to Twitter this morning to urge Scotland to follow new restrictions currently implemented in council areas and new rules which apply across Scotland on Monday.She warned positive Covid-19 cases are on the rise in the West of Scotland and asked people not to let others into their homes or visit friends and family inside their homes.As of

Nicola Sturgeon has announced that 161 people have tested positive for  coronavirus  in Scotland in the last 24 hours.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterCoronavirus has claimed the lives of three more people in Scotland.The grim news was announced by the Scottish Government this afternoon as part of their daily Covid-19 update.It is the highest figure since June.

coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours. Nicola Sturgeon has announced that 176 news cases have also been identified across the country in the same period.

holidaymakers are set to be removed from the travel corridor list. Travellers coming back into England from the the islands of Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos, Mykonos, Crete, Santorini and Zakynthos will be required to self-isolate for two weeks from 4am on Wednesday.The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is now advising against all but essential travel to the islands.

coronavirus cases - the highest daily increase in positive tests for more than 17 weeks. The last time more people tested positive for Covid-19 was May 8, when there were 225 new cases of infection.The increase, up from Saturday's figure of 141 people, takes the weekly total of confirmed infections to 1,079 - the most over a seven-day period since May 6.

coronavirus this week – the highest weekly increase in cases since May. 994 people tested have now tested positive for the disease in the last seven days - almost double the 507 new cases in the week before.By comparison, the number of new cases in a weekly period fell to just 50 in the first seven days of July, but have increased nearly every week.

coronavirus have been confirmed at four schools across Greater Glasgow.NHS contact tracing measures are now underway and those who have been in direct contact are being told to self-isolate for 14 days.Dalmanrock Primary, St Martha's Primary and Govan High School have all had confirmed cases of the virus.While, Mossvale Primary in Renfrewshire has also been hit by a positive coronavirus case.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde revealed their test and protect teams are carrying out the contact

virus infection rate in Portugal has recently increased to 23.0 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to Wednesday, up from 15.3 a week earlier.Portugal was placed on the quarantine list when it was created at the beginning of July.But the country's number of cases dropped to 14.38 cases per 100,000 people last month - below the normal 20 per 100,000 limit.That saw the Scottish Government take Portugal off the quarantine list on August 22 only for it now to be sin-binned once again

No changes have been made to England's quarantine list, it has been confirmed.The decision not to add or remove any countries to the travel corridor list comes after it was feared there would be chaos for holidaymakers.But this isn't the case for Wales where it has been announced by Health Minister Vaughan Gething that mainland Portugal has been added to the Welsh quarantine list, although the Azores and Madeira will remain exempt.There were concerns that for people in England, Greece could be

England is facing pressure to reconsider quarantine rules for Greece after Scotland and Wales introduced new measures over concerns about rising coronavirus cases.The Department for Transport (DfT) said no change to its rules for England had been made, but Wales’ health minister Vaughan Gething said he would be pressing the UK government for an urgent meeting to consider the potential risk in Greece.The Scottish government announced on Tuesday evening that travellers from Greece would have to

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterTravellers arriving in Scotland from Greece are to face a self isolation period of 14 days, it was announced tonight.The rule will come into force from 4am on Thursday, following a "significant" rise in cases in the popular sunshine destination.Thousands of Scots tourists who are currently on holiday face the quarantine upon their return.The Scottish Government said the rule was coming into force

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Travellers from Greece will be required to self-isolate at home for 14 days on arrival in Scotland from Thursday.It comes after a significant rise in cases of coronavirus being imported from the Mediterranean country, the Scottish Government said.The measures will come into effect at 4am on Thursday.Scottish Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said: "We are in the midst of a global pandemic and the situation in

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterSixteen new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Ayrshire during the past 24 hours.It takes the total number of positive tests in the region since the outbreak began to 1,340.Across Scotland, a total of 123 people have tested positive during the last day.No new deaths have been reported, with the number of people in Scots hospitals at 251, five of whom are in intensive care.Nicola Sturgeon