Long Covid sufferers welcome major new study into 'devastating' virus

iOS - Android In Scotland, the UK Government is providing all COVID testing and test processing outside of the NHS.Health Minister Lord Bethell told Lanarkshire Live: "To respond to the coronavirus, we have built a major testing and tracing system from scratch. "We are constantly working to expand and improve it with new technologies and innovations so everyone with symptoms can get a test.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to make an announcement on the state of the coronavirus pandemic in the Scottish Parliament later today.The First Minister will address MSPs at Holyrood as cases continue to rise across parts of the country.It comes as Scotland marks six months since the Covid-19 vaccination programme was rolled out.At the end of last week Sturgeon announced that cases of the deadly virus had tripled in the last month just as Scotland starts to move out of lockdown restrictions.The news

Covid intensive care patient has finally left hospital after a brutal 195 day stay. Neil McLaughlin spent more than six months in hospital and 167 days in intensive care.

coronavirus death and 835 cases in Scotland overnight. The latest figures bring the total number of confirmed cases to 237,901 since the start of the global outbreak last year.Since that time, 7,674 have sadly lost their lives to the virus.

A yob has been caged for deliberately coughing on a police officer while claiming he had Covid-19. Kevin Goudie targeted the officer while he and colleagues were attending a fire at a Scots home.

Nicola Sturgeon announced that some council areas in the central belt would remain in Level 2 lockdown due to the rise in cases. It comes as Yousaf and National Clinical Director Professor Jason Leitch said earlier today Scotland is currently in the "foothills" of a third covid-19 wave.

Staff at Dumbarton home were 'scared' for colleagues and residentsAt the height of the first wave of coronavirus last spring, staff at Dumbarton’s Crosslet House care home said they were “scared” for residents and colleagues.They also feared taking the virus home to their families, according to trade union Unison at the time.The trade union were calling on West Dunbartonshire Council to reveal how many residents had died at its care homes, claiming there was a lack of transparency.They told us

Aberdeen, said: "I phoned my GP who referred me to a neurologist. But the wait to be seen by the NHS was three to four months, so I decided to go private." Two weeks after she lost her sight in one eye, Kara had a video appointment with a neurologist in Glasgow.

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 variant that is a hybrid of strains first found in India and the UK. The country's health minister said lab tests suggested it might spread more easily than other versions of the virus.

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.

Kate Middleton has been vaxxed.

MORE NEWS FROM THE PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS Officers said a 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers in Renfrew attended at an address in Cardon Square around 11.45pm on Wednesday, 26 May."A 34-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Gimmicks such as a talking Colin the Caterpillar cake and Percy Pig sweetie welcomed shoppers to the new Marks & Spencer Foodhall in Paisley today.The Renfrew Road Retail Park store was formally opened at 9am by M&S veteran Elaine Gibson.It is one of the first new-look Marks stores in Scotland and features a pick your own eggs stall and a giant cheese display.Management and shop floor staff shifted

chamber at around 2pm where she will also set out her government's plan for the 100 days in office. At the Scottish Government briefing yesterday Sturgeon said she would give an update on covid-19 across the country while she lays out her plans.

covid deaths and 313 new cases overnight.