Majority of Scots would support second national lockdown if coronavirus figures climb, new poll finds

coronavirus cluster at a Scots primary school has now grown to seven cases, health chiefs have confirmed. Staffing shortages now mean Carnegie Primary School in Dunfermline will be closed from today until after the October holidays.

hereOn Friday, it emerged that the coronavirus R rate is stubbornly above one and is continuing to creep up, which suggests "widespread growth of the epidemic across the country".Data released by Sage shows the estimate for R for the whole of the UK is between 1.3 and 1.6.Last week, the R number was lower - at between 1.2 and 1.5.And the latest daily growth rate range for the UK is from + 5 per cent a day to + 9.The latest figures on the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases were at the 6,900 mark

Thursday saw a further 668 cases in Scotland, taking the total to 29,912.There are currently 154 in hospital with 17 in intensive care.A further three people who tested positive in the past 24 hours have died, taking the Scottish total to 2,522.

The Scottish total has risen by a further 806, which First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said includes a number of results from Friday and Saturday.The national tally is now at 28,604. 123 people are in hospital with 14 in intensive care.

Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. International student Reese Chamberlain, 18, was told that he would receive three meals per day while isolating.

positive case with the total number of deaths remaining at 2,511. It comes yesterday after 558 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded across the country.

Police Scotland officer is being probed by bosses after branding lockdown rules “a joke” and demanding the public be allowed to “go back to normal” – despite soaring Covid-19 cases.Chelsea Renton, who is based at Cathcart Police Office in Glasgow, criticised lockdown laws she is paid to enforce and shared the outburst on her Instagram page.In a bid to downplay the effect of the virus, which has already killed 2510 Scots, she told her followers that “the recovery rate of Covid-19 far outweighs

coronavirus.

coronavirus pandemic - he criticised the UK for having "one of the highest death rates in the world" from coronavirus. Sir Keir said a second national lockdown would be a “sign of government failure, not an act of God” that would take an “immense toll” on public health and the economy.Speaking from Doncaster, the Labour leader said: “The warnings yesterday from the government’s advisers were stark.

Matt Hancock has warned Britain is at a “tipping point” as he refused to rule out a second national coronavirus lockdown.With cases on the rise, Hancock said there was a danger the numbers could “shoot through the roof” unless effective action was taken to halt the spread of the virus.His warning came as the UK Government announced anyone in England who refuses an order to self-isolate could face a fine of up to £10,000.He said: “This country faces a tipping point.

Boris Johnson has said a second wave of coronavirus is coming to the UK.The Prime Minister said it was 'inevitable' that Covid-19 would hit the country again.He made the comments during an interview with reporters on Friday evening during a visit to the Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre construction site near Oxford.It comes as the country has seen a big increase in infections rates 'over the last few days'.He told broadcasters: “Obviously, we’re looking very carefully at the spread of

coronavirus has not been ruled out, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has admitted.

Nicola Sturgeon takes questions on coronavirus in parliament.The First Minister announced 290 new cases in the past 24 hours and hinted at new nationwide lockdown restrictions.Earlier, Sturgeon said she cannot rule out imposing a curfew for pubs and restaurants if the number of Scots testing positive for Covid continues to rise.