Nicola Sturgeon shares negative Covid test in plea for Glasgow residents to help control outbreak

St Andrew's House in Edinburgh earlier today the First Minister said the situation is giving cause for concern but that vaccines are providing hope. The number of people testing positive for the covid-19 has tripled in the last month with 992 new cases identified in the last 24-hour period.

Justin Trudeau is encouraging Canadians to help during India’s devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday that she would announce no later than Wednesday if Glasgow would have restrictions eased at the weekend.

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.

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Glasgow for another week at this stage.She said "extensive" public health measures had been deployed and that cases are still rising.Sturgeon said she was "fairly certain" the increases were being driven by the so-called Indian variant, which she said was believed to be even more transmissible than the Kent variant.She added that Glasgow city had not yet turned the corner, but insisted she was "confident" the public health measures would be effectiveLevel 3 means pubs and restaurants cannot

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last-minute U-turn on Glasgow’s lockdown release will cost the hospitality industry £1million a day, it has been warned. Hundreds of pubs and restaurants devastated by months of enforced closure had been preparing to open their doors tomorrow.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde had been previously working its way through those aged over 45 - but the rollout has now been expanded to those in the 'most affected' areas of the city. The Pollokshields and Battlefield districts of the city have been identified as 'Covid hotspots' after significant pockets on infection emerged.A spokesperson for NHSGGC said: "We are actively pursuing ways to ensure vaccination uptake is as high as possible in the areas with the largest increases of cases.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the city of Glasgow will remain in level three for another week after a spike in covid infection cases.She said there is evidence suggesting the outbreak, concentrated in the south side of the city, is being driven by so-called Indian variant.Glasgow, like most of the country, was due to go to level 2 on Monday.Going to this level would have meant pubs being able to

two Indian immigrants who had been removed from a flat on the city’s south side with one man crawling under the van to prevent it from moving. The men were released following negotiations on the scene and pressure from Nicola Sturgeon, who is the MSP for the constituency, on the UK Home Office which is responsible for immigration.

Nicola Sturgeon admitted there was a level of concern about the number of new cases linked to the Indian variant which has spread across parts of Europe. More information. A couple in their 60s died of Covid-19 in separate hospitals within an hour of each other.Graeme and Margaret Carling were both being treated for the virus in Dundee.

covid cases in Glasgow which could be linked to the new, highly transmissible strain of the virus.A spike in covid cases in Glasgow over the last six days has left a decision on whether the city can ease out of lockdown with rest of the country in the balance.Scientists are keeping a close eye on the spread of the Indian variant across the UK.The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) is holding a meeting on Thursday to discuss the spread of the Indian variant, amid fears it could have

Paul McCartney has claimed that regularly practising eye yoga has helped preserve his eyesight over the years.The Beatle spoke about the practice during a guest appearance on the latest episode of the Jessie Ware-hosted podcast Table Manners.McCartney’s daughter Mary McCartney, who also featured on the podcast, brought up her father’s eye yoga routine which, he claims, has helped maintain his eyesight without the need for glasses.“I learned [it] off some yogi in India,” McCartney then explained

Nicola Sturgeon admitted there was a level of concern about the number of new cases linked to the Indian variant which has spread across parts of Europe. The Scottish Government's National Clinical Director Professor Jason Leitch said cases in Scotland's biggest city are higher than they would like and urged people to follow the rules to stop the further spread of the variant that has killed thousands in India.