Fewer than 100 covid patients with the Omicron variant have required hospital treatment across Scotland.
23.12.2021 - 20:13 / nme.com
COVID-19.Yesterday (December 22), Public Health Scotland reported an estimated 22,000 cases of the latest variant of the virus had been recorded in the country as of December 19. Of those, only 10 people had been admitted to hospital.Following tighter restrictions being introduced for large events and hospitality venues earlier this year, a new law has now been announced that will see nightclubs shuttered for three weeks.
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