Perth and Kinross schools' self-isolating numbers drop dramatically over two-week period

Perthshire nursery. And 17 staff members also had to isolate after at least nine cases at Cornerstones Nursery in Blairgowrie.

mum has spoken of her heartache after she was forced to self-isolate from her newborn baby after testing positive for coronavirus in hospital.Mum Sarah McInnes was rushed into hospital after she began experiencing stomach pains just six weeks after giving birth to her baby boy Alexander.The 41-year-old was stunned when her GP diagnosed her with appendicitis last Wednesday and sent her to Ayr Hospital's A&E department where she was admitted.The Ayr mum was tested for coronavirus when she arrived

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Lily Allen has been forced to self-isolate after one of her daughters was exposed to coronavirus through a classmate. The ‘Smile’ hitmaker - who has Ethel, nine, and Marnie, seven, with her ex-husband Sam Cooper - has said it’s “lucky” she’s already done the majority of her Christmas shopping, because she must now stay at home for two weeks to ensure none of her family members pick up the virus after she received an email from her children’s school telling them to self-isolate.

Rita Ora was supposed to be self-isolating when she broke lockdown rules to throw a birthday party, it has emerged. The Mail on Sunday reports that Ora flew to Egypt in a private jet on 21 November to perform at the five-star W Hotel in Cairo, for which she was paid a six-figure sum.

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Sir Keir Starmer is self-isolating after coming into contact with a positive case. The 58-year-old politician will continue working but from home after a member of his private office staff caught the bug.

direct to your inboxA care home worker claims he wasn't paid to self-isolate after testing positive with Covid-19.One support worker, who is employed by a care home in south Manchester, alleges he was forced to apply for statutory sick pay when he contracted the virus.This meant he was paid just £90 a week, despite usually working 48 hour weeks and earning a monthly salary of around £1,600.Adult social care providers are expected to pay the full wages of care home staff who are isolating, after

Nicola Sturgeon announced the criteria would be widened. Under the current system, a £500 grant is available for people on low incomes who have been asked by Test and Protect to self isolate.

Teachers  are being made to disable their mobiles’  Bluetooth  in schools to prevent them from having to self-isolate, a union says. The claims mean the  Covid  tracking app wouldn’t flag up any close contacts.

forced to U-turn on plans to close early for the Christmas holidays this week. The M.E.N revealed that leaders of Focus Trust were under pressure from the government to reverse their plan to shut a week earlier than planned.