Rise in COVID cases sees NHS Lanarkshire cancel surgeries

Less than one week before the nation’s second-largest school district in Los Angeles welcomes students back to campus, a new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics found “a continuing substantial increase” of Covid cases among children.

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iOS - Android Anyone aged 18 and over who is seeking a vaccination can drop-in (no appointment needed) for a first or second dose ( as long as eight weeks since first dose).For details of all drop-in clinics, head online.The testing team will also be on hand to help with enrolment into the universal testing scheme and will give out testing kits to take away.More information on testing is also online.**Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon is postponing the return of employees to its corporate offices by about four months, as the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus has led to an uptick of infections in the U.S. and elsewhere.The ecommerce giant had been expecting most employees in the U.S.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeProduction on the upcoming season of Fox’s “The Masked Singer” continues, even as the network confirms that 12 cases of COVID-19 have been identified on set.According to the Los Angeles County Public Health website, those 12 confirmed positive cases came at Red Studios Hollywood, where “The Masked Singer” is shooting its sixth season, set to air this fall.

vaccinated, a leading health expert has said. Linda Bauld, professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh, wants to see children given the coronavirus vaccine that has been successfully rolled out across the country to the majority of the adult population.

Perth and Kinross more than halved last week, according to data from Public Health Scotland.

Ruby Rose revealed it took her hours to find a hospital that would take her after suffering “a few complications” following a recent surgical procedure.

Perth Prison will likely remain in lockdown until next week as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 2,551 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. According to officials, this is a 20-fold increase in a month, up from 124 new Covid-19 cases reported on June 21. It’s also a 40% increase just over the past 24 hours, when the daily count hit 1,821.

NHSLanarkshire facing staff shortages. Annual leave and staff having to self-isolate as a result of contacts outside of work, were causing the pressure, along with trying to maintain and recover services - including planned operations.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMegan Fox has pulled out of tonight’s Los Angeles premiere of her new movie “Midnight in the Switchgrass” because of the ongoing concern over COVID in Los Angeles.“Due to the recent California mask mandate and rise of COVID cases, Megan Fox will no longer be attending the premiere tonight,” a rep for the premiere wrote in an email to press covering the event just a couple of hours before the red carpet.

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 1,103 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday. It’s the fifth consecutive day cases have been over 1,000. For perspective, one month ago the 5-day average of cases was 201. Today today the 5-day average is 1,095; this is an increase of more than 500% in just one month.

John Swinney.The country's Deputy First Minister - and Covid Recovery Minister - revealed the detail from the Scottish Government's modelling, which predicts the number of cases and deaths as a result of the virus.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today that Scotland would move to the lowest of its Covid-19 restrictions on July 19 as planned.It means up to eight people from up to four households can meet within homes, while outside up to 15 people from up to 15 households can get together

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