Scotland's Covid alert level downgraded - what it means for lockdown restrictions

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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pandemic news will be dominated by Boris Johnson’s former adviser, Dominic Cummings. The aide is poised to give potentially damning testimony on the UK government’s handling of coronavirus, and particularly the decision to delay lockdown last September, when he appears in front of a joint session of the Commons Health and Science committees.

Glasgow ’s hopes of seeing Covid-19 restrictions ease. The decision was taken to keep Scotland’s biggest city under Level 3 restrictions while the rest of the country – excluding Moray, which was then also moved down – went to Level 2 earlier this month.

East Kilbride who say the debilitating after-effects brought their lives to a standstill.Every adult who has tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland is to be invited to take part in the study into the effects of the virus.Researchers hope to identify how many people continue to be unwell after having the virus.Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the region The Covid in Scotland Study (CISS) will ask people what their

coronavirus restrictions. The gathering has been advertised on social media for Strathclyde County Park outside of Motherwel l, Lanarkshire Officers will be patrolling the area to make sure anyone attending is complying with current covid rules.

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Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Families living in Barrhead and Neilston will remain under Level 2 restrictions, it has been revealed.Scotland’s First Minister confirmed this afternoon that East Renfrewshire would not be given Level 3 status as widely expected.Nicola Sturgeon said the current covid infection rate of 118 cases per 100,000 of population was largely confined to household clusters of the virus.The smaller population of

cases in Scotland's largest city. She is also expected to give a wider update on the situation across Scotland.

coronavirus continues. Data released by Public health Scotland shows that infection numbers remain much lower than they were during the winter spike at the beginning of 2020.

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

Level Two restrictions from Monday, however Moray is expected to remain at Level Three due to the number of cases in the region. The island communities are expected to move down to Level One.

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

First Minister said that case numbers in North East region taking in Forres, Elgin, Lossiemouth and Buckie, are more than four times higher than in the rest of the country which is due to move to Level 2 on Monday.Sturgeon said :“It’s against that backdrop that, unless the situation was to materially improve over the next few days, it would simply not be safe or sensible to ease restrictions there from Monday.”Read the full story.The “huge success” of the vaccination programme along with

have been allowed this year.Scots will also be able to meet outdoors in groups of eight people from eight different households.It comes as the number of people testing positive for covid has plummeted in recent months, with hospitalisations caused by coronavirus also in steep decline.The country's vaccination roll-out also continues at speed, with more than half of the population having received at least one dose.Speaking at her first covid media briefing since winning reelection last week, the

First Minister will likely confirm the country can move to level two as of next Monday when she updates Scots at a media briefing later today. Speculation mounted last night that the Scottish Government will introduce a traffic light system by the end of the month which provide a list of foreign countries Scots can travel to without the need for quarantine.

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Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.The number of new covid infections in Renfrewshire has fallen to its lowest level in nine months.The local authority is now recording a covid infection rate of 12 cases per 100,000 of population.It comes as almost two thirds of all adults in the region have received a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.New data released by the National Records of Scotland reveals that on several days over the past