Scots with Covid warned to avoid cats and dogs as virus 'common' in pets

Dunoon to issue a warning to owners about keeping their animals away from the water amid rising temperatures.

Still Game star Gavin Mitchell has praised Covid vaccines after becoming ill with the virus since receiving both jags. The Scottish actor, who is famed for his role as Boaby the Barman, came down with symptoms of Covid after recording a positive test.Gavin, who is 56-years-old, was lucky to have been given both doses of the vaccine at this point.

Covid-19 in Ibiza. Kimberly McIlwham, 28, is stuck in a quarantine hotel on the Balearic island for ten days and faces another ten days in isolation when she gets back to Scotland because of the rule changes.

Covid in December 2020, as did her mum Kirsty, 42, dad Ross, 43, and brothers Calum, 16, and Finlay, 11. While the rest of the family got better, Morgan’s health deteriorated and she began getting skin rashes, joint and muscle pain, dizziness, fatigue, insomnia, headaches and brain fog.

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

Covid-19 at a Scots prison has left families “gravely concerned” as they claim the virus is “out of control.” It comes a week after a nurse described the situation at HMP Low Moss in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire as pure hell. The prison, which houses around 760, currently has 104 prisoners isolating, with 20 confirmed cases of the virus.

teenager has been arrested after a puppy was attacked and killed by two dogs. The five-month-old pet was seriously injured in the alleged incident in Portsoy this afternoon.

Covid is at its highest level yet, according to new figures. That’s prompted accusations that Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has taken his eye “off the ball” over how the health crisis is affecting young people.

pandemic, with residents now expected to live an average of just two years. The study by top academics also warned about the impact of visiting restrictions on care home residents’ quality of life.

Get the latest Scotland Now stories sent straight to your inbox with our twice-weekly newsletter.An NHS chief has said that clearing the backlog of hospital operations will take years 'will take years'.Professor Caroline Hiscox, who is the chief executive of NHS Grampian, said the current workload from the rising numbers from the coronavirus pandemic has left staff "exhausted".NHS Grampian is urging people in the region to help relieve pressure on the health service, reminding patients they

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Dog walkers and wild swimmers have been warned about toxic algae which has been discovered at a Scots beauty spot.A popular walking trail, people visiting the Balgray Reservoir near Barrhead are being urged to be careful after a high concentration of blue-green algae – also known as cyanobacteria - was found in the water.People are being warned not to swim or paddle in the water, while pet owners have

Covid-19 jab. Sarah McCutcheon, who runs Wellness and Wellbeing With Sarah, made the statement on her Glasgow business’s page, insisting: “We will not conduct treatments on any vaccinated person.” But a national beauty trade body yesterday said the policy goes against Government guidance, which should be followed to keep customers safe.

coronavirus restrictions. Instances of verbal abuses and no shows have been reported by almost all hospitality businesses across the country.

Ben Nevis.The brave three-year-old, who hails from Kelty in Fife, enjoyed plenty of snacks and even a snowball fight on his way to the top and now can't wait to take on his next Munro.Proud mum Stacey Caino Sommerville, 31, had recently bagged her own first Munro on a trip to Ben Lomond when a family friend asked if she would like to join them camping with the kids - and maybe even give climbing Ben Nevis a go.

Andrew Bowie for his "braggadocious glee" when speaking in the House of Commons about covid. Bowie slammed the SNP for criticising the Westminster Government for its tackling of the coronavirus pandemic when he said the party's Edinburgh government was seeing rising case numbers.

Raigmore Hospital in Inverness is currently at “code black” and all non-urgent elective surgery has been cancelled in the region. Dr Boyd Peters, Medical Director for NHS Highland, highlighted a combination of rising covid infections, more medical and surgical activity and staff having to self-isolate as problems.

Perth and Kinross has more than tripled over the past two weeks. It comes as the World Health Organisation data shows Tayside has become the COVID capital of Europe with the current highest rates of infection.

Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning. Large parts of the country could be affected by flooding amid torrential downpours throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday.

Covid-19 cases at a Scots prison have almost doubled in one week as understaffed NHS nurses working there 'fear for their lives'. The nurse described HMP Low Moss in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire as 'pure hell' amid a spike in cases from 30 to 50 in the last week.

Covid-19 continue to rise with the latest figures showing an increase to 10,185 detected cases. It comes as UK cases of the variant have risen almost four-fold in less than a month.Public Health England figures show a total of 161,981 confirmed and probable cases of Delta variant have now been identified in the UK - up by 50,824, or 46%, on the previous week.