Nightclubs in Scotland will be expected to close for three weeks as part of the latest Omicron restrictions, John Swinney has announced.
04.12.2021 - 15:41 / nme.com
Steps are confirmed to be among Scotland’s rising cases of the COVID-19 variant Omicron.Scotland had recorded 29 cases of the Omicron variant by Thursday (December 3).
At a press conference, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that Steps’ November 22 concert at The Hydro in Glasgow – Scotland’s largest indoor venue – is being treated as a particular site of concern.“The number of Omicron cases now being reported in Scotland is rising,” she said (via Rolling Stone), “and cases are no longer
.Nightclubs in Scotland will be expected to close for three weeks as part of the latest Omicron restrictions, John Swinney has announced.
The NHS could still be under huge pressure despite the possibility that the Omicron variant may cause milder disease, a leading UK scientist has said.
The UK Government said it has doubled the amount of additional funding available to Scotland to tackle Covid to £440 million.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 27 new deaths from Covid-19, as well as 3360 new positive cases.
A senior Scots medic insists the impact of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant on NHS staffing levels is a "huge worry".
The latest data on the Omicron Covid variant has been published by the Scottish Government.
Hospitality bosses revealed two thirds of their festive bookings have been cancelled after guidance to call off Christmas parties was released.
Nicola Sturgeon issued an update on Omicron as she announced that the new variant will become the dominant strain in Scotland tomorrow.
Scotland became the first nation in the United Kingdom to give a booster coronavirus vaccine to more than half of all adults.
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Nicola Sturgeon issued an important Covid update today as she introduced new guidance asking Scots to minimise household mixing in a bid to protect Christmas.
Scotland's coronavirus booster vaccine programme is set to be accelerated amid fears of a rise in Omicron cases across the country.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will give a televised address tomorrow on the Scottish Government’s response to the Omicron covid variant.
Fears are growing over the impact that Omicron could have on Scotland’s fight against coronavirus.
Scots are likely to face new coronavirus restrictions in a bid to stop the spread of the Omicron variant across the country, the Health Secretary has announced.
Nicola Sturgeon said she will do everything in her power to keep schools open across the country amid a new wave in coronavirus cases.
The Scottish Government has asked for financial support from Westminster in case restrictions need to be reimposed following a spike in Omicron cases across the country.
Scots have been warned of a "very difficult" period ahead after cases of the new coronavirus Omicron variant increased ten fold in the last week.
Nicola Sturgeon is set to give an update on the state of the coronavirus pandemic in the Scottish Parliament later today.