Syrian doctor fighting coronavirus in Scotland tells how he fled war-torn Damascus

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 65 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus in Scotland.The Scottish Government published information this afternoon as part of its daily update on how the virus is impacting on the nation.Eighteen new cases have been detected in the NHS Grampian region where the authorities locked down the city of Aberdeen following a significant upsurge in positive tests.Meanwhile, another 12

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded another 47 confirmed coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours - with one in Ayrshire.Latest figures from the Scottish Goverment show a total of 19,173 have now tested positive across the country since the pandemic began.The figure for cases in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran health board region is now 1,286.No deaths have been recorded in Scotland in the last 24 hours.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA new report released today shows that five deaths last week were linked to coronavirus.The National Records of Scotland figures mean the COVID-19 death toll in Scotland stands at 4213.The five deaths mean it's the lowest recorded weekly total since the first death was recorded in March 2020.Across Ayrshire and Arran no new deaths linked to coronavirus have been registered since July 20 to July

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded 52 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.It brings the pandemic total for the nation to 19,079 cases.But there have been no coronavirus deaths announced by the Scottish Government since July 16.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire and Arran has recorded its biggest rise in coronavirus cases in 17 days.Latest figures from the Scottish Government put the pandemic total for the health board area at 1,282 - a rise of two on yesterday's figures.The last time Ayrshire recorded such a rise was on July 23 when cases jumped from 1,270 to 1,272 in 24 hours.Across Scotland, 48 new cases have been detected in the last 24 hours,

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA fresh spike in coronavirus cases across Scotland has seen 60 new positive tests declared by the Scottish Government.The latest figures show 60 more cases have been detected in the past 24 hours. The total for Scotland now stands at 18,950.But there has been no new COVID-19 deaths in the country for 23 days now.In Ayrshire and Arran, one more case has been identified overnight.

Aberdeen have been ordered to close following a large spike in coronavirus cases.

schools  could be "a catalyst to a resurgence" of  coronavirus  if the Scottish Government's guidance is not strengthened. Mr Swinney says schools are still on track to open on August 11.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 31 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Scotand in the last 24 hours.The figure, revealed by the Scottish Government this afternoon, accounts for 1.1 per cent of newly tested individuals.The country recorded no new deaths, meaning the pandemic death toll remains at 2,491.In Ayrshire and Arran, the number of recorded Covid-19 cases is unchanged at 1,277.There are fewer than five

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThirty new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Scotland today.However, the nation's death toll remains at 2,491 although 4,201 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, July 19 where the disease was mentioned on the death certificate.In Ayrshire, one new case of COVID-19 has been reported bringing the pandemic total to 1,276.There are fewer than five patients, within the NHS Ayrshire and Arran

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere have been 17 new cases of the coronavirus confirmed in Scotland in the last 24 hours.Latest figures were released by the Scottish Government as part of its daily coronavirus update to the nation – and on the day it was confirmed full-time in-school learning will return from next month.Scotland's COVID-19 death toll remains at 2,491 although 4,201 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, July

Nicola Sturgeon has announced that pupils will be in the classroom full-time when schools return next month.Pupils will begin to return from August 11 and all young people will be back in full-time education by August 18.In a statement to Holyrood this afternoon the First Minister did say that some local authorities may opt for phased return but all pupils will have returned to school by August 18.A Scottish Government report reads: "The expectation is that all schools will reopen by August 11,

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded no coronavirus deaths for a 12th successive day - and confirmed cases are up by just four.Latest figures from the Scottish Government show the country's  COVID-19 death toll remains at 2,491 although 4,193 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, July 19 where the disease was mentioned on the death certificate.In NHS Ayrshire and Arran no new confirmed cases have been reported

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNo new coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland for an 11th straight day.Scotland's COVID-19 death toll remains at 2,491 although 4,193 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, July 19 where the disease was mentioned on the death certificate.The Scottish Government released new figures this afternoon as part of its daily coronavirus update to the nation.Across Scotland, a total of 346,255

Scottish Government last night reintroduced a 14-day quarantine for those arriving in the country from Spain.

Scotland has recorded a rise of 27 new coronavirus cases overnight, figures show today. The Scottish Government statistics also report that there have been no more coronavirus deaths.The fresh cases bring the country's positive total to 18,547.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPubs and bars ushering in a new era of service have praised punters for embracing “the change of a lifetime”.Hostelries were finally able to reopen indoors last week – but the warm welcome has changed dramatically in look.However, from big chains to small independents, businesses were bowled over by the willingness of customers to turn back out in force.Bosses at Ayr’s Arthur Street Kitchen

coronavirus  cases in Scotland. There were no new Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours - meaning the hospital death toll remains at 2,491.

although figures produced by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) on Wednesday reported 4,193 deaths linked to the illness have been registered up to Sunday, July 19.Four of the new confirmed cases are in North Lanarkshire, bringing the total number of cases linked to an outbreak at a call centre there to 24.In the NHS Ayrshire and Arran health board region, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases is 1,272 - a rise of two from yesterday.There are fewer than five patients, within the health

although figures produced by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) on Wednesday reported 4,193 deaths linked to the illness have been registered up to Sunday, July 19.