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Boris Johnson has announced a series of coronavirus rule changes in line with Plan B measures being lifted in England.

Boris Johnson said the legal requirement on people with coronavirus to self-isolate will be scrapped in March.

More than 150 care home workers are testing positive for Covid every day, plunging the system into chaos.

High street giant Next is the latest retailer to announce that it will be slashing its sick pay for unvaccinated staff who are forced to self-isolate due to Covid-19.

The travel ban in France for UK travellers is anticipated to be removed in the coming days.

Bus services across Stirling are being cut back to an emergency timetable as the service operators blame a “perfect storm” of staffing pressures.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to issue an update on the state of the coronavirus pandemic to the Scottish Parliament later today.

Scotland’s national clinical director has warned it is “far too early” to move toward a five day self-isolation period for covid.

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has ruled out plans to further cut the self-isolation period for those with the virus in Scotland.

Scots are urged to test themselves regularly to help curb the spread of Covid across the country.

There are no plans to cut the self-isolation period for those with covid in Scotland from seven to five days, Humza Yousaf has insisted.

Time will tell as to whether the reduction in the 10 day COVID self-isolation period will successfully alleviate staff shortages in Perth and Kinross, according to the head of the region’s business network.

Travellers arriving in Scotland face new rules for testing and self-isolation from January 7.

Coronavirus self-isolation rules in Scotland have come into line with the rest of the United Kingdom.

Self-isolation rules in Scotland have changed once again creating different rules based on vaccination status.

Nicola Sturgeon has announced changes to self-isolation rules in Scotland that is set to target the thousands of unvaccinated people across the country.

Nicola Sturgeon will update MSPs in the Scottish Parliament on any possible change to the coronavirus self-isolation period as opposition parties call for the 10-day rule to be adjusted.

Nicola Sturgeon is expected to announce a cut in the 10 day covid self-isolation period to address crippling staff shortages.

A Michigan teacher suddenly began feeling sick in the middle of a flight from Chicago to Reykjavík, Iceland last week, and so she took the precaution of taking a rapid COVID test on the plane.

A Covid staffing crisis at a privately run jail saw prisoners given bananas in their cells for their Christmas Day breakfast.

Cases of coronavirus in Scotland reached a record high during this year's Christmas period, with over 15,000 new cases announced today.

Thousands of frontline emergency service staff are off work due to the new Omicron Covid variant.

A very faint positive line on a lateral flow test may be a sign of a wrong Covid result, a doctor has said.

We have all had to get used to taking regular lateral flow tests in recent weeks.

Christmas can be a lonely time, especially if you're unable to be with friends and family due to Covid.

Christmas Day will look slightly different to the ones we have seen in years gone by once again.

Bus passengers are being warned to expect cancellations and disruption to services as more and more drivers have to isolate due to covid.

The health minister has said the government 'will not hesitate' to take further measures to tackle of the spread of Covid 'if it's required to keep people safe'.

Some Scots have expressed doubts over the accuracy of lateral flow testing kits following the emergence of the Omicron variant.

A senior Scots medic insists the impact of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant on NHS staffing levels is a "huge worry".

Omicron is now the dominant Covid variant in Scotland - and it is said to be the main driving force behind a recent surge in case numbers.

Tougher restrictions could be imposed in the UK if coronavirus cases continue to rise and place the NHS under unsustainable pressure.

A number of staff at a Falkirk area Co-op Funeral parlour are self-isolating after attending a Christmas party.

Hospitality bosses revealed two thirds of their festive bookings have been cancelled after guidance to call off Christmas parties was released.

Police Scotland has been hit by a deluge of coronavirus sick leave amid claims that 700 officers were absent on Monday.

Following their 1-0 win over Norwich, Manchester United have suffered a Covid-19 outbreak with club sources confirming a small number of players and staff have tested positive.