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Booster programme for older and more vulnerable now underway

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Over 75s, immunosuppressed individuals and those living in care home are now able to receive an additional Covid-19 booster vaccination as part of its...

Coronavirus – spring booster programme begins on Monday

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At risk groups will be offered a further dose of vaccine. Spring booster doses will be offered to those aged 75 and over and...

Coronavirus – National Records of Scotland announce decrease in number of deaths from last...

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National Records of Scotland have issued a weekly update on Wednesday confirming the number of deaths involving Covid-19 for Week 07: 14 February –...
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Coronavirus – National Records report Covid-19 statistics

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National Records of Scotland have announced the number of deaths involving Covid-19 for Week 3 which runs from 17 – 23 January 2022. As at...

Coronavirus – changes tointernational travel restrictions

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Following agreement at a cross-UK meeting earlier today, testing requirements for most people are being removed. Fully vaccinated people arriving in Scotland are no...

Coronavirus – today’s numbers and tomorrow’s relaxation of the rules

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There are 6,329 new cases of Covid-19 reported today, and unusually 4 deaths are also reported taking the death toll to 10,199. (Register offices...

Coronavirus – today’s figures and new analysis

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From today Public Health Scotland (PHS) has delved a bit deeper into the number of patients in hospital in its regular report. The health...

Letter from Scotland

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Who would have thought we would be entering another year riding out a fourth wave of Covid?  And each wave seems bigger than the...

Changes to bus timetable from Thursday

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Lothian Buses will make changes to its timetable from Thursday by running a Saturday service on all Lothian and Lothian Country services until 22...

Coronavirus in numbers

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The number of positive cases of Covid-19 reported since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 will pass one million in Scotland by...

Coronavirus – highest daily rate of cases reported

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The Scottish Government has reported rising numbers of Covid-19 cases over the three days since Christmas. These numbers use provisional data and there will...

Coronavirus – temporary measures come into effect

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Temporary measures to limit the spread of the Omicron variant whilst the accelerated booster vaccination programme takes effect have come into force. From 05:00 on...
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Coronavirus – nightclubs to close from 27 December

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Nightclubs will close from 27 December to tackle the transmission of Omicron which continues to spread rapidly. The measure follows feedback from nightclubs on the...

Coronavirus – drop-in clinics in Edinburgh

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NHS Lothian has opened drop-in clinics where anyone who is eligible can obtain their booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine. This is the most up...

Coronavirus – Chair of Covid-19 inquiry appointed

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The Hon Lady Poole QC has been appointed chair to the public inquiry into the handling of Covid-19 in Scotland. The Deputy First Minister...

Coronavirus – new measures to be introduced from midnight on Friday

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Following the First Minister's address to the nation and her statement to The Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, additional measures to manage the increased risks...

Coronavirus – Omicron and Covid boosters: everything you need to know

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by Paul Hunter, University of East Anglia The omicron variant of Covid is now spreading rapidly. Early reports suggest omicron causes less severe disease than...

Letter from Scotland

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We’ve had the first storm of the winter, Storm Arwen. A week later, we are still recovering from its 90mph battering.  In the North...
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Coronavirus – more cases of omicron discovered

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The Scottish Government has confirmed that cases of the omicron variant have increased to 29. Earlier in the week The First Minister confirmed that...
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Coronavirus – locations of community test centres and mobile test units

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Here are the latest details of the test centres for people with no COVID-19 symptoms and have not been identified as a close contact. There’s no...

Coronavirus – omicron: why the WHO designated it a variant of concern

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New travel restrictions have been introduced for certain countries in southern Africa, and in England mask wearing rules are being revived. Ed Fell Professor...

Coronavirus – government adds testing to certification scheme

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The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced to MSPs today that the vaccine certification scheme will remain in place, and that the option of a...

Coronavirus – flu and Covid booster doses – invitations to begin for over sixties

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Scotland’s flu and Covid-19 Booster programmes continue to be rolled out. People aged between 60 to 69 and adults aged 16 and over with underlying...

Coronavirus – red list now reduced to just seven countries

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From Monday 11 October a total of 47 countries will be removed from the international travel red list. The changes, which are the first since...

Coronavirus – drop in clinics for 12 to 15 year-olds open

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Young people aged 12 to 15 will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine at drop-in clinics across Lothian from Monday. Mass clinics are set...

Coronavirus – vaccinations will now be offered to 16 and 17-year-olds

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All young people in Scotland who are aged 16 or 17 will now be offered the Covid-19 vaccination. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI)...
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Coronavirus – vaccine bus is in Grassmarket today and tomorrow

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NHS Lothian’s mobile Covid-19 vaccination clinic will visit Edinburgh’s Grassmarket this weekend as part of the nationwide campaign to vaccinate as many people as...

Coronavirus – moving to Level 0 from 19 July

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Confirming the change to Level 0 during a statement to parliament on Tuesday over video link, the First Minister urged people to stick to...

Vaccination centre at Edinburgh Park will close after this weekend

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The vaccination centre at the former RBS building in Edinburgh Park will close after the final patients are treated this weekend. Until Sunday...
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Coronavirus – NHS Lothian under pressure

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In common with several other health boards in Scotland, NHS Lothian has said that the increased number of Covid-19 cases and hospitalisation is putting...

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