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UK health secretary highlights Covid-19 testing capacity heavily outnumbers demand

02 June 2020
UK health secretary highlights Covid-19 testing capacity heavily outnumbers demand

UK health secretary highlights Covid-19 testing capacity heavily outnumbers demand

02 June 2020

More than 78,000 more tests could have been performed on Sunday if more people had applied


The First Minister warns people must obey rules or face a reimposed lockdown

01 June 2020
The First Minister warns people must obey rules or face a reimposed lockdown

The First Minister warns people must obey rules or face a reimposed lockdown

01 June 2020

At the weekend a wave of people went against the guidance, travelled long distances and almost 800 had to be moved on


Highland Council facing potential £100m budget gap due to Covid-19

01 June 2020
Highland Council facing potential £100m budget gap due to Covid-19

Highland Council facing potential £100m budget gap due to Covid-19

01 June 2020

Local authority has said that only a Scottish Government bail-out will balance the books but help might not be forthcoming


A third of England's premiership games will be screened by BBC

30 May 2020
A third of England's premiership games will be screened by BBC

A third of England's premiership games will be screened by BBC

30 May 2020

This comes as the UK government announces professional sport can return from Monday


Scots' lockdown eased with friends and family now permitted to meet

28 May 2020
Scots' lockdown eased with friends and family now permitted to meet

Scots' lockdown eased with friends and family now permitted to meet

28 May 2020

First Minister 'still nervous' of a second spike but quality of life cannot be ignored


Test and trace goes live across the UK tomorrow ahead of lockdown easing

27 May 2020
Test and trace goes live across the UK tomorrow ahead of lockdown easing

Test and trace goes live across the UK tomorrow ahead of lockdown easing

27 May 2020

'Milestone' in the fight to defeat Covid-19 could let people lead more normal lives


English retail units set to reopen in the middle of June if 'Covid-secure'

25 May 2020
English retail units set to reopen in the middle of June if 'Covid-secure'

English retail units set to reopen in the middle of June if 'Covid-secure'

25 May 2020

Move likely to put pressure on Sturgeon to follow suit


Roadmap to life after lockdown

24 May 2020
Roadmap to life after lockdown

Roadmap to life after lockdown

24 May 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she wants to return the country to ‘normality’ as long as it is safe to do so


Home Secretary announces 14-day quarantine for travellers arriving from international locations

22 May 2020
Home Secretary announces 14-day quarantine for travellers arriving from international locations

Home Secretary announces 14-day quarantine for travellers arriving from international locations

22 May 2020

Move 'to stave off any danger of a potentially lethal second wave of infections' as air travel picks up


First Minister Nicola Sturgeon urges Scotland not to take the foot off the brake too fast amid lockdown relaxation

22 May 2020
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon urges Scotland not to take the foot off the brake too fast amid lockdown relaxation

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon urges Scotland not to take the foot off the brake too fast amid lockdown relaxation

22 May 2020

She said that when easing of measures on Thursday the test, trace and track system will be operational


10m Covid-19 antibody tests booked with 3m people now checked for the virus

21 May 2020
10m Covid-19 antibody tests booked with 3m people now checked for the virus

10m Covid-19 antibody tests booked with 3m people now checked for the virus

21 May 2020

Health secretary Hancock reports they will also be made available to devolved administrations


Scotland's lockdown to be relaxed but measures will be under constant review

21 May 2020
Scotland's lockdown to be relaxed but measures will be under constant review

Scotland's lockdown to be relaxed but measures will be under constant review

21 May 2020

More details of which restrictions will be relaxed following Nicola Sturgeon's announcement at Holyrood


Culture secretary announces hundreds of millions more in UK government support for charities

21 May 2020
Culture secretary announces hundreds of millions more in UK government support for charities

Culture secretary announces hundreds of millions more in UK government support for charities

21 May 2020

A total of 177,216 tests for coronavirus were carried out in the UK, culture secretary Oliver Dowden has reported.


New UK record for Covid-19 testing, claims culture secretary

21 May 2020
New UK record for Covid-19 testing, claims culture secretary

New UK record for Covid-19 testing, claims culture secretary

21 May 2020

Latest figures point to more than 177,000 tests completed on Tuesday


Encouraging signs as Scotland's weekly death toll begins to subside

20 May 2020
Encouraging signs as Scotland's weekly death toll begins to subside

Encouraging signs as Scotland's weekly death toll begins to subside

20 May 2020

The First Minister said the fall in the weekly death toll from Covid-19 including in care homes bodes well for a return to some 'normality'


Highland Council area death toll stands at 44

20 May 2020
Highland Council area death toll stands at 44

Highland Council area death toll stands at 44

20 May 2020

Third week in a row that Scotland sees a continued drop in the weekly death rate.


UK again falls short of its 100,000 tests per day target

19 May 2020
UK again falls short of its 100,000 tests per day target

UK again falls short of its 100,000 tests per day target

19 May 2020

Environment minister George Eustice defended the government saying in the early days of the pandemic priority was given to NHS staff


Covid-19 economic impact puts more than 13,000 people in Scotland out of work

19 May 2020
Covid-19 economic impact puts more than 13,000 people in Scotland out of work

Covid-19 economic impact puts more than 13,000 people in Scotland out of work

19 May 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces £33 million investment to help get people back into jobs


First Minister reveals lockdown could start being eased soon to allow different households to meet

18 May 2020
First Minister reveals lockdown could start being eased soon to allow different households to meet

First Minister reveals lockdown could start being eased soon to allow different households to meet

18 May 2020

Nicola Sturgeon hopes lifting restrictions in phases will lead to better sense of 'normality'


First Minister reveals she will give as much notice on lockdown changes as possible

15 May 2020
First Minister reveals she will give as much notice on lockdown changes as possible

First Minister reveals she will give as much notice on lockdown changes as possible

15 May 2020

Nicola Sturgeon has said 'we can't live like this forever, so we need to get some normality'


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