Nicola Sturgeon has rejected calls for an immediate public inquiry into Scotland’s Covid-19 care home catastrophe. Politicians have demanded an urgent probe into how many infected patients were discharged into care homes. Scottish Tories have urged ministers to ‘tell us what happened — and do it now’. It comes after it was revealed at the … Read more
Scotland’s coronavirus infection rate has risen in the wake of an outbreak in Aberdeen, Nicola Sturgeon admitted today. The First Minister said the R-rate for the county had risen to between 0.6 and one, up from between 0.6 and 0.9 and new cases have also been found in Glasgow and the Clyde. A total of … Read more
More people have now died from coronavirus in Scotland’s care homes than in hospitals, official figures show. National Records of Scotland (NRS) statistics revealed Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificates of 1,818 care home victim, higher than the 1,815 in hospitals. Nicola Sturgeon has been savaged over the crisis in care homes after it emerged nearly … Read more
Under normal circumstances they make for perfect stay-cation destinations. But residents in Scottish rural villages and glens have been urging visitors and those wishing to isolate there to stay away. Signs and blockades have been erected on single track roads and normally popular destinations, with messages such as ‘go home’ and ‘closed’ written across them. … Read more
New measures will be taken to protect patients in care as it was revealed a quarter of deaths involving Covid-19 in Scotland have been in care homes. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said all residents showing symptoms of the disease will now be tested. New figures released by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) revealed that, … Read more
Scotland’s chief medical officer has apologised live on TV after she was given a police warning for ignoring her own advice, by visiting her family’s retreat more than 40 miles from her main home. Doctor Catherine Calderwood said her actions were ‘a mistake and human error’ and that were ‘no excuses’. But while standing in … Read more
Peak conditions reached at one of Scotland’s top ski resorts: Heavy snowfall results in a layer of white stuff over 15 inches deep on Cairngorm Mountain Cairngorm Mountain has received 9.4 inches of snow since Saturday The snow depth on the upper mountain now measures 15.7 inches (1.3 feet) The ski resort’s website notes that … Read more