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22.01.2024 / 13:37

Scottish Government covid adviser Gregor Smith told colleagues to delete WhatsApp texts 'every day'

A top adviser to the Scottish Government during the coronavirus pandemic told colleagues to delete their WhatsApp conversations on a daily basis, an inquiry has heard.

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SNP Government shelled out £60k to 'support' covid witnesses ahead of UK Inquiry

Scottish taxpayers forked out more than £60,000 to “support” witnesses for the UK Covid Inquiry.

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Jason Leitch deleted all his covid WhatsApp messages during pandemic but denies it was 'pre-bed' ritual

Scotland’s national clinical director deleted every Whatsapp message he sent during the pandemic on the response to covid.

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IVF for unvaccinated Scots women set to return as covid jab restriction lifted

Scotland's chief medical officer has confirmed IVF treatment for unvaccinated woman can resume.

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Scots pupils told to take coronavirus test before returning to school

The Education Secretary has made clear the "absolute priority" to keep schools open amid soaring coronavirus cases as she urged pupils to test at home for the virus before heading back to classes.

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What time is Nicola Sturgeon's covid update today? Where to watch and what to expect?

Nicola Sturgeon will issue an update on the latest coronavirus situation in Scotland later today.

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Nicola Sturgeon to host covid briefing as omicron variant found in Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon is to make a statement on covid today after six cases of the new omicron variant were identified in Scotland.

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Covid in Scotland LIVE as new expert group set up to plan for future pandemics

pandemics has been established by the Scottish Government. The standing committee on pandemics will ensure Scotland is prepared for other new viruses sweeping through the country.Professor Linda Bauld, the chair of public health at Edinburgh University, will chair the committee for its first meeting today, August 19, while a chairperson is sought, while membership will also include Chief Medical Officer Dr Gregor Smith.Yesterday, the government announced that 10 people passed away after testing positive for covid in Scotland over the last 24 hours.It was also revealed that Scotland recorded its highest daily case rate since the country moved beyond the levels system earlier this month.

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Vulnerable Scots should have confidence in the coronavirus vaccine rollout, says Jason Leitch

Jason Leitch. Despite restrictions being relaxed, he has issued an assurance to “at risk” groups that they can carry out everyday activities despite Covid-19 cases continuing to rise.

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Nicola Sturgeon to give covid update today as cases continue to rise across Scotland

First Minister is expected to announce the latest covid figures and address the state of the pandemic across the country. Over the last couple of weeks cases of the deadly virus have risen in Scotland which is down to the spread of the Delta variant which originated in India.

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Scotland's Covid alert level downgraded - what it means for lockdown restrictions

coronavirus alert level has been downgraded as the number of deaths and hospitalisations continues to fall across the country. All of the country’s Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) agreed to move Scotland and the rest of the UK from level four to level three earlier today.

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Nicola Sturgeon to give coronavirus update on lockdown easing in Scotland

today. The First Minister will be joined by Chief Medical Officer Gregor Smith from St Andrew's House as they provide details on planned easing of restrictions across the country.

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Rangers fans told to get test as 'small number' contract coronavirus after breaching lockdown

Glasgow have been told to get a coronavirus test after a number contracted coronavirus.Jillian Evans, head of health intelligence at NHS Grampian, said there may be a further increase in cases across the Glasgow area in the coming week after large crowds gathered in George Square and outside Ibrox.The health chief also encouraged those who have spent time with people who were at the celebrations to be "vigilant" and book a covid test as well.Yesterday Chief Medical Officer Gregor Smith announced that a "small number" of supporters had returned positive tests following the title celebrations.Speaking on Good Morning Scotland earlier today, Jillian said: "I think the advice would be if you were in that situation or part of those crowds, get

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Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update LIVE as hospitality and shops reopening dates to be announced

meeting up outdoors but strict travel restrictions remain in place.

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Rangers fans test positive for coronavirus after flouting lockdown to celebrate title win

Glasgow last weekend.Thousands of supporters of the Govan club took to the streets on Sunday after they were crowned league champions.At the daily briefing today, the Chief Medical Officer said some of those who made their way to George Square and Ibrox had returned positive tests.Gregor Smith confirmed a minority of the people who attended had contracted the virus after flouting strict lockdown rules.He said: "I think it's still too early to know the full picture of the impact of the the events of last weekend in terms of the infection case rate, particularly in west-central Scotland."What we are saying over the last few days is an increase in the number of cases that we're associating with many of those areas, particularly with upticks

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Nicola Sturgeon warns of 'slight increase' in covid cases across Scotland

First Minister said she could not rule out a link between transmissions rising and the limited reopening of primary schools in recent weeks.But she welcomed "significant evidence" which proved the success of the on-going vaccination programme in reducing deaths and illness caused by coronavirus.There were 4,009 confirmed cases of Covid-19 during the last seven days as of Sunday - up from 3,529 cases in the week previous.Chief medical officer Dr Gregor Smith said today he was "not overly concerned" by the slight uptick in cases.It comes as primary schools reopened to all pupils from today, with the First Minister due to give more information on lockdown easing in the months ahead when she updates MSPs at Holyrood tomorrow.Sturgeon said: "It

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Scotland's chief medical officer expects 'surge' in coronavirus cases during summer

Gregor Smith said there was modelling to show that a "surge" is predicted to hit at some point later in the year.Smith was asked about the comments made by England's health chief Chris Whitty yesterday who said he expected to see an increase i cases.He said: "I strongly associate myself with Chris's remarks yesterday. It is a possibility, still, that we will see a further surge later in the summer - most likely.

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Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update LIVE as First Minister facing questions from MSPs on covid committee

First Minister is taking questions from MSPs on the coronavirus committee at Holyrood.Nicola Sturgeon is being quizzed on her handling of the pandemic and how Scotland will exit lockdown in the next couple of weeks and months.MSPs will ask Nicola Sturgeon, and Dr Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, a number of questions on the pandemic.The meeting will take place virtually and can be viewed on the Scottish Government website. We will bring you LIVE updates from the meeting, which is expected to begin at 11am.

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John Swinney says schools reopening in Scotland hasn't caused covid spike

SNP education secretary said that infection levels had continued to fall, despite children in nurseries and P1 to P3 returning to the classroom on February 22 – a move that came two weeks ahead of pupils in England.Swinney today insisted that earlier return had happened “because we felt that was a safe thing for us to be able to do because of the low prevalence amongst younger children”.And Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Gregor Smith, said since then there had only been “one or two small outbreaks” of coronavirus.There have been 501 new cases of the virus recorded in Scotland in the past 24 hours, Swinney announced at Monday’s Covid-19 briefing.Just one death was recorded over that period, though most registrars officers are closed at

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John Swinney coronavirus update LIVE as Deputy First Minister slams Rangers fans

Deputy First Minister slammed supporters who congregated outside Ibrox Stadium and in Glasgow city centre on Sunday in breach of Scotland's tough lockdown rules.Speaking at the Scottish Government's regular media briefing today, Swinney thanked fans "who celebrated at home and followed the rules".Read the full storyDr Gregor Smith, chief medical officer, said at the daily coronavirus briefing: “I think there’s a very real risk that we will see an uptick in infections as a result of some of the scenes over the weekend.“It’s entirely plausible.”The Deputy First Minister slammed club officials for not appealing for supporters to disperse.John Swinney said: “I think it would have been the duty of Rangers to say clearly and simply to fans that

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Covid alert level lowered across whole of UK as virus levels recede

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UK Covid-19 alert level lowered as threat of NHS being overwhelmed is reduced

The UK's Covid-19 alert level has been lowered, as the threat to the NHS being overwhelmed by cases of the virus has receded, the government has announced.

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The UK's Covid-19 alert will be raised to the highest level

direct to your inboxThe UK's Covid-19 alert level will be raised to the highest level, government sources have said.It is understood the alert level will be upgraded from Level Four to Level Five, which means there is a risk that NHS services will be overhwhelmed.The alert level is based on a recommendation by the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) to the chief medical officers.The UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) also released a joint statement recommending the change.The statement, signed by Chief Medical Officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty; Chief Medical Officer for Wales, Dr Frank Atherton; Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Dr Gregor Smith; Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland, Dr Michael McBride and NHS England, National

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Scots care home residents will get Covid-19 vaccine for first time today

Covid-19 vaccine for the first time today. Residents across the country are due to receive their first jab this morning in a bid to save lives.

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Covid vaccines will have only 'marginal impact' on winter hospital numbers, CMOs warn

The coronavirus vaccines will only have a "marginal impact" on hospital numbers in winter, the UK's four chief medical officers have warned.

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Schools reopening will lead to coronavirus R rate soaring above 1, expert warns

coronavirus pandemic depends on keeping the R number – the rate at which the infection spreads – as low as possible.

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Edinburgh Nike conference virus outbreak 'did not spread Covid-19 across Scotland'

Nike conference in Edinburgh did not spread the disease across Scotland, the country's chief medical officer has said.Dr Gregor Smith said today that efforts to contain the virus among those who attended the gathering at a city centre hotel in February appeared to have been successful.The outbreak in Edinburgh took place took place weeks before lockdown was implemented by the Scottish Government - but was only publicly revealed in May.Opposition politicians claimed there had been a "cover-up" and questioned why health bosses did not alert everyone who had passed through the hotel at the time.Speaking at the Scottish Government's daily media briefing, Dr Smith said contact tracing following the Nike conference appeared to have been

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon appoints second deputy chief medical officer

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has appointed a new interim deputy chief medical officer to assist with the coronavirus pandemic.

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Immunisation appointments will continue for children and pregnant women during COVID-19 outbreak

Immunisation appointments for children and pregnant women are continuing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

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Lanarkshire COVID-19 cases rise but health chief says infection rate is slowing

A total of 934 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Lanarkshire.

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Grieving families urged not to delay funerals during Coronavirus pandemic

A top Scottish Government adviser has urged families who have lost relatives to Coronavirus not to delays funerals.

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Scots care homes in crisis after at least 50 deaths at coronavirus-hit facilities

Scotland's care homes are in crisis as deaths from coronavirus spiral and staff raise fears over lack of protective equipment.

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Former Larkhall GP Gregor Smith is Scotland’s new Chief Medical Officer

Scotland’s new Chief Medical Officer is a fomer Larkhall GP.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0