“My decisions will be driven by what is best to tackle this virus and reduce its harms. “We are working well as four nations, the virus doesn’t respect the border between Scotland and England, and England and Wales so we must make sure we try and align our decision making as much as possible but … 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
Humiliated Nicola Sturgeon today admitted that the resignation of Scotland’s chief medical officer for flouting her own lockdown rules will damage the coronavirus response. The Scottish First Minister said it was ‘far from idea’ to have lost the expertise of Dr Catherine Calderwood – who twice drove to a second home in defiance of the crucial guidelines. … Read more
Scotland’s chief medical officer has been warned by police after she was photographed visiting her family’s second home in Fife during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr Catherine Calderwood and her family were spotted near her coastal retreat in Earlsferry this weekend. It comes just days after the 51-year-old tweeted a photo of her family from their … 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