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The COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland is part of the COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease-2019, caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Scotland on 1 March 2020. [1] Community transmission was first reported on 11 March 2020, and the first confirmed death was on 13 March 2020.
Scotland reports 20,217 cases, its highest daily figures so far, and the first time cases have gone above 20,000. [ 5 ] Second vaccine walk-in clinics open for those aged 12–15 who had their first vaccine twelve or more weeks ago, with them being urged to make an appointment for the vaccine before returning to school.
A further 17 COVID-19 cases are identified on the island of Barra, prompting health officials to describe the situation as "serious, and escalating". [32] 17 January – Doctors leaders have warned that a "patchy supply" of vaccines to GPs surgeries in Scotland is hampering its deployment. [33]
Professor Mark Woolhouse, a member of the Scottish Government COVID-19 Advisory Group, tells the COVID-19 Inquiry that senior members of the Scottish Government "froze" at the beginning of the pandemic, ignoring the advice of experts, and also claims hundreds of people may have died after being told not to "bother" the NHS.
30 new COVID-19 cases are recorded in Scotland, the highest daily rise since 4 June, but no COVID-related deaths are recorded for the fifteenth consecutive day. [ 126 ] The Scottish Government warns people against visiting areas of England subject to lockdown rules, after measures were imposed in Greater Manchester , East Lancashire and West ...
The Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme replaced an earlier COVID-19 Employer Refund Scheme. [ 104 ] [ 105 ] The scheme was replaced by the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme in September 2020, which provided a flat-rate subsidy to qualifying employers whose turnover had fallen 30% based on the numbers of eligible employees on the employer's ...
16 March – Office for National Statistics data for the week ending 7 March (6 March in Scotland) indicates COVID-19 cases are falling in Scotland, but the picture is uncertain in the rest of the UK. In England, the survey suggests that 1,322,000 tested positive for the virus, equating to 2.36% of the population, or around 1 in 40. [67]
The first responses by the UK government to the developing COVID-19 pandemic in England took the form of guidance rather than legislation. Statements by the prime minister and other ministers included advice to schools to cancel trips abroad (12 March); [1] to the public to avoid non-essential travel, crowded places such as pubs and theatres, mass gatherings, and visits to care homes (16 March ...