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10 June – Office for National Statistics data shows that COVID-19 cases in Scotland have increased over a week from one in 50 to one in 40. [ 98 ] 11 June – Leading epidemiologist Professor Linda Bauld says there is no need for a return to COVID measures in Scotland after Office for National Statistics data showed an increase in cases.
Police Scotland says it has issued 33 fixed penalty fines for breach of COVID rules in the first five days of Scotland's tough new travel restrictions. [311] 29 November – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon defends her handling of the COVID crisis after figures indicate Scotland to have a higher death rate in recent weeks.
COVID-19 policies in Scotland began to diverge with those elsewhere in the UK as the first lockdown was lifted starting in April 2020. The Scottish government pursued a zero-COVID strategy aiming to eliminate the virus entirely in 2020, lifted lockdown rules more gradually than the rest of the country, and expanded testing capacity.
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 ...
NHS Louisa Jordan hosted COVID-19 vaccine clinics from 8 December 2020. [6] The hospital's last day of operation was 31 March 2021 and its mass vaccination clinic relocated to the OVO Hydro. [7] The last day of the vaccination clinic was 18 July 2021. [8]
The majority of Scotland's civil servants continue to work from home, and with general elections slated for next year the four-day work-week pilot could demonstrate how new policies can be ...
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/568) were introduced by way of a statutory instrument made by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, using emergency powers available to him under sections 45B, 45F(2) and 45P(2) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984. [1]
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 – March 2020; Families First Coronavirus Response Act – March 2020; Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) – Includes $1200 stimulus checks, March 2020; Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act – April 2020