The city of Aberdeen was today put back into lockdown as pubs, cafes and restaurants were shut and its population of more than 200,000 people were banned from travelling more than five miles from their homes.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said 54 infections have now been reported in the local Covid-19 outbreak - double yesterday's figure - and all indoor and outdoor hospitality venues were ordered to close by 5pm today.
Speaking in Edinburgh this afternoon, Ms Sturgeon said the rise in cases heightens fears the Scottish Government is 'dealing with a significant outbreak in Aberdeen that may include some community transmission'.
Residents were told not to enter each other's houses - while extra police officers will be on the streets in the city to ensure residents comply with the reintroduced rules, with Police Scotland saying it will 'continue to engage, educate and encourage people' to follow the restrictions.
5 comments:
I bet everyone is now claiming not to have voted for the Nats... Although to judge by Twitter, she is simply doing what is sensible
The stupidity of it all is breathtaking. It appears the UK has reached a golden sweet spot - continued transmission of the virus, but hardly any deaths. Surely this is what we want? People to get it and recover, and thus become immune (in the short run at least) and work towards a true herd immunity for the UK, but no-one dying? Why would you want to stop this occurring? If deaths started to rise, or hospitalisations, I could see that it might be necessary to take measures, but when its just rising cases that are obviously mainly among the young, fit and healthy, why would you want to stop that?
Scotland has had forty years to get over my leaving. I'm sad that in that time the electorate haven't grown up enough to bin fishwoman and her Schottische Nazionaliste Partei acolytes. I'm not sad, though, that I don't have the Holyrood carbuncle set making decisions on my behalf.
The Nightingale, non used version, hospital is being dismantled, tells us something......
Graeme - politically it could be sensible as she must have a nose for it.
Sobers - "Surely this is what we want?" Good point, this is just what we want.
Jannie - I have a horrible feeling that electorates don't grow up and political parties don't want them to.
Wiggia - it also leave the impression that nobody really expected it to be used, it was only ever built for show.
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