Critical workers are to be exempt from self-isolation under new Scottish Government plans, it has emerged.
View email online | | | | | | | | | Jul 23, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | Sam Shedden | | Engagement Editor |
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Good morning, Welcome to Friday's newsletter from The Scotsman. Are you or someone you know self-isolating? Thousands across the UK are now having to self-isolate due to contact with Covid-19 positive people, leading to staff shortages for many employers. Now, critical workers are to be exempt from self-isolation under new Scottish Government plans. It is understood the scheme, to be announced today will cover people working in fields including health and social care. Check in on our homepage through the day for the latest. From just £3 a month you'll gain unlimited access to The Scotsman website, see 70 per cent fewer online ads and get use of our newspaper app (Digital+) which includes all print editions of The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday. Subscribe here, today. | |
| | | | | | | Critical workers in Scotland to avoid self-isolation under move set to be announced | | | | | | | | Critical workers are to be exempt from self-isolation under new Scottish Government plans, it has emerged. | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Two years of Boris Boris Johnson was elected Conservative leader two years ago today, seeing off Jeremy Hunt in a race that felt more like a procession than an actual contest. A lot has happened in those two years, not least the global Covid-19 pandemic. In that time he has got Brexit done, delivered the biggest Tory majority since the 1980s and seen the SNP fail to get a majority in the Holyrood elections. But it's been anything but a quiet tenure... The Olympics is here Steph Twell and Eilish McColgan will make history after being named among the dozen Scots runners selected by Team GB for the Olympic Games in Tokyo starting today. The 12, which also includes Laura Muir Jemma Reekie, Jake Wightman and Andrew Butchart, form one-sixth of the track and field squad heading to Japan. Good luck to the whole of Team GB. Here's how you can watch the opening ceremony. Scotland's hottest day Yesterday was officially the hottest day this year in Scotland with temperatures nearly hitting the 30C mark in the south-west. The heat is also triggering a few thunderstorms while grey and murky skies continue to plague some eastern coastal areas and the Northern Isles in Scotland. | |
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