Nicola Sturgeon denies ignoring SAGE advice as temperature checks for hospital visitors ‘under review’

	Oct 16, 2020


	Nicola Sturgeon denies ignoring SAGE advice as temperature checks for hospital visitors ‘under review’

	Nicola Sturgeon rejected opposition claims that she ignored advice from the government’s leading scientific advisory group when developing new restrictions for Scotland.

Coronavirus in Scotland: NHS confirms first Covid-related death in the Western Isles

The first Covid-19-related death in Western Isles has been reported by the NHS.

Travellers arriving in Scotland from Italy face quarantine from Sunday

Italy, San Marino and Vatican City State have lost their exemptions from the UK’s quarantine requirements for international arrivals – and travellers arriving in Scotland from all three destinations will be required to quarantine for 14 day.

Coronavirus in Scotland: Nine people have died from the virus in the last 24 hours

The First Minister has released the latest statistics on coronavirus from her press briefing in St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh.

Coronavirus in Scotland: Campaigners say long Covid sufferers must be given more help

People in Scotland living with the long-term effects of Covid-19 must be given more help by health authorities, a campaign group has said.

When is Remembrance Day 2020? And how the UK will honour the date during the pandemic

Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday events have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic



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