As the number of cases tested positive rises it is sensible to not panic buy sanitiser – depriving some people of it and increasing the chance of infection in the general public.
Washing your hands regularly and using hankies (which you then bin) will help stop the spread.
The cruise ship season has already begun in Orkney and this will soon be followed by a large increase in visitors who come in by ferries and planes.
Today (9th of March) as of 2pm 2,078 tests were confirmed negative, 23 were positive. Updates in Scotland
| Health board | Positive cases |
|---|---|
| Ayrshire and Arran | 1 |
| Fife | 2 |
| Forth Valley | 2 |
| Grampian | 4 |
| Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 3 |
| Lanarkshire | 3 |
| Lothian | 5 |
| Shetland | 2 |
| Tayside | 1 |
