The cumulative total for Orkney of positive cases is now up to 26 and yesterday (15th October) the Western Isles recorded its first death.
Scotland #Covid19 Update: Face Coverings Mandatory in Staff Canteens as Numbers Continue to Rise
Localised Approach to Covid19 in Orkney ?
“”These are not easy issues, but, if there are different ways of protecting our island communities, we are open to them.”
Scotland’s #Covid Amber Alert Warning
“I am today giving the nation advance notice, that the coming days are likely to see some hard but necessary decisions.”
No Move to Phase 4 While Scotland’s #Covid19 Cases Continue to Rise
“”The decisions we all make as individuals, still affect the safety and well-being of our communities.” Nicola Sturgeon
Concerning Rise in Scotland’s Positive #Covid19 Cases
An additional case was reported in Orkney, bringing that total to 17, and across Scotland 160 new cases are confirmed.
Scotland’s Reading Challenge For Young People
The challenge is available to all primary and secondary schools as well as community groups and libraries in Scotland, and aims to build positive reading cultures and improve literacy for young people.
No Room For Complacency #Covid19
“We are also advising people who are not in Aberdeen, not to travel to Aberdeen. “
Another Country
“What’s really annoying them is not that Nicola Sturgeon wants Scotland to be independent: it’s that she acts as though it already is.”
No Local Testing Figures To Be Published
“At this stage, this will be national data though we intend to break it down regionally in the weeks ahead and add more detail to it.” Nicola Sturgeon
“Stick to the rules” Warning as Crowds Flock to Scotland’s Beauty Spots
It was a much tougher stance from the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon on Monday 1st of June after reports of people flocking to beauty spots over the weekend.
