Tag: Scotland

Figures show that Boxing Day shopping footfall in Scotland fell by 48% from 2019.

On December 27th, the Scottish Government will close all nightclubs for at least three weeks.

The SNP Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has said that the Scottish Government will inevitably bring in additional Covid restrictions, with Nicola Sturgeon expected to announce a series of new measures tomorrow.

We're publishing a guest post on the Daily Sceptic by a a pharmaceutical company exec looking at the effect of 'Plan B'-like measures in Scotland and Wales and concluding they will make zero difference to omicron's impact.

New guidance from the Scottish Government says that entire classes will have to self-isolate if anyone tests positive for the Omicron variant, which could lead to another cancellation of summer exams.

Todholm Primary in Renfrewshire, Scotland, has been closed for a week due to a ‘suspected’ outbreak of the Omicron variant, with many pupils and members of staff currently in self-isolation.

The Scottish Government requires that all schools must leave their windows open to help stop the spread of Covid, which has lead to teachers and pupils sitting in cold classrooms.

John Swinney is under pressure to scrap vaccine passports after a new Oxford study found the double-jabbed are just as likely to pass on COVID-19 as unvaccinated people.

Despite warnings from the Scottish Government that it may be illegal, some employers have taken it into their own hands whether to reject applicants over their vaccination status.

The SNP Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, has said that the Scottish Government is considering widening the use of its vaccine passport scheme to halt a winter surge in Covid cases.