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05.12.2021 / 16:53

Nicola Sturgeon adviser warns it is 'too late’ to stop Omicron variant

A Government science adviser has warned it is “too late” to effectively halt the spread of the Omicron variant in the UK.

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24.01.2024 / 15:57

SNP ministers wanted 'more cautious' approach to lockdown than in England, covid inquiry told

SNP ministers insisted on adopting a "more cautious" approach to easing lockdown restrictions than in England, the UK Covid Inquiry has heard.

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05.12.2021 / 16:21

New travel restrictions 'too late to make a material difference', expert claims

New travel restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the Omicron covid variant are a case of 'shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted', an expert has said.

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26.07.2021 / 12:45

Scotland's Euro 2020 exit helped drive down covid infections, claims government adviser

against England at Wembley. Daily covid case numbers in Scotland climbed to a peak of more than 4,000 per day in late June but have been steadily dropping since.

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14.04.2021 / 16:14

Outdoor meetings 'very safe' with little chance of covid spreading, says Nicola Sturgeon adviser

Professor Mark Woolhouse, an expert in infectious diseases at the University of Edinburgh, made the comments as travel restrictions across Scotland are set to end on Friday. Scots will also be able to meet up outdoors in groups of six from up to six different households.But there remains a widespread assumption among some people that meetings outdoors still pose a threat of spreading covid.

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28.03.2021 / 16:42

No coronavirus deaths registered overnight in Scotland but 422 positive cases

coronavirus in Scotland over the last 24 hours, but no deaths. The Scottish Government released the latest figures on Sunday afternoon bringing the total number of confirmed Covid cases to 217,127 since the start of the pandemic.

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28.03.2021 / 15:34

Scots Covid scientist 'nervous' over plans to lift Scotland’s lockdown restrictions in full by June

scientist has warned that plans for a full lockdown relaxation in June may be ‘over-optimistic’ despite the vaccine rollout success. Mark Woolhouse, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh, believes that people will need to be ‘alert’ to coronavirus for years to come.

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17.02.2021 / 15:33

Beach holidays could be allowed soon - but not abroad

direct to your inboxBrits could be allowed a trip to the beach soon, but not on foreign holidays.Experts, who make recommendations to SAGE, have suggested to MPs that beach holidays could be one of first things to be allowed again even before the summer.They have advised the Science Committee how restrictions could be lifted in the coming weeks.Professor Mark Woolhouse, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh, told the Science and Technology Committee said there was "very little evidence of outdoor transmission".He also suggested such activities that were not "mass gatherings" could soon be restarted. Will you be booking a trip abroad anytime soon? Have your say below Prof Woolhouse said: "There were no

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13.10.2020 / 23:15

Herd immunity 'critical' in long term as Edinburgh University expert slaps down Matt Hancock

pandemic as he slapped down Westminster Health Secretary Matt Hancock who had earlier dismissed the concept. Mark Woolhouse, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh, was responding to comments by the Tory Health Secretary that it is "a flawed goal".

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27.09.2020 / 15:17

Human rights of students may be violated by campus lockdowns in Scotland, says Labour

campus lockdowns across Scotland, Richard Leonard has warned. The Scottish Labour leader criticised ministers at Holyrood and Westminster for failing to heed expert advice on the risks posed by undergraduates returning en masse to halls of residence this month.

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10.07.2020 / 07:23

Scottish Government coronavirus advisor slammed for moving to island holiday home with family

A Scottish Government coronavirus adviser ignored Nicola Sturgeon’s advice and stayed at his island holiday home hours before lockdown restrictions were put in place.

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