Summary

  • The majority of new coronavirus cases in Scotland are in Lanarkshire where a call centre has reported an outbreak

  • Nicola Sturgeon told her daily briefing that she would hold a Scottish government resilience meeting later to "consider further steps" to suppress the virus

  • Over the last 24 hours, 22 new positive cases were found, but there have been no new deaths registered

  • Under one percent of people who are tested are showing positive, Ms Sturgeon says

  • People who travel to Scotland from Spain will no longer have to quarantine for 14 days on arrival

  1. Coronavirus in Scotland: Information and advicepublished at 10:32 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

    Scotland is now in Phase 3 of the route map out of lockdown, external

    2. Test and Protect, external

    If you have Covid-19 symptoms go immediately to NHS Inform online or phone 0800 028 2816 to book a test

    3. NHS Inform, external

    The latest from NHS Scotland and the Scottish government, including social distancing, face covering and stay at home advice.

    4. Clear Your Head, external: It's ok to not feel yourself right now, here's some great tips to help get you through it.people through the pandemic.

  2. Concerns raised about potential uptake of vaccinepublished at 10:23 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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    The number of people in the UK who would refuse a new coronavirus vaccine has risen from 5% to 14% since March, according to a study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

    Prof Heidi J Larson, professor and director of the Vaccine Confidence Project, suggests on BBC Radio Scotland that it is largely down to people feeling less at risk now than they did at the height of the pandemic death rate.

    "Newer vaccines are always met with a bit of suspicion and hesitation," she points out. "People like others to try them first sometimes unless you have a pressing need."

    Although she still does not expect a vaccine to be widely available until next year, Prof Larson thinks the perceived speed of its development is met with a "too fast can't be safe" reaction.

    "We have to do a better job as a scientific community to explain why it's faster - that it's not just a speeded-up, short-changed version of our more usual trials," she adds, pointing out that lessons had been learned from the Ebola outbreak and that funding and technology had been improved since then.

  3. 'Keep the heid' - Follow FACTSpublished at 10:19 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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  4. Oxford vaccine trials to begin in India soonpublished at 10:15 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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    Indian researchers partnering with those at Oxford University on the vaccine say local trials will begin soon after a license has been obtained, reported local media.

    The vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe and triggers an immune response. It is still at development stage though and will go through further rounds of testing.

    The chief of Serum Institute of India, the firm partnering with the UK researchers,said the trials "have shown promising results", external.

    "We will be applying for the licensure trials to the Indian regulator in a week's time. As soon as they grant us permission, we will begin with the trials for the vaccine in India. In addition, we will soon start manufacturing the vaccine in large volumes," Adar Poonawalla told Indian media outlets.

    With more than a million confirmed infections, India has the third-highest caseload in the world after the US and Brazil.

  5. Coronavirus vaccine: Still hurdles to overcomepublished at 10:04 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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    BBC Radio Scotland

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    The good news on the progress in developing a vaccine at the University of Oxford has been widely welcomed, albeit cautiously, by experts who warn it is early days.

    Dr Simon Clarke, Associate professor in Microbiology at the University of Reading, tells Radio Scotland: "This is reason for being optimistic, but it's only phase one clinical trials.

    "We've got phase two and phase three to go through yet and it could fall at either of those hurdles."

    Dr Clarke warns plenty of vaccines do just that.

    Phase two will look at older and younger people and how well their immune system reacts.

    The benefit to people who are shielding will come from the rest of the population taking the vaccine and the creation of herd immunity, he explains. Around 80% of the population will need to take the vaccine for this to happen.

  6. Scottish Cup: final scheduled for 20 Decemberpublished at 09:59 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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    The Scottish Cup final for season 2019-20 will be played on 20 December.

    The Hampden showpiece was originally scheduled for 9 May but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    The semi-finals - Hearts v Hibernian and Celtic v Aberdeen - have been rearranged for 31 October and 1 November.

    The Scottish FA has also announced players who have played for other teams in the competition during last season will not be cup-tied for the games.

  7. FM issues reminder of new briefing timepublished at 09:52 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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  8. 'I took part in the trial but still don't know if I took the new vaccine'published at 09:43 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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    Lydia Guthrie has more of a vested interest more than most in the successful progress so far of a potential coronavirus vaccine trial being developed by a team at Oxford University.

    She volunteered to be a guinea pig for the initial trial - but she still does not know whether the injection she received on 30 April was actually the prototype vaccine, despite experiencing the side-effects being predicted.

    "I had headaches and mild flu symptoms and I was tired for several days after the vaccination," she tells BBC Radio Scotland. "It is the kind of feeling you would get if you got an injection before going on holiday or a flu jab.

    "Half of the group got a control vaccine - meningitis A vaccine - so if it turns out I got the control, at least I now know I am vaccinated against meningitis."

    If it turns out Ms Guthrie has not had the coronavirus vaccine, she would gladly take it in the future, adding: "More importantly, my parents would. I am in an age group that I am not at great risk, but my parents are in their 70s and don't feel safe at all."

  9. Oxford vaccine triggers immune responsepublished at 09:24 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

    So the coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe and triggers an immune response.

    What was your reaction to this news? That's the question on today's call-in on Mornings With Kaye Adams.

    The Oxford trials involving 1,077 people showed the injection led to them making antibodies and T-cells that can fight coronavirus.

    The findings, external are hugely promising, but it is still too soon to know if this is enough to offer protection and larger trials are under way.

    The UK has already ordered 100 million doses of the vaccine.

    Find out more here.

  10. What's your reaction to a potential vaccine?published at 09:12 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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  11. 'It is a race against the virus, not anybody else'published at 09:00 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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    Prof Tess Lambe, who is a member of the Oxford University team that has developed a coronavirus vaccine described the early results as "very promising".

    She told BBC Good Morning Scotland it will now be tested at sites in South Africa and Brazil.

    Prof Lambe said this will help determine whether populations in other parts of the world generate a different immune response.

    She added that, while initial trials focused on those aged 18-55, the next stages will examine older people, including over 70s.

    Prof Lambe also hailed the manner in which the global scientific community is pulling together to find a vaccine for Covid-19.

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    I don't see it as a race against anybody else. I never worked in a field that has been so cooperative and collaborative in my life. It is absolutely a race against the virus, not against anybody else.

    Prof Tess Lambe, Associate Professor of Vaccinology at Oxford University

  12. Orkney Cathedral to re-open to publicpublished at 08:50 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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    St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall will re-open today for private prayer.

    The maximum number allowed inside will be just 20 people.

    There is still no date for when congregational worship will resume.

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  13. Report - UK household incomes fall by 5% in four months of pandemicpublished at 08:41 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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    The drop is twice as much as the fall in household income during the worst full year of the financial crisis 12 years ago.

    The Resolution Foundation says the self employed are among the worst affected.

    Its analysis also suggests poorer households have been helped by the benefits boost in March, but that cutting it back again will end any hope of a recovery of living standards.

  14. Hotels face 'three back-to-back winter seasons'published at 08:29 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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    Russell Imrie of the Edinburgh Hotels Association says room occupancy in the capital this month is less than 20%.

    Mr Imrie told BBC Good Morning Scotland projections for August and September are no more than 50%, compared to 80-90% last year.

    Businesses are dropping rates to attract customers, but he said cities face strong competition from rural and remote locations, with many families opting for self-catering.

    He added that many city centre businesses are "very fragile to the point of collapse" as a result of the pandemic.

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    This reduction in trade has been so dramatic that hotels are facing a crisis of three back-to-back winter seasons. We just came out of the winter of 2019-20 as coronavirus hit. Then we have had a winter like no other during the summer of 2020. And we are now going into the winter of 2020-21.

    Russell Imrie, Edinburgh Hotels Association

  15. 'There could be a Covid-19 vaccine this year'published at 08:18 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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  16. 'Many people have become more physically deconditioned'published at 08:07 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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    Kirsten Lord, founder of Physio Wizard, is providing online assessments for people feeling the effects of home working.

    The chartered physio says there are a number of reasons why the lockdown period has been physically challenging.

    She told Radio Scotland: "Rather than being in an ergonomically designed setting as you would be at work many people are working from their kitchen chairs, on sofas or even beds.

    "But it becomes more complex than that as, during lockdown itself, many people have become more physically deconditioned and they have been gaining weight.

    "Both of those things lead to increased stress on muscles and joints."

    Ms Lord also stressed the "strong relationship" between chronic pain and mental health issues.

    And she said the time delay between developing a problem and getting reliable advice means many people don't manage their conditions early.

  17. Schools and councils urged to do more to support children with autism transition back to mainstream educationpublished at 07:56 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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    The National Autistic Society Scotland says a plan to prepare pupils for returning to class after nearly four months needs to be a priority.

    It's estimated there are more than 6,000 autistic children aged between five and 15 in Scotland.

    The Scottish government says it's developed guidance for schools to support autistic learners on their return.

  18. Vaccine 'breakthrough' and Russia indyref claimspublished at 07:46 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

    The papers hail trials of a virus vaccine and feature claims Russia attempted to influence Scotland's 2014 referendum.

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  19. 'People are absolutely desperate to have a holiday now'published at 07:37 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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    Mike Tibbert, vice president of the Scottish Passenger Agent's Association, said his members are "absolutely delighted" the quarantine rules have been lifted for travel to Spain.

    Mr Tibbert told BBC Good Morning Scotland the country is "phenomenally important" as it is the number one destination for Scots and attracts 60% of holidaymakers.

    And he is confident people will now book up for a sunshine break after the challenges of lockdown, such as home schooling.

    But he warned the recent spike in cases in the US, mean another popular destination, Florida, is "definitely a no go area at the moment."

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    People are absolutely desperate to have a holiday now and there has definitely been a movement and an uptake on the booking front.

    Mike Tibbert, Vice President of the Scottish Passenger Agent's Association

  20. Pub linked to Motherwell Covid outbreak reopenspublished at 07:23 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

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    A pub in Motherwell linked to a coronavirus outbreak in the town will reopen on Tuesday as normal after being closed for a deep clean.

    Eight people have tested positive for the virus after a cluster of cases originated at call centre in North Lanarkshire.

    On Monday night, The Tavern said on its Facebook page, external that because of the precautions in place, no members of the public were at risk and as a result it was unlikely patrons would be contacted by contact tracers.

    It added that its safety measures went “above and beyond government guidelines”.