Covid-19 in Scotland: The headlinespublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 13 October 2020
Here are the headlines from today's briefing and around the country:
- Nearly 1,300 people test positive with Covid-19 in 24 hours
- Seven more people have died with the virus in Scotland
- A total of 527 patients are in hospital with a confirmed case (up 40), with 35 being treated in intensive care
- A self-isolation support grant of £500 is to be open to eligible people who have been self isolating since 28 September
- The UK government's scientific advisers called for a short lockdown in England to halt the spread of Covid-19 last month, newly released documents show
- The first minister stresses the Scottish government's actions are all rooted firmly in scientific advice with a balance having to be struck
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- Scotland's unemployment rate remained at 4.5% over the summer, with 124,000 people seeking work
- A care home owner has criticised plans to relax visiting rules as "premature" and "ill thought out"
- Car-sharing has been a factor in the spread of Covid-19 during an outbreak in the Western Isles
- Fewer than a million passengers travelled through Edinburgh Airport in the past six months - down 91% on the previous year
- The deputy leader of Scottish Labour calls for the Scottish government to 'ramp up the number of tests'
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