Covid in Scotland: Travel contributed to second wave

Summary

Scientific analysis looking at the make-up of the virus reveals that in the second wave Scotland saw imported strains associated with UK and foreign travel
Nicola Sturgeon says on reflection "we should have been much, much tougher on travel restrictions earlier on in the year"
She went on to say that it would "not be advisable" to book a summer holiday just yet
The latest weekly statistics from the National Registers of Scotland show that between 30 November and 6 December there were 232 death certificates on which Covid was mentioned
That number is 20 fewer than last week. As of 6 December 5,868 deaths have been registered in connection with the virus
The first minister reports that in the past 24 hours, the deaths of a further 39 people who had tested positive for Covid have been registered
A further 897 people have tested positive - including in 225 in Greater Glasgow and Clyde; 150 in Lothian and 147 in Lanarkshire

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39 deaths registered in the last 24 hours with Covidpublished at 12:21 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2020
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Nicola Sturgeon confirms a further 897 people have tested positive for Covid-19. That is 4.6% of the total number of people tested.
This takes the total number of positive cases in Scotland to 102,372.
Health board breakdown:
Ms Sturgeon says the provisional data indicates the breakdown of new cases is as follows:
- NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde: 225
- NHS Lanarkshire: 147
- NHS Lothian: 150
The remaining cases are spread across the other eight mainland health boards.
972 patients are in hospital with a confirmed case (down 11), with 50 being treated in intensive care (down seven).
A further 39 people who tested positive have had their deaths registered in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 3,989 deaths in Scotland by that measure.
The daily briefing is next...published at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2020
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Covid in Scotland: The headlinespublished at 12:08 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2020
- The Scottish government has outlined how it has allocated millions of pounds of extra funding to tackle the impact of the coronavirus pandemic
- Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has told MSPs that £600m has been put aside for health and social care, while £570m is earmarked for business support
- An infection control team is dealing with a coronavirus outbreak at Borders General Hospital
- Next year's Higher and Advanced Highers exams are to be cancelled in Scottish schools
- Meanwhile students' return to universities after Christmas will be staggered
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- All 11 areas living under Scotland's toughest level four coronavirus restrictions are to be downgraded to level three
- It has also been confirmed that three level three areas - Inverclyde, Falkirk and Angus - will move down to level two
- And both Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders will move to level one from level two
- All of the country's other council areas will remain in their current levels.Read more here
- Highland Council has expressed disappointment that more people in the area will not benefit from a relaxation of rules on in-house gatherings
232 deaths linked to Covid in last weekpublished at 12:03 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2020
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A total of 5,868 Scots deaths have been linked to Covid-19, official figures show.
The National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures indicate 232 people died in the week ending 6 December, a decrease of 20 from the previous week.
The figures are higher than the daily figure announced by Nicola Sturgeon because they include all cases where Covid-19 is mentioned on a death certificate, even if the patient had not been tested.
Almost three-quarters of the people who died in the last week were aged 75 and over, and 9% were aged under 65.
PMQs is getting under way...published at 11:59 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2020
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Covid-19 in Scotland: Rules, guidance and advicepublished at 11:57 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2020
1. Scottish government: Coronavirus (COVID-19): what you can and cannot do, external
2. Postcode checker, external for COVID restrictions by protection level in areas of Scotland
3. NHS Inform, external- The latest from NHS Scotland and the Scottish government, including social distancing, face covering and stay at home advice
4. 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
The latest from NHS Scotland and the Scottish government, including social distancing, face covering and stay at home advice.
5. The ready.scot, external website
It has been updated with the latest help and advice and how you can help others. The helpline number remains: 0800 111 4000
6. The Clear Your Head website, external
It's ok to not feel yourself right now, here are some tips to help get you through the pandemic.
Welcome!published at 10:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2020
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Welcome to BBC Scotland's rolling coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.
Nicola Sturgeon will lead the daily Covid-19 briefing from 12.15pm and before that we'll bring you the latest weekly statistics from the NRS.