Coronavirus - National News

The Justice Secretary says there have been fewer problems with lockdown breaches this weekend compared to last Saturday and Sunday.

Matt Hancock says the number of people attached to ventilators has fallen to 571 from more than 3000 on April 12.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that Scotland’s economy “may not see a return to pre-crisis levels for a number of years.”

Transport secretary Grant Shapps confirms that they were either 'carried out or posted out'

THE number of confirmed positive tests for Covid-19 in the Highlands has actually fallen – after the Scottish Government corrected its daily figures.

Health secretary Jeane Freeman has announced clinical need will take precedence as moves are made to restart cancer surgery across the country.

He announced the move amid fears of a second peak being triggered by arrivals in the UK

A FURTHER case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in the NHS Highland area.

A total of 111 people have died in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 – an increase of four from a week ago.

The UK health secretary has thanked frontline workers from ethnic minorities as a report confirmed coronavirus disproportionately affects them.

A NEW Scottish Government fund has been set up to help B&Bs across the Highlands who had missed out on previous rounds of emergency funding.

NO fresh cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the NHS Highland in the past 24 hours.

The people of Scotland have been called on to start wearing face coverings in all enclosed spaces to protect both themselves and others.

The UK Government has announced an unprecedented package of support to protect jobs and support business across the UK during the coronavirus outbreak

The UK health secretary has called on everybody to get tested if they experience Covid-19 symptoms as testing capacity is outstripping demand.

THE Highlands' four day run without freshly confirmed cases of Covid-19 has ended after one more person was diagnosed with the coronavirus.

Covid-19 lockdown restrictions could be reimposed, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, warned after reports of widespread ignoring of guidance.

The UK has seen its lowest number of daily Covid-19 deaths since March 24 according to communities secretary Robert Jenrick.

Scotland's health secretary Jeane Freeman has told people in the shielded category "we have not forgotten you".

For the fourth day in a row there have been no additional confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Highlands, the latest figures have shown.