Health

ONE new positive test for Covid-19 has been recorded in the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours.

An Inverness medic has told of the catastrophe facing people in Beirut after flying out to help the city following last week’s massive explosion.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned that the rate of Covid-19 reproduction in the country could be rising amid a spate of virus clusters.

TWO days have now passed since NHS Highland recorded any new cases of Covid-19 in the health board's area.

NHS Highland and its partners in public health are encouraging members of the public to continue following guidance on Covid-19.

NO fresh cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the NHS Highland area in the past day.

There have been no new deaths from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in the last seven days in the NHS Highland area – for a fourth week.

A service providing home care and support to residents in part of the Highlands is to be set up under a new partnership with Highland Hospice.

Around 200 nurses and other NHS staff in Inverness have taken part in a protest demanding fair pay.

Revised plans for a new elective care centre to serve the north of Scotland are being recommended for approval.

TWO new cases of Covid-19 have been detected in the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours.

FORTY-eight hours have now passed since the NHS Highland area last recorded a positive test for Covid-19.

NO new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the Highlands in the past day.

One fresh case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours.

The list of settings where face coverings must be worn in Scotland is expanding to include more spaces such as cinemas, galleries, museums and banks.

NO fresh Covid-19 cases have been diagnosed in the NHS Highland area for the second day running.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned that players who catch Covid-19 by not following safety measures endanger the return of football.

THERE were no positive tests for Covid-19 in the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours ­- but neighbouring NHS Grampian registered another 38.

NHS Grampian has published a list of venues visited by people linked to a coronavirus cluster in Aberdeen, which now faces renewed restrictions.

TWO new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the NHS Highland area ­– ending the region's run of three days without any positive tests.