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Month: March 2020
VIRUS: CHILD CARE IN PLACE FOR KEY WORKERS
“Our education team has worked tirelessly to make appropriate arrangements for those who need them, and we will continue to monitor these plans to ensure they work for everyone.
VIRUS: VISITING SUSPENDED AT LOCAL NHS HOSPITALS
All visitors must use hand sanitiser when entering and leaving clinical areas and must not visit if they are experiencing a persistent cough, fever or flu like symptoms.
VIRUS: NUMBERS 50 TIMES HIGHER THAN OFFICIAL FIGURES
There are currently 719 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Scotland, although the actual number of cases is likely to be in the tens of thousands.
VIRUS: WORKING FOR SAFE PLACES FOR HOMELESS
Simon Community Scotland has sourced the use of two hotels – one in Glasgow, the other in Edinburgh – to provide homeless people with the isolation and care required so that are not exposed to the virus.
VIRUS: NEWSPAPERS ARE SAFE TO READ
In an interview with BBC Radio Scotland, John Innes Centre virologist, George Lomonossoff, who uses molecular biology to understand the assembly and properties of viruses in the United Kingdom said: “Newspapers are pretty sterile because of the way they are printed and the process they’ve been through (to be produced).”