Cases of Covid-19 in Scottish care homes increase by 125
A sixth resident with Covid-19 dies at Skye care home
Deal struck to supply PPE from Scottish sources
£2bn UK government package to encourage cycling and walking to work after lockdown
The strain and marks from a mask show on this nurses face as deaths from the virus continue to soar across the UK.
By Democrat reporter
More people are now likely to go to hospital or GP with non Covid-19 symptoms than they were a fortnight ago, according to new research.
Slightly more than half of those surveyed (51%) said they would not avoid going to their GP practice or a hospital at the moment compared to 41% two weeks earlier.
And, while about a third (34%) agreed they would still delay attending their GP or hospital, the figure was 45% before the NHS Is Open campaign.
Dr Carey Lunan, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners in Scotland, said: “I want to reiterate that, if it’s urgent, it’s urgent, and it is just as important as ever for people to seek help if they have an urgent health concern, or are worried about a potential cancer symptom.”
Prof Jason Leitch, Scotland’s national clinical director, also stressed the importance of immunisation appointments.
Castle View and Crosslet Care Home in Dumbarton, where there have been deaths.
The latest Scottish government figures show 470 adult care homes (44%) with a current case of Covid-19 as at 7 May have gone up from 453 (42%) at 5 May,
There are now 608 homes (56%) that have lodged at least one suspected case since the start of the epidemic.
The figures show 4,406 cumulative cases of suspected Covid-19 in care homes – up 125 on the previous day.
A total of 6,441 staff – or about 3.9% – of the NHS workforce are reporting absent due to a range of reasons related to Covid-19, a fall of 86.
Meanwhile,3,672 staff were reported as absent in adult care homes based on returns from 822 (76%) homes as at 5 May, representing 8.5% of all staff, although it should be noted that figures are calculated differently from NHS absences.
UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced a £2bn package to put cycling and walking at heart of the UK government’s transport policy.
There will also be a national cycling plan published in June to help double cycling and increase walking in England by 2025.
He says “swift emergency plans” will allow for pop-up bike lanes, wider pavements and cycle and bus-only streets.
On 28 April, the Scottish Government pledged £10m to support a pop-up active travel infrastructure.
Two people had to be rescued after they defied the lockdown and got into difficulty on a boat while under the influence of alcohol.
HM Coastguard says the incident happened on a day when the number of UK call-outs soared by 54%.
A total of 97 incidents were recorded on Friday, which was a public holiday for VE Day, including 16 in Scotland.
Coastal operations area commander Ross Greenhill said reckless behaviour by a minority is putting lives at risk.
The figure was the highest recorded since the lockdown started on 23 March and compares to a daily average of 63 for the previous month.
The number of daily coronavirus tests fell below Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s 100,000 target for a seventh consecutive day.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said 96,878 tests were conducted in the 24 hours to 09:00 BST on Saturday, down from 97,029 the day before.
A further 346 people in the UK have died after testing positive for Covid-19, taking the total number of deaths recorded in the country to 31,587 as of 5pm on Friday.
The public transport network must be protected as lockdown is lifted, the UK’s transport secretary is expected to say at a press conference on Saturday.
The BBC understands Grant Shapps will encourage the public to continue to work from home if they can.
Those who need to travel to work will be urged to consider more active ways to travel like walking and cycling.
Extra funding is likely to be announced for English local authorities to help alter road networks to facilitate this. It is a devolved issue and Scotland announced funding for “active travel infrastructure” in April.
Mr Shapps will talk about using the unique “opportunity” of the lockdown restrictions to change the way people get to work.
The Scottish government has turned to crowd-sourcing to come up with ideas to ease the coronavirus lockdown, setting up a website inviting people to debate the way forward.
Are any of the ideas any good, and will they make any difference?
More people are now likely to go to hospital or GP with non Covid-19 symptoms than they were a fortnight ago, according to new research.
Slightly more than half of those surveyed (51%) said they would not avoid going to their GP practice or a hospital at the moment compared to 41% two weeks earlier.
And, while about a third (34%) agreed they would still delay attending their GP or hospital, the figure was 45% before the NHS Is Open campaign.
Dr Carey Lunan, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners in Scotland, said: “I want to reiterate that, if it’s urgent, it’s urgent, and it is just as important as ever for people to seek help if they have an urgent health concern, or are worried about a potential cancer symptom.”
Prof Jason Leitch, Scotland’s national clinical director, also stressed the importance of immunisation appointments.
Castle View and Crosslet Care Home in Dumbarton, where there have been deaths.
The latest Scottish government figures show 470 adult care homes (44%) with a current case of Covid-19 as at 7 May have gone up from 453 (42%) at 5 May,
There are now 608 homes (56%) that have lodged at least one suspected case since the start of the epidemic.
The figures show 4,406 cumulative cases of suspected Covid-19 in care homes – up 125 on the previous day.
A total of 6,441 staff – or about 3.9% – of the NHS workforce are reporting absent due to a range of reasons related to Covid-19, a fall of 86.
Meanwhile,3,672 staff were reported as absent in adult care homes based on returns from 822 (76%) homes as at 5 May, representing 8.5% of all staff, although it should be noted that figures are calculated differently from NHS absences.
UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced a £2bn package to put cycling and walking at heart of the UK government’s transport policy.
There will also be a national cycling plan published in June to help double cycling and increase walking in England by 2025.
He says “swift emergency plans” will allow for pop-up bike lanes, wider pavements and cycle and bus-only streets.
On 28 April, the Scottish Government pledged £10m to support a pop-up active travel infrastructure.
Two people had to be rescued after they defied the lockdown and got into difficulty on a boat while under the influence of alcohol.
HM Coastguard says the incident happened on a day when the number of UK call-outs soared by 54%.
A total of 97 incidents were recorded on Friday, which was a public holiday for VE Day, including 16 in Scotland.
Coastal operations area commander Ross Greenhill said reckless behaviour by a minority is putting lives at risk.
The figure was the highest recorded since the lockdown started on 23 March and compares to a daily average of 63 for the previous month.
The number of daily coronavirus tests fell below Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s 100,000 target for a seventh consecutive day.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said 96,878 tests were conducted in the 24 hours to 09:00 BST on Saturday, down from 97,029 the day before.
A further 346 people in the UK have died after testing positive for Covid-19, taking the total number of deaths recorded in the country to 31,587 as of 5pm on Friday.
The public transport network must be protected as lockdown is lifted, the UK’s transport secretary is expected to say at a press conference on Saturday.
The BBC understands Grant Shapps will encourage the public to continue to work from home if they can.
Those who need to travel to work will be urged to consider more active ways to travel like walking and cycling.
Extra funding is likely to be announced for English local authorities to help alter road networks to facilitate this. It is a devolved issue and Scotland announced funding for “active travel infrastructure” in April.
Mr Shapps will talk about using the unique “opportunity” of the lockdown restrictions to change the way people get to work.
The Scottish government has turned to crowd-sourcing to come up with ideas to ease the coronavirus lockdown, setting up a website inviting people to debate the way forward.
Are any of the ideas any good, and will they make any difference?