Covid-19 update 28th October; surge in cases in Fife and first admissions to ITU for months
Over the 7 days up to the 28th October, 600 further cases were diagnosed in Fife and 386 in Tayside and, for the first...
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Town and Gown communities failed by party politics
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New short-term lets legislation proposed
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Number of University Covid cases rises to 25
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Four more student Covid-19 cases
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Students face weekend lockdown
Following the identification of three University cases of Covid-19, and a sustained rise in cases within Scotland, Princ...