Coronavirus

What are Covid symptoms in 2023?

Online comedy didn't quite take off during the Covid pandemic (Picture: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images)

Video chat and incoming relatives have given me a bad case of pandemic nostalgia

These 13 eerie photos show Edinburgh’s empty streets during the early days of the first lockdown in 2020

13 photos of Edinburgh’s empty streets during first lockdown

Scotland's streets were eerily quiet in the wake of the Prime Minister's coronavirus lockdown.

29 photos of Scotland's empty streets from the start of lockdown

Humza Yousaf holds a baby during an event in Glasgow as he campaigns to become the next SNP leader (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Yousaf needs to take time out from campaigning to address NHS crisis

Many of those who died from Covid in Scotland lived in care homes (Picture: Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)

Who will take responsibility for Covid care home scandal? – John McLellan

The Covid vaccine has saved tens of millions of lives worldwide (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/pool/Getty Images)

Danger of repeated Covid infections provides fresh incentive to get booster jag

The Covid Requiem will be performed in St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Palmerston Place, on Thursday and Friday, November 10 and 11, at 7pm.

Covid Requiem a chance to remember lives lost to pandemic

Humza Yousaf urged Scots to get Covid-19 booster jabs

New figures show Covid-19 infections are on the rise in Scotland

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One more Covid death recorded in Midlothian

Don't ignore calls to get your COVID-19 booster jab

People urged not to ignore COVID-19 booster invitation

Asda bum tattoo a real tribute to supermarket staff who fed us during pandemic

The numbers have risen.

Confirmed Covid deaths in Scotland rise

Picture Michael Gillen. All adults aged 65 years or over will be contacted with a scheduled appointment for their COVID-19 booster and flu vaccination.

People aged 65 and over in Lothian to get winter booster jab as Scotland’s winte...

Medical staff preparing shots of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. Picture: PA

'Next generation' dual Covid booster jab targeting two strains approved for use

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One more Covid death recorded in Midlothian
There was one more coronavirus death recorded over the latest weekly period in Midlothian.

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The study has revealed three 'sub-types' of long Covid. Picture: PA

Three 'types' of long Covid exist, study shows

Future generations will want to learn about life under lockdown (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Covid lockdown: Boris Johnson was right, we did get through it – Susan Dalgety

A person simulating taking a Covid 19 lateral flow test. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

One in 20 Covid patients suffer long-term smell or taste issues

The number of Scots hospitalised with Covid-19 has decreased, latest figures have revealed.

Covid-19 hospitalisation figures decrease by 6.3%, figures show

A dose of a Covid vaccine. Researchers have found a hepatitis outbreak amongst children was not linked to Covid

Outbreak of hepatitis in young children ‘not linked to Covid-19’

There has been another increase in cases in Scotland

Sturgeon warns of 'further waves' amid seven-week case spike

Many areas of Edinburgh still have higher numbers of new cases.

12 Edinburgh areas with the highest number of new covid cases

Figures show an increase in absence rates in almost all Edinburgh's high schools between 2018 and 2020.

'Let's save pupils from educational Long Covid'

The Scottish Tories have issued a warning over Scotland's health system for this winter. Picture: John Devlin

Tories warn of ‘winter storm’ in Scotland’s emergency departments

All over-50s will be offered boosters

Covid boosters for all over-50s amid soaring infections
Everyone over the age of 50 will be offered a Covid-19 booster and flu jab this autumn, amid soaring infections across the country.

Covid vaccines have weakened the link between infection and serious illness.

Hundreds of Covid deaths in West Lothian and Falkirk – as UK death toll tops 200...

A woman painting red hearts on the COVID-19 Memorial Wall opposite the Houses of Parliament at Embankment, central London, in memory of the more than 145,000 people who have died in the UK from coronavirus. PA.

Hundreds of Covid deaths in Midlothian – as UK death toll tops 200,000

Coronavirus deaths in Scotland increased by more than a third in the most recent week, figures have showed.

Covid-related deaths in Scotland increase for fifth week

The National Covid Memorial Wall in London.

Number of UK Covid deaths passes 200,000, ONS data shows

Scotland’s coronavirus-related death toll has passed 15,000, new figures have revealed.

Scotland’s Covid death toll passes 15,000, figures show

There has been a huge spike in new cases of Covid-19 in Scotland

Covid Scotland: Massive hike in number of cases recorded in one week

Scottish Labour has branded moves to end unlimited sick pay for NHS workers suffering from long Covid 'reckless'. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Ending unlimited long Covid sick pay for NHS staff 'reckless'; argue Labour

Passengers travel through Edinburgh Airport wearing face masks. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

One in 18 people in Scotland have Covid as cases rise

Teenager Eve Thomson receives a Covid vaccination last year. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Officials 'concerned, but not panicking' over spike in Covid cases

Nurse Caroline Macdonald has been unable to work regularly for two years because of Long Covid.

Long Covid sufferer's plea for more help

Covid face mask row thug was fined at Edinburgh Sheriff Court

East Lothian Crime: Musselburgh Covid rage thug punched shop worker in mask row

Those who have not yet had their spring Covid booster are being urged to come forward.

Yousaf urges those eligible to come forward for spring booster

NHS Lothian has warned that increasing cases of Covid-19 are placing mounting pressure on hospital and community services.

NHS Lothian ‘under pressure’ as Covid cases rise

A teenager Eve receiving a Covid vaccination in Barrhead. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Sturgeon says it would be 'sensible' to wear face masks indoors as cases surge

A student at St Andrew University participates in testing of a lateral flow antigen test facility in November 2020. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Expert says Scottish Government may have to consider reintroducing more testing

A recent report found severe restrictions imposed on care home residents during the Covid pandemic may have contributed to deaths.

Report finds 'discrimination' against care homes contributed to deaths

Now data reveals Covid-related deaths in Scotland in the second week of June were almost double the number from the previous week

Scottish Covid deaths almost double in a week, figures show

Greig Brown fears Long Covid could mean he never regains the health and fitness he once had.

Lothian pilot scheme helps Long Covid patients

Ambulance workers are completing shifts as long as 20 hours. Picture: NationalWorld

The incredible shifts being worked by Scottish ambulance workers revealed

Health secretary Humza Yousaf. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images

A&E clinicians facing 'most pressured time', declares Yousaf

The number of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Scotland increased last week, according to the latest figures. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Coronavirus infections rise in Scotland

Alice Jenkins initially thought she had Covid. (Image: SWNS)

Edinburgh student mistook meningitis for Covid

Nicola Sturgeon should prioritise issues like long Covid and delay her plans for a second independence referendum (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Sturgeon is trolling Scotland over Indyref2 millions – Susan Dalgety

Long covid has caused ongoing problems for many.

Covid Scotland: MSP calls for long covid clinics

An estimated two million people in the UK are suffering from Long Covid. Picture: NationalWorld

Record two million people in UK suffering from Long Covid

A stubborn minority” also question the scientific consensus on vaccine safety

A third of UK adults believe Government 'exaggerating' Covid deaths

A therapist explains test results to a long Covid patient (Picture: Bartosz Siedlik/AFP via Getty Images)

Why long Covid sufferers would get better treatment if they moved to England

Some 155,000 Scots are waiting for vital diagnostic tests

Huge rise as 155,000 Scots are waiting for diagnostic health tests