Nicola Sturgeon Covid update RECAP: First Minister to address Scotland's lockdown restrictions as stricter Portugal travel rules come into force
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Nicola Sturgeon Covid update RECAP: First Minister to address Scotland’s lockdown restrictions as stricter Portugal travel rules come into force
FM calls question from Alexander Cole Hamilton ‘complete nonsense’ and warns against statements that pit areas of the country against each other.
Lothian local instance management team will make decisions on how to deal with high cases in the Capital.
FM: “I don’t mandate to local public health inspectors”
FM: Currently undertaking a general review on physical distancing and parl will be updated when review complete.
FM: There is no minister in the government who is standing in the way (of day services to support unpaid carers) ... apart from the clinical decisions and the need for precaution.
FM: We should make sure vaccine supplies are spread equally.
FM: Support efforts to ramp up production of vaccinations in as many parts of the world as possible.