Use Scotland’s capacity and test all care homes within weeks
18 May 2020
A campaign to test all care home staff and residents could be completed within weeks if the SNP properly used Scotland’s capacity.
The Scottish Conservatives demanded yesterday that everyone living and working in care homes should be tested for coronavirus to halt the spread which is killing hundreds...Read More »
Carlaw: We need 100% testing in care homes
17 May 2020
Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw has called on regular, 100% testing to be carried out in all care homes in Scotland.
Currently care workers can be tested, but care homes only qualify for tests if they have a confirmed case of the virus, or if they belong to...Read More »
Lockdown plan needed for 1 in 3 Scots who live in flats
17 May 2020
Nicola Sturgeon must come up with a lockdown plan for people without gardens, after it emerged a third of Scots live in flats or similar accommodation.
The First Minister is expected to provide an update on coronavirus restrictions in coming days as Scots face up to more weeks...Read More »
£100m black hole in council funding to fight Covid-19 revealed
15 May 2020
Local councils are facing a £100m black hole in their fight against coronavirus according to the latest analysis provided by Cosla.
The document, entitled ‘Additional costs faced by local government during Covid-19’ details that, from March to the end of June 2020, local councils will be out of...Read More »
Revealed: the SNP’s missed 80k tests in May
15 May 2020
The SNP missed its own coronavirus testing target by almost 80,000 in the first fortnight of May, it has been revealed.
By the end of last month, the Scottish Government said it would be conducting 10,000 Covid-19 tests every day as a key tactic in the fight against...Read More »