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Lockdown measures have been re-imposed around Glasgow and western parts of Scotland as coronavirus cases rise.
Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the move after 66 new positive tests were recorded in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area on Tuesday.
Restrictions on visiting other homes will apply to people living in Glasgow, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire as of 12 a.m. M. From Wednesday.
Nicola Sturgeon said: “In the last two days we have seen 314 new cases in Scotland and 135 of these in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.
“If these numbers continue or, and this is the fear, they increase even more, then more people will get sick from Covid-19 and more people will enter the hospital and intensive care.”
She added: “Transmission appears to occur primarily within people’s homes and between homes, rather than in bars and restaurants.
“As of midnight tonight, if you live in the local authority areas of East Renfrewshire, the City of Glasgow or West Dunbartonshire, you must not house people from other households in your home and you must not visit someone else’s home, no matter where it is. ”
On Twitter, Ms Sturgeon said: “I know how difficult this will be, I am a resident of Glasgow so these rules apply to me as well, but are essential to, I hope, nip this in the bud and avoid stricter restrictions” .
5. We expect the restrictions to be in effect for 2 weeks, but will review them after 1 week. I know how difficult this will be, I am a Glasgow resident so these rules apply to me as well, but essential to, I hope, nip this in the bud and avoid stricter restrictions … /
– Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) September 1, 2020
Exceptions, in addition to emergency circumstances or the provision of care to a vulnerable person, were given for extended homes that were established during the closure.
This includes people who live alone, couples who do not live together, and parents who live alone with children under the age of 18.
The measures are expected to be in place for two weeks, however the Scottish government will review them after one week.
‘Multiple clusters’ in Wales linked to the Greek island of Zante
Meanwhile, tourists returning to Wales from the Greek island of Zakynthos will be asked to self-quarantine for 14 days and will be offered tests for Covid-19, the Government of Wales has said.
Health and Social Services Minister Vaughan Gething said public officials had identified “multiple separate groups” linked to the popular holiday island.
There are currently no quarantine restrictions for people returning to the UK from Zante.
The first affected Tui flight will land tonight at Cardiff International Airport and passengers will receive a letter asking them to isolate themselves for two weeks.
They will also be offered a coronavirus test within 48 hours of arriving home and a repeat test eight days after returning.
Gething said he was also asking for a meeting with the UK government and the other delegate nations to discuss further measures.
“Currently there are six groups that add more than 30 cases in the last week of four flights, of which two of these flights landed in England,” he said.
Gething added: “There is an obvious need for us to consider the potential for regulatory changes in Wales that would require travelers arriving in the UK from Greece and possibly elsewhere to isolate themselves upon their return.
The new measures follow reports that passengers on a flight from Zante to Cardiff last week failed to adhere to coronavirus rules.
Public Health Wales has confirmed at least 16 Covid-19 cases from three different parties that were on Flight 6215 from Tui to Cardiff on August 25.
Seven of them were infectious at the time of the flight and the 193 passengers were told to isolate themselves, he said.
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