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Last update: Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 2:26 PM
- 39 new deaths in Scotland in the last 24 hours
- More than 300 deaths in the last two weeks
- 832 new cases of Covid-19 in Scotland
- MSPs urge Scots to get tested upon arrival upon entering the country
- The Prime Minister will address Parliament today and review Scotland’s level restrictions
- The world’s first effective coronavirus vaccine had shown positive results in its preliminary tests
See Nicola Sturgeon’s report for MSP LIVE here:
Nicola Sturgeon: 39 new deaths in Scotland
Sturgeon has confirmed that there have been 39 new deaths in Scotland in the last 24 hours.
It means that there have been more than 300 deaths in the last two weeks.
The Prime Minister also said that 832 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Scotland since yesterday.
Nicola Sturgeon to address MSPs shortly
The Prime Minister is expected to deliver a short update on the latest coronavirus statistics in Scotland, before announcing the results of the Scottish government’s review of its lockdown tier system.
Today there will be no briefing of the Prime Minister at lunchtime, instead an announcement will be made in Parliament shortly after 2:00 p.m.
If you’ve joined us today looking forward to our regular updates from Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s 12:15 pm briefing, you will have noticed there are none.
The daily briefing was canceled today and instead an announcement will be made in parliament sometime after 2pm.
The announcement is slated to be a review of current lockdown restrictions, but the exact time has yet to be confirmed.
A weekly review of the current rules is expected to take place and the results of the changes to take effect on Friday of each week.
GCSE and A-level exams will be canceled in Wales next summer and grades will be based on classroom assessments.
End-of-year exams in Wales will be phased out in 2021, Welsh Education Minister Kirsty Williams announced.
The GCSE, AS-level and A-level exams will be replaced by courses and assessments amid the ongoing disruption to schools caused by the coronavirus.
Ms Williams said the ongoing pandemic makes it “impossible to ensure a level playing field for exams” and the decision “takes the pressure off the students.”
She said, “The well-being of students and ensuring fairness throughout the system is critical to our decision-making process.
“Based on the recommendations of both the Qualifications Wales and the Independent Review, there will be no testing for GCSE or AS level students next year. A-level students will also not be required to take tests.
“We remain optimistic that the public health situation will improve, but the main reason for my decision is fairness; the time that students will spend in schools and universities will vary greatly, and in this situation, it is impossible to guarantee a level of level play. ” field for examinations “.
Organizers struck after drive-in events at Edinburgh Airport were canceled due to ‘Level 3’ restrictions
A number of drive-in screenings at Edinburgh Airport have been canceled due to ongoing Level 3 restrictions in the city.
Organizers have been forced to tune out screenings of classic movies like Back to the Future, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Mamma Mia and Rocketman.
They have admitted that the uncertainty over the four days of planned projections, in which at least 50 employees would have been working it, had led to the decision.
A statement from Unique Events read: “Due to the current level of Covid protection in the Edinburgh area, we are not allowed to host Drive In Movies at Edinburgh Airport and we have made the difficult decision to cancel the November event.
BREAK: We can reveal that there will almost certainly be no change in Edinburgh’s coronavirus level today.
The Scottish government has told the heads of the Edinburgh council that they expect to remain at level three of the coronavirus restrictions, and that it is considering moving parts of western Scotland to level four.
Edinburgh City Council Chief Executive Andrew Kerr today gave an update to councilors describing the outcome of a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister John Swinney and council leaders last night.
Speaking at a meeting of the council’s policy and sustainability committee, Mr. Kerr said: “This will be a very up-to-date update as I was speaking with the deputy prime minister last night.
“It is therefore highly probable, although not confirmed, that the Scottish government and cabinet will recommend that we remain at level three for one more week.”
Health Secretary Matt Hancock chooses to flee rather than fight in footage of him quickly walking away from the Good Morning Britain reporter after being asked why he boycotted the show for 196 days.
Our Westminster correspondent Alexander Brown retweeted images of the Secretary of Health on the run from Nick Dixon of Good Morning Britain after refusing to commit to appear on the show.
‘Lockdown’ has been named by Collins Dictionary as the word of the year for 2020
The dictionary said it added the term because it “encapsulates the shared experience of billions of people who have had to restrict their daily lives to contain the virus.”
Collins’ lexicographers recorded more than a quarter of a million uses of the word ‘confinement’ during 2020, compared to just 4,000 the year before.
According to the dictionary, the blockade is defined as “the imposition of strict restrictions on travel, social interaction and access to public spaces.”
Helen Newstead, Language Content Consultant at Collins, said: “With many countries entering a second lockdown, it is not a word of the year to celebrate, but it is perhaps one that sums up the year for most of the world.”
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the NHS is ready to begin providing the new coronavirus vaccine ‘as quickly as safely possible’
The BBC reported that when asked if the vaccine could be available by Christmas, Hancock said it was “ absolutely a possibility ”, although he expects the massive rollout to be in the early part of 2021.
The first results show that the new vaccine could prevent more than 90% of people from contracting coronavirus. The vaccine is currently one of 11 that are in the final stages of testing.
The pharmaceutical companies that developed the vaccine, Pfizer and BioNTech intend to apply for emergency approval to use the vaccine later this month, which means that some people may get the vaccine this year.
People will need two doses of the vaccine to work effectively, and the UK has ordered 40 million doses.
Boris Johnson has warned people not to “trust this news as a solution” as it is still “very, very early.”
Hancock told BBC Breakfast this morning that they “just don’t know” how many people should get vaccinated before life can return to normal.
He said: “So the trials can tell you if a vaccine is clinically safe and if it is effective in protecting a person from the disease. What we cannot know, until we have vaccinated a significant proportion of the population, is how much the transmission of the disease stops “.
Classrooms across Scotland are facing ongoing disruptions from Covid due to increasing numbers of absent staff and students, the BBC may reveal.
Figures revealed showed that 24,412 students and 2,200 school staff members were in isolation due to positive tests or because of being identified through contact tracing.
One teacher, who preferred to remain anonymous, told BBC Scotland that it was “difficult” to maintain normal lessons with so many students away.
“As the period has progressed, particularly since the October holidays, we are seeing an increasing level of stress and anxiety,” he said. “There is a feeling among teachers that what we are doing now is not really what we signed up for.
“We are called frontline workers, but we are not given any of the protections that other frontline workers have.”
Good morning, today we will cover the Prime Minister’s review of closure restrictions across the country.
When is the lockdown review?
The first review of these restrictions is scheduled for today (Tuesday) shortly after 2pm, but the time has not yet been confirmed.
A review of the current rules will then take place on a weekly basis and the results of the changes will go into effect on Friday of each week.
What are the chances that Covid-19 restrictions will be eased or tightened?
Speaking during her announcement to the nation on Monday, the Prime Minister said that while she does not anticipate a level 4 lockdown at the national level, she said easing of the current restrictions in place is “highly unlikely.”
Where can I see the review of the Prime Minister’s closure?
You can watch Sturgeon’s coronavirus press conference on Scottish Parliament television here.
What level of restrictions is my region in?
No region has been placed under the restrictions of level 0 and 4 lower or higher.
Tier 1: Highland, Moray, Western Isles, Orkney, and Shetland
Level 2: Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, Fife, The Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, Argyll & Bute and also Perth & Kinross and Angus
Level 3: Inverclyde, East and West Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire, and the city of Glasgow; South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire; Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire; The City of Edinburgh, Midlothian, West Lothian and East Lothian
You can find out what restrictions your region falls under by looking at the government zip code checker.
During her daily briefing yesterday, Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that significant relaxation of the rules will be “highly unlikely” starting today, but that she does not “anticipate” a full level 4 lockdown for the entire country.
Edinburgh City Council Lead MP Cammy Day urges the Scottish government to loosen the rules in the country’s capital to allow its economy to get back on track.
He told The Herald that the government “needs to take a serious look at Edinburgh.”
“Any resurgence of tourism in Scotland will be mainly in Edinburgh and this does not put us in a great position.
“Staying at level three is questionable. If the numbers haven’t increased, we should have taken the opportunity to move perhaps not to a full level two, but tailor it to the unique needs of Edinburgh, where we could at least have business open hours. reduced rather than being closed all night. “
