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The Scottish government has released a strong new anti-Covid ad, complete with a horror movie soundtrack, to encourage the public to adhere to the restrictions.
The chilling video aims to warn viewers how easily the virus can be spread by using dirty green slime as a graphic visual aid.
As the granddaughter moves through her grandfather’s kitchen to make him a cup of tea, green slime can be seen contaminating everything it touches.
The video has provoked mixed reactions from the public, with some applauding the stern warning from the Scottish government, while others accusing them of “alarming”.
It comes after Boris Johnson was criticized for appearing to blame the British public for the surge in coronavirus cases during his televised address this week.
Johnson has blamed a surge in infections on people breaking the rules, as a wave of new restrictions was introduced in an attempt to stem the rise in cases.
A chilling video of the Scottish government has been posted in an attempt to urge the public to adhere to the new Covid restrictions introduced this week after the surge in cases.
The video shows green slime spreading from the woman’s hands and face to all surfaces.
The slime spreads from the woman’s face and hands to the kettle, cabinets and kitchen surfaces.
After watching a video of what she appears to be at a night out with friends the night before, she passes the freshly tainted cup of tea to her grandfather.
The green slime ends up on Grandpa’s face after he takes a sip from the mug and says ‘lovely cup of tea’.
At the end of the video, the message warns: ‘DO NOT PASS CORONAVIRUS TO THOSE YOU LOVE’.
‘2 households, 6 people, 2 meters apart.’
The description of the video on Youtube also says: ‘Remember if you are meeting with friends, it should be a maximum of 6 people from 2 households at a time (up to 4 households per day). Stay six feet away, even from your friends.
One woman tweeted: ‘This is how to do it! Well Scotland and Nicola Sturgeon.
“How lucky the Scots are to have such loving people who take care of their well-being.”
Another called it “a misleading piece of propaganda”, while a third said it was “horrible and ineffective”.
At the end of the video, the grandfather has been ‘infected’ with the green slime from his cup
It comes as Britain recorded 6,178 coronavirus cases yesterday, as government data shows the outbreak has risen about 37 percent in the space of just one week.
In Scotland, the largest increase in cases was recorded yesterday, with 486 people testing positive in 24 hours.
Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the country was at its “tipping point” as more measures had to be taken to curb the spread of the killer virus.
He said it is the highest single-day increase since Scotland since the start of the pandemic, as it introduced tougher new restrictions than England.
Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, he said Scotland and the UK were in a ‘difficult situation’.
Sturgeon added: “ If we do not act now, urgently and decisively, Covid may lose control again.
“ The judgment that I have made, and it is not an easy one, is that if we take tough action now, we may be able to be under these restrictions for a shorter period of time than we would end if we delayed that action. ”
Nicola Sturgeon imposed a blanket ban on social mixing in homes this week in Scotland
In Scotland, indoor domestic mixing will no longer be allowed, with exemptions for singles, couples not living together, childcare and merchants.
Nicola Sturgeon said that children under the age of 12 will be exempt from the current limit of six people from two homes when meeting outdoors, and those between 12 and 18 years old will be able to meet a limit of six people from six homes outdoors.
Starting on Fridays, pubs, bars and restaurants must close at 10pm.
Carpooling is also discouraged for Scottish residents.
Sturgeon has asked people not to book any trips abroad during the mid-term break unless it is essential, and to use it as an opportunity to “further limit social interaction.”
