COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
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| 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Scotland | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Scotland |
| First outbreak | Italy |
| Index case | Tayside |
| Confirmed cases | 153[1] |
Deaths | 1[1] |
| Government website | |
| Coronavirus in Scotland | |
This article details the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 in Scotland. The disease was confirmed to have spread to Scotland on 1 March 2020 from Italy.
Timeline
January–February 2020
In late January, five people were tested for COVID-19 in Scotland, all returning negative as an incident team was established for the disease.[2] By 10 February, 57 tests had been conducted (all negatives),[3] a figure which rose to 412 by 25 February.[4] COVID-19 was made into a "notifiable disease" on 22 February.[5]
March 2020
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Scotland was on 1 March, when a resident of Tayside tested positive for the disease. The person had then recently travelled to Italy. At that time, since the outbreak began in Wuhan, there had been 698 tests resulting negative for the disease.[6] Two further cases were confirmed on 4 March, one having travelled from Italy and the other having had contact with a known carrier.[7][8] By 6 March, the number of confirmed cases had increased to 11.[9] This had more than doubled to 23 cases by 9 March, out of 2,101 tests conducted.[10]
Reactions
References
- ^ a b "Coronavirus in Scotland". gov.scot. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Incident team set up as five tested for coronavirus". BBC News. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "More than 50 people tested for coronavirus in Scotland". Evening Express. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus preparations stepped up in Scotland". BBC News. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus becomes 'notifiable disease' in Scotland". Holyrood. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Scotland confirms first case of coronavirus". Evening Standard. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Two more Scotland cases confirmed as UK total hits 90". City A.M. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Two new coronavirus cases confirmed in Scotland". The Times. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Number of Scottish coronavirus cases rises to 11". BBC News. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus LIVE: 23 cases confirmed in Scotland". The National. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.