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The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which runs Edinburgh Zoo, reports that COVID-19 has led to a £2m loss of revenue, and as a consequence the zoo's two giant pandas may have to return to China; the pandas cost £1m a year to rent from China, with the ten-year deal the zoo has with China due to expire in 2022.
This is a list of notable people reported as having died either from coronavirus disease 2019 or post COVID-19 , as a result of infection by the virus SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-COVID-19 pandemic.
National Records of Scotland publishes a breakdown of COVID-19 related deaths, showing that COVID was mentioned in 4,236 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, with a peak of 108 on 9 April, and five deaths registered as COVID related in the week from 7–13 September. The total number of deaths for the same week was 1,056, five per cent ...
For the latest daily updates of cases, deaths, and death rates see COVID-19 pandemic death rates by country. For even more international statistics in table, graph, and map form see COVID-19 pandemic by country. COVID-19 pandemic is the worst-ever worldwide calamity experienced on a large scale (with an estimated 7 million deaths) in the 21st ...
The former offices of The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday, and the Edinburgh Evening News. The building is on Holyrood Road, Edinburgh. The Edinburgh Evening News is a daily newspaper and website based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded by John Wilson (1844–1909) and first published in 1873. [2] It is printed daily, except on Sundays.
The COVID-19 threat level system was introduced, and the "Stay Home" phase was announced to be equivalent to Level 4 (where 1 meant "COVID-19 is not known to be present in the UK", and 5 meant "The circulation of COVID-19 is high and rising exponentially and there is a material risk of healthcare being overwhelmed"). [citation needed]
A COVID-19 testing centre is deliberately set on fire in Dumbarton. [ 3 ] 2 January – A total of five Scottish Professional Football League matches due to take place of the New Year weekend have been postponed due to team members testing positive for COVID; one game on New Year's Eve, two on New Year's Day, and a further two on 2 January.
On 25 November, a total of 696 new deaths due to COVID-19 were announced for the UK, the highest daily figure of coronavirus-related fatalities reported since 5 May 2020. [ 234 ] At the end of November, the UK Government announced it would offer four months of free vitamin D supplements to all those in care homes and shielders – with the ...