A CALL for patience is being made as appointments start going out for 40 to 49-year olds in the region to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Letters are starting to be issued now, and over the next two weeks, with an assurance that everyone in this age category will have been offered a vaccination appointment before the …
A total of 25 new positive COVID-19 cases were identified in Dumfries and Galloway in the seven days up to May 2 2021. This was an increase on 23 new cases in the previous week. Similarly, the number of new close contacts increased from 244 in the previous week to stand at 273. A total …
SANQUHARTesting for COVID-19 is available in Upper Nithsdale this weekend.It follows an increase in cases in the area, resulting in the introduction of additional testing which has been running since last week. Anyone living in Sanquhar, Kelloholm or the immediate surrounding area who is experiencing symptoms of COVID should self-isolate along with their household and …
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A total of 23 new positive COVID-19 cases were identified in Dumfries and Galloway in the seven days up to April 25 2021. This was an increase on fewer than five in the previous week. Similarly, the number of new close contacts increased from 17 in the previous week to stand at 244. A total …
A roll-out of COVID-19 vaccinations to people aged 40 to 49 in Dumfries and Galloway is getting underway. Appointments are going out over the next three weeks, with vaccinations taking place over a three-week period. The move to start vaccinating those aged under 50 takes place in line with national directions and the anticipated national …
Daily testing for COVID-19 is being extended in Upper Nithsdale right through this week until Friday. It follows an increase in cases in the area, resulting in the introduction of additional testing which has been running since the end of last week. Anyone living in Sanquhar, Kelloholm or the immediate surrounding area who is experiencing …
VISITING to inpatients at hospitals in Dumfries and Galloway has resumed from today. However, restrictions mean that each patient is limited to one named visitor during the course of their time in hospital. With specific exemptions, inpatient visiting was suspended nationally on 26 December 2020 in response to cases of COVID-19. NHS Dumfries and Galloway Medical Director Dr …
ADDITIONAL testing for COVID-19 is being made available in Upper Nithsdale this Saturday and Sunday. The additional capacity has been introduced in response to an increase in the number of cases within the area. On Saturday and Sunday, testing for people who from Sanquhar, Kelloholm or the immediate surrounding area will be available outside Sanquhar …
An increased number of COVID-19 cases in Upper Nithsdale has resulted in additional testing capacity being introduced in the area.Anyone living in Sanquhar, Kelloholm or the immediate surrounding area who is experiencing symptoms of COVID, or other mild illness such as diarrhoea, runny nose or sore throat. is encouraged to come forward to be tested.A …
FEWER than five new cases of COVID-19 were once again identified in Dumfries and Galloway in the seven days up to April 18 2021. However, from those cases a total of 17 close contacts were identified and advised to self-isolate – up from 5 people in the previous week. A total of 3099 PCR COVID-19 …
