THERE has been one extra case of coronavirus in Annan and Gretna since last week which brings the total to 12, Nicola Sturgeon has announced. 

The emergence of the cluster on Thursday led to a continuation yesterday of a lockdown restriction on travelling more than five miles for those living in Annan, Gretna, Dumfries, Lockerbie, Langholm and Canonbie.

In total, 23 contacts were traced and all of those are self-isolating.

The First Minister said that she was hopeful that, following some final checks, lockdown measures will be eased in the area as they have been in the rest of the country.

However, Sturgeon cautioned that this would not be the last local outbreak of coronavirus before a vaccine is released.

She said: “There will be further occasions in other parts of Scotland where we may have to ask people to restrict their activities as an outbreak is contained.

“But that’s the reality of trying to control the virus for which we have not yet any treatment and no vaccine.”