Coronavirus

John Swinney officially opened the new memorial on Friday

Tears as Scotland's national Covid memorial is officially opened
SCOTLAND'S Covid memorial has been officially opened by deputy first minister John Swinney in Glasgow.

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Covid-19 boosters are set to be offered to certain priority groups in winter

Covid winter booster campaign planned to protect most vulnerable

Employers are being urged to sign up to a Covid-19 safety pledge

Trade unions encouraging employers to commit to Covid-19 safety pledge

SNP make 'major concessions' on Covid 'power grab' bill after outcry

SNP make 'major concessions' on Covid 'power grab' bill after outcry

John Swinney and Murdo Fraser already clashed over the proposals

Holyrood to debate 'Henry VIII' powers in Covid Recovery Bill

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has been vocal in her support of Boris Johnson despite his law-breaking behavious. Photo: PA

Nadine Dorries accused of 'spreading disinformation' in Covid rules row

Covid robbed we civic and mobile animals of one of our deepest gratifications – being complexly in the world together

COMMENT Pat Kane: What ‘missions’ and ‘moonshots’ can Scots take in a post-virus world?

Nicola Sturgeon on the campaign trail

Covid is not over despite the rules changing, Nicola Sturgeon cautions

Michelle Mone has had her home raided as part of a police fraud probe. Photo: PA

Police raid Tory peer Michelle Mone's home amid probe into fraud allegations

Matt Hancock was the Health Secretary at the time

Women whose dads died from Covid win High Court challenge against UK Government

An estimated 2.7 million people in Scotland contracted coronavirus between September 2020 and February this year

More than half of Scots believed to have had coronavirus

A nurse gives a person a Covid-19 vaccination. Photo: PA

Scotland records 28 further deaths linked to Covid-19 in 24 hours

Interactive map: Where are Scotland's Covid cases today?

INTERACTIVE MAP Interactive map: Where are Scotland's Covid cases today?

A quiet Buchanan Street in Glasgow during lockdown

Covid Bill backed by Holyrood committee as convener uses casting vote

A nurse on a Covid ward. Photo: PA

Scotland records 45 deaths linked to the coronavirus in 24 hours

The domestic portion of the Covid status app in Scotland is to be turned off after free lateral flow devices were scrapped

Domestic function of Scotland's vaccine passport app will be turned off

The strain of hepatitis has infected 13 people in Scotland

Mystery hepatitis strain in children not related to Covid vaccine, says minister

Northern Ireland Secreatary Brandon Lewis denied Boris Johnson is a liar

Boris Johnson's partygate fine like a parking ticket, minister claims

Nicola Sturgeon on the local council election campaign trail

Nicola Sturgeon releases statement and says sorry amid mask breach row

Boris Johnson believes he was exempt from his own rules, according to reports

Boris Johnson believes he hasn't broken Covid rules despite police fine

Professor Jason Leitch says Nicola Sturgeon had a momentary lapse in judgement

'It was a matter of seconds': Jason Leitch defends Nicola Sturgeon in mask row

The lifting of the face masks rule has been delayed twice

Scots expected to keep wearing face masks as Covid rules end

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have both been fined over their involvement in the partygate scandal

Boris Johnson the 'ringleader' of lockdown party at Downing Street

Professor Devi Sridhar sits on the Scottish Government’s coronavirus advisory board

Nicola Sturgeon praises adviser sent white powder and says abuse must stop

Nicola Sturgeon 'confident' most Scots will continue to wear face masks after rules eased

Nicola Sturgeon 'confident' most Scots will continue to wear face masks after rules eased

NHS Lanarkshire had enforced rules allowing only essential visits earlier this year

Scottish health board eases restrictions on hospital visits

Scotland records 40 new Covid deaths with more than 2000 in hospital

Scotland records 40 new Covid deaths with more than 2000 people in hospital

Boris Johnson during a visit to Valneva's Livingston factory in January 2021. A few months later, Tory ministers 'inexplicably' cancelled a contract for 100 million doses

Covid vaccine made in Scotland gains approval from UK regulator

Janey Godley criticised the Tories for not calling on Boris Johnson to resign. Douglas Ross, right, said now is not the time for the PM to go

Janey Godley slams Scottish Tories for not uttering 'a word' on Boris Johnson fine

No 10 confirmed on Tuesday that the Prime Minister had been issued a fine by police for breaking coronavirus laws

Updated Boris Johnson pays police fine over lockdown party and offers 'full apology'

Don't hold your breath on Douglas Ross, right, calling for Boris Johnson to resign

COMMENT The REAL Scottish Politics: Don't expect Douglas Ross to find a spine after PM fined

Boris Johnson has repeatedly denied breaking Covid rules

Eight times Boris Johnson denied breaking his own Covid rules

Boris and Carrie Johnson will both receive fines for breaking lockdown rules

Carrie Johnson will be fined over lockdown parties on Downing Street

Scotland records nearly 5000 new Covid cases and 31 deaths

Scotland records nearly 5000 new Covid cases and 31 deaths

Scotland records more than 4000 new Covid cases but no deaths

Scotland records more than 4000 new Covid cases with no further deaths

Gains include benefits in kind, such free school uniforms

Citizens Advice helps Scots save 'thousands' each on average since pandemic

Boris Johnson's government is auctioning PPE online in an attempt to claw back some of the billions it wasted. Photo: PA

Tories flog tonnes of excess PPE for 'virtually nothing' in online auctions

Scotland recorded more than 6000 positive Covid tests in 24 hours

Scotland records 35 Covid deaths as hospitalisations continue downward slide

Scotland's Covid cases down as UK infections remain near or at record levels

Scotland's Covid cases down as UK infections remain near or at record levels

The committee was first established in 2021

Committee on preparing Scotland for future pandemics names new chair

There were 2306 people with Covid-19 in hospital in Scotland on Wednesday

Scotland records a further 33 Covid deaths as hospitalisations continue to drop

Almost 3.5 million Scots have had their third Covid jag. Photo: PA

Scotland records 31 deaths of Covid patients as hospitalisations dip

Andrew Slorance died in hospital after contracting Covid-19

Widow of top Scottish Government official feels ‘let down’ by ministers

Covid symptoms: NHS list extended to include NINE new signs of coronavirus. (PA)

NHS adds NINE new Covid symptoms you should look out for - the full list

Nicola Sturgeon's government has changed the mask rules from today

Face masks no longer needed at weddings and funerals in Scotland from today

An autumn view of the village of Kilmelford and the hills and mountains surrounding Loch Melfort in the Scottish Highlands. (Photo by: Peter Watson/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images).

THE FERRET Highland estates owned in tax havens handed tens of thousands in Covid grants

Boris Johnson has refused to join calls to waive vaccine patents. Photos: PA

UK not doing 'nearly enough' in global Covid battle, WHO league table shows

Some people's innate immune signature helps them to avoid catching Covid (PA)

Scientist explains why some people are able to avoid catching Covid

Scotland has recorded almost 7000 new cases of Covid-19. Photo: PA

Hospitalisations match record high as Scotland records 41 further Covid deaths

Boris Johnson appearing in front of the Liaison Committee. March 30, 2022.

Boris Johnson refuses to say he'd step down if he broke ministerial code

Nicola Sturgeon gave a Covid update to MSPs amid a rising tide of hospitalisations. Photos: PA

Updated Legal requirement to wear masks to be scrapped, Nicola Sturgeon announces

Sir Stephen Hillier presents the posthumous award to Dr June Almeida’s daughter Dr Joyce Almeida and, left, Dr Almeida using an electron microscope

Scottish ‘virus detective’ honoured for discovery of coronavirus

Fines have already been handed out over lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street

COMMENT Kevin McKenna: Tories have trampled all over their own precious ‘British values’