Coronavirus in Scotland

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COVID-19, colds and flu can spread more easily in the </span></span></span><span lang="UK"><span><span>winter</span></span></span><span><span><span>. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p>To protect yourself and keep others safe:</p> <ul> <li><span><span><span><span><span>if you have symptoms of a virus, cold or flu, try to stay at home and avoid contact with others – </span></span>if you do need to go out, wear a <span>well-fitting</span> face covering<span><span> – <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/http://www.nhsinform.scot/winter-illness/">read </a></span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/http://www.nhsinform.scot/winter-illness/">more<span> about looking after yourself during the winter </span></a></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>get your vaccines if offered to ensure you are fully protected</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>follow the latest <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.nhsinform.scot/covid-19">NHS guidance if you are feeling unwell</a> – and know how to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.nhsinform.scot/right-care">get the right care in the right place</a></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>wear a face covering in indoor public places and on public transport</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>socialise in well-ventilated spaces where possible</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>wash your hands and clean surfaces regularly</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>know where to get support for your </span></span></span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.nhsinform.scot/mind-to-mind"><span><span><span>mental health</span></span></span></a><span><span><span> and </span></span></span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://costofliving.campaign.gov.scot/"><span><span><span>money worries</span></span></span></a></span></span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="overview"> <h2>Information and support</h2> <div class="ds_accordion-item"><input aria-labelledby="panel-786597-heading" id="panel-786597" type="checkbox" class="ds_accordion-item__control visually-hidden"/> <div class="ds_accordion-item__header"> <h3 id="panel-786597-heading" class="ds_accordion-item__title">Cases in Scotland</h3> <div class="ds_accordion-item__indicator"> </div> <label for="panel-786597" class="ds_accordion-item__label"><span class="visually-hidden">Show this section</span></label></div> <div class="ds_accordion-item__body"> <p>Daily COVID-19 data is on the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/phs.covid.19/viz/COVID-19DailyDashboard_15960160643010/Dailyupdate">Public Health Scotland's COVID-19 Daily Dashboard</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ds_accordion-item"><input aria-labelledby="panel-854222-heading" id="panel-854222" type="checkbox" class="ds_accordion-item__control visually-hidden"/> <div class="ds_accordion-item__header"> <h3 id="panel-854222-heading" class="ds_accordion-item__title">Vaccines, boosters and COVID Status (or COVID passport)</h3> <div class="ds_accordion-item__indicator"> </div> <label for="panel-854222" class="ds_accordion-item__label"><span class="visually-hidden">Show this section</span></label></div> <div class="ds_accordion-item__body focus-visible"> <h3>COVID-19 and flu vaccines</h3> <p>Vaccines are our best protection against flu and COVID-19.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.nhsinform.scot/wintervaccines">Find out what vaccines you're eligible for</a> and how to book an appointment at the NHS inform website.</p> <h3>Proof of vaccination (COVID status)</h3> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Your COVID Status (or COVID passport) contains details of your vaccinations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>To find details of how access your COVID Status (or COVID passport) please visit <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.nhsinform.scot/nhs-scotland-covid-status">NHS Scotland COVID Status | NHS inform</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="ds_accordion-item"><input aria-labelledby="panel-41051-heading" id="panel-41051" type="checkbox" class="ds_accordion-item__control visually-hidden"/> <div class="ds_accordion-item__header"> <h3 id="panel-41051-heading" class="ds_accordion-item__title">Testing and staying at home (previously self-isolating)</h3> <div class="ds_accordion-item__indicator"> </div> <label for="panel-41051" class="ds_accordion-item__label"><span class="visually-hidden">Show this section</span></label></div> <div class="ds_accordion-item__body"> <h3>Testing</h3> <p>Free COVID-19 testing has now ended for most people in Scotland with and without symptoms.</p> <p>Testing is only available for specific groups to protect high-risk settings, support clinical care and for surveillance.</p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>You can still access testing if:</span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>you have a health condition which means <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhsinform.scot%2Fillnesses-and-conditions%2Finfections-and-poisoning%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-treatments%2F&data=05%7C01%7CJulianne.Smith%40nhs24.scot.nhs.uk%7Cd290e81e694f403b95b308da9593a562%7C10efe0bda0304bca809cb5e6745e499a%7C0%7C0%7C637986758639592184%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=N%2Fuq9xZ7URfN5W%2BPgPT4plRCH20b%2BDhZwgCL1BgzjuI%3D&reserved=0">you’re eligible for new coronavirus treatments</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li>you work in NHS health or social care settings and have symptoms</li> </ul> <p><span><span><span>If you are a healthcare worker in a patient-facing role or a social care worker in a service user face-to-face role you should access testing through your organisation if you have symptoms.</span></span></span></p> <h3>Staying at home (previously self-isolating)</h3> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/http://www.nhsinform.scot/covid-19">Follow the guidance on NHS Inform if you are feeling unwell</a> with symptoms or have a fever.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ds_accordion-item"><input aria-labelledby="panel-110234-heading" id="panel-110234" type="checkbox" class="ds_accordion-item__control visually-hidden"/> <div class="ds_accordion-item__header"> <h3 id="panel-110234-heading" class="ds_accordion-item__title">Travel to Scotland/travelling abroad</h3> <div class="ds_accordion-item__indicator"> </div> <label for="panel-110234" class="ds_accordion-item__label"><span class="visually-hidden">Show this section</span></label></div> <div class="ds_accordion-item__body"> <h3>Travelling to Scotland</h3> <div class="ds_warning-text"><strong class="ds_warning-text__icon"></strong> <strong class="visually-hidden">Warning</strong> <div class="ds_warning-text__text"> <p>From 5 January 2023, if you travel (or return) by plane from mainland China to Scotland via England, you must take a pre-departure COVID-19 test in China.  Read the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19#travel-from-mainland-china"><span>Travel to England from another country during coronavirus (COVID-19)</span></a>for information on what is required. <span><span><span><span><span>For information on requirements for other countries you<span><span> should </span></span></span><span><span><span>check GOV.UK’s <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice">foreign travel advice</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <p>No COVID-19 travel rules apply for entering Scotland. Travel rules for people arriving from abroad ended in March 2022. </p> <p>If you’re visiting Scotland from another country, you should check your own government’s advice about travelling home after visiting Scotland.</p> <h3>Travelling abroad</h3> <p>Other countries may still have travel rules in place. If you live in Scotland, you should check <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice">foreign travel advice</a> on GOV.UK for every country you plan to visit.</p> <h3>Proof of vaccination (COVID status)</h3> <p>If you need to prove which vaccinations you’ve had when you arrive in another country, you can normally use your <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.nhsinform.scot/nhs-scotland-covid-status">NHS Scotland COVID Status app</a> to do this.</p> <p>Find out <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.nhsinform.scot/nhs-scotland-covid-status/">how to access or update your covid status</a> at the NHS Inform website.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ds_accordion-item"><input aria-labelledby="panel-827871-heading" id="panel-827871" type="checkbox" class="ds_accordion-item__control visually-hidden"/> <div class="ds_accordion-item__header"> <h3 id="panel-827871-heading" class="ds_accordion-item__title">Staying safe</h3> <div class="ds_accordion-item__indicator"> </div> <label for="panel-827871" class="ds_accordion-item__label"><span class="visually-hidden">Show this section</span></label></div> <div class="ds_accordion-item__body"> <h3><strong></strong></h3> <p>All covid rules and restrictions have been lifted in Scotland but there are still things you can do to protect yourself and others.</p> <p>Read more: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/http://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-staying-safe-and-protecting-others">staying safe and protecting others</a>.</p> <h3><strong>Distance Aware scheme</strong></h3> <p><span><span><span>A Distance Aware badge or lanyard shows that someone needs more space or <span>care taken around them</span>. </span></span></span>Find out <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-distance-aware-scheme/">how to get a Distance Aware badge or lanyard</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ds_accordion-item"><input aria-labelledby="panel-786597-heading" id="panel-786597" type="checkbox" class="ds_accordion-item__control visually-hidden"/> <div class="ds_accordion-item__header"> <h3 id="panel-786597-heading" class="ds_accordion-item__title">Highest Risk List</h3> <div class="ds_accordion-item__indicator"> </div> <label for="panel-786597" class="ds_accordion-item__label"><span class="visually-hidden">Show this section</span></label></div> <div class="ds_accordion-item__body"> <p><span><span><span>The Highest Risk List – previously known as the Shielding List - ended on 31 May 2022, as a result of the success of the vaccination programme and the introduction of new treatments for COVID-19. </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Read </span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.gov.scot/publications/covid-highest-risk/"><span>guidance for people who were on the COVID-19 Highest Risk List</span></a><span>.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>There does remain a group of people who, due to a medical condition or treatment, have a weakened immune system. This group of people remain at higher risk from infectious diseases, including COVID-19.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Read </span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.gov.scot/publications/covid-highest-risk/pages/guidance-for-immunosuppressed-people/"><span>guidance for immunosuppressed people</span></a><span>.</span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="ds_accordion-item"><input aria-labelledby="panel-973734-heading" id="panel-973734" type="checkbox" class="ds_accordion-item__control visually-hidden"/> <div class="ds_accordion-item__header"> <h3 id="panel-973734-heading" class="ds_accordion-item__title">Workplaces and organisations</h3> <div class="ds_accordion-item__indicator"> </div> <label for="panel-973734" class="ds_accordion-item__label"><span class="visually-hidden">Show this section</span></label></div> <div class="ds_accordion-item__body"> <p>People managing workplaces and running organisations can take steps to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 to create a safer environment for all. </p> <p>Read <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-general-guidance-for-safer-workplaces/">safer workplaces and organisations</a> guidance.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ds_accordion-item"><input aria-labelledby="panel-620204-heading" id="panel-620204" type="checkbox" class="ds_accordion-item__control visually-hidden"/> <div class="ds_accordion-item__header"> <h3 id="panel-620204-heading" class="ds_accordion-item__title">Schools, universities, education and childcare</h3> <div class="ds_accordion-item__indicator"> </div> <label for="panel-620204" class="ds_accordion-item__label"><span class="visually-hidden">Show this section</span></label></div> <div class="ds_accordion-item__body"> <p>Guidance is available to help reduce the risk in:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-reducing-the-risks-in-schools/">schools</a></li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-learning-childcare-services/">early learning and childcare settings</a></li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-universities-colleges-and-community-learning-and-development-providers/">colleges and universities</a></li> </ul> <p>Information for parents and carers is on the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.parentclub.scot/topics/coronavirus">Parent Club website</a>.</p> <p>Information for students is on the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.studentinformation.gov.scot/">Student Information Scotland website</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ds_accordion-item"><input aria-labelledby="panel-421820-heading" id="panel-421820" type="checkbox" class="ds_accordion-item__control visually-hidden"/> <div class="ds_accordion-item__header"> <h3 id="panel-421820-heading" class="ds_accordion-item__title">Scotland's covid recovery </h3> <div class="ds_accordion-item__indicator"> </div> <label for="panel-421820" class="ds_accordion-item__label"><span class="visually-hidden">Show this section</span></label></div> <div class="ds_accordion-item__body"> <p>The <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.gov.scot/publications/covid-recovery-strategy-fairer-future/">Covid recovery strategy</a> helps those who have been most affected by the pandemic, where the unequal impacts have worsened pre-existing inequalities. It will bolster the actions in the:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.gov.scot/publications/nhs-recovery-plan/">NHS recovery plan</a> - sets out commitments that will support recovery over the next five years, supported by the implementation of improvements and new models of care</li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.gov.scot/publications/education-recovery-key-actions-next-steps/">Education recovery plan</a> – sets out action taken to address the impacts on children and young people, and the next steps to support learners</li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230307000350/https://www.gov.scot/publications/justice-vision-priorities-closing-down-report/pages/6/">Justice recovery plan</a> - published March 2021 - leading to increased criminal court capacity, alongside mitigating measures already introduced during the pandemic. We will publish a new justice strategy reflecting the focus on recovery</li> </ul> </div> </div> <h3>Threat levels</h3> <p><span><span><span><span><span>We aren't currently using Covid threat levels. 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