Nicola Sturgeon announces closure of pubs and restaurants, plus bans on non-essential travel and indoor meetings
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Nicola Sturgeon has announced an emergency lockdown in Aberdeen, including the closure of all pubs and a ban on non-essential travel over five miles, after a surge in Covid-19 cases in the city.
The first minister said the partial lockdown, which comes into force today, came after 54 new Covid-19 cases emerged, linked to an outbreak centred on the Hawthorn bar in Aberdeen, with another 36 infections detected overnight in Grampian.
Continue reading…Nicola Sturgeon announces closure of pubs and restaurants, plus bans on non-essential travel and indoor meetingsLive: local lockdown imposed in AberdeenCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNicola Sturgeon has announced an emergency lockdown in Aberdeen, including the closure of all pubs and a ban on non-essential travel over five miles, after a surge in Covid-19 cases in the city.The first minister said the partial lockdown, which comes into force today, came after 54 new Covid-19 cases emerged, linked to an outbreak centred on the Hawthorn bar in Aberdeen, with another 36 infections detected overnight in Grampian. Continue reading…