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Scotland reports a record 20,217 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
2022-01-3

Scotland reports a record 6,835 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
2021-08-27

Lockdown restrictions are eased in England, Wales, and Scotland with museums, cinemas, children's play areas, and hotels reopening. Pubs, bars, and restaurants can now serve customers indoors again with social distancing rules in place. In England, people can now gather in groups of 30 outdoors and meet indoors in groups of up to six. A ban on international travel is also lifted.
2021-05-17

Lockdown restrictions are relaxed in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales as the number of cases continues to reduce, with non-essential shops, pubs, gyms, restaurants, hairdressers, community centres, libraries, and theme parks permitted to reopen. Domestic holidays are also permitted again in England with members of the same household. A "stay at home" order is ended in Northern Ireland, and secondary school pupils from years 8–11 return to school.
2021-04-12

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces that a lockdown in level four areas such as mainland Scotland will begin at midnight, and that there will be a legal requirement to stay at home for the remainder of the month. Schools will also remain closed.
2021-01-4

Scotland reports a record 2,045 new cases in the past 24 hours.
2020-12-30

Scotland reports its highest number of daily new cases since May, with 77 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.
2020-08-20

Scotland's Chief Medical Officer Catherine Calderwood resigns after breaking her own rules on COVID-19 restrictions by visiting her second home in Elie and Earlsferry. She had been warned by police about her conduct.
2020-04-5

Hospitals in Scotland are expected to get testing kits from South Korea as an effort to increase testing for COVID-19.
2020-03-27