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Number of confirmed Covid-19 cases rises to 51

19 April 2020

Junior doctors to be honoured with virtual ceremony in hospital canteen after coronavirus cancels graduation

17 April 2020

Army officers on hand to help health board during pandemic

10 April 2020

Lerwick Health Centre. Photo: Shetnews

Health board reminds people not to neglect serious medical issues during pandemic

10 April 2020

Emergency services show appreciation for NHS staff

9 April 2020

Health board reports lab company to trading standards over sale of coronavirus test kit

9 April 2020

More than 400 items donated to ‘utterly incredible’ scrubs campaign

9 April 2020

Nineteen care clients showing coronavirus symptoms

7 April 2020

Call made for key worker accommodation

7 April 2020

Number of local Covid-19 cases rises to 36 as community is warned not to treat the lockdown as a holiday

3 April 2020

Measures in place to ensure supply of protective equipment, NHS boss says

3 April 2020

NHS director of community health and social care Simon Bokor-Ingram.

Community health chief moves on to Moray

2 April 2020

Over 100 people answer call to make homemade scrubs for NHS staff

It has emerged during the coronavirus response that there is a ‘chronic shortage’ of the uniforms for clinical staff

26 March 2020

Coronavirus latest – 40,000 to 50,000 people likely to be infected in Scotland, according to chief medical officer

In this regularly updated blog Shetland News will bring you all the latest local news plus the major national developments on the Covid-19 crisis

26 March 2020

Coronavirus latest – funding for Scottish seafood sector, council meetings cancelled

In this regularly updated blog Shetland News will bring you all the latest local news plus the major national developments on the Covid-19 crisis

25 March 2020

Hospital visiting hours restricted further to protect the most vulnerable

25 March 2020

Swine flu cases ‘not anything out of the ordinary’

24 March 2020

Coronavirus testing facility could ease pressure on key workers

23 March 2020

Coronavirus pandemic latest – UK told to stay at home, SIC convener makes plea to public

In this regularly updated blog Shetland News will bring you all the latest local news plus the major national developments on the Covid-19 crisis

23 March 2020

Health board appoints new medical director

23 March 2020

Military called in to fly Covid-19 patient to intensive care

22 March 2020

NHS imposes further restrictions on Gilbert Bain visits

20 March 2020

NHS appeals for health workers to return to service during virus pandemic

20 March 2020

Number of coronavirus cases continues to rise

19 March 2020

Health board ‘rapidly’ working on getting coronavirus test processing facility in isles

Ronas Ward also reopens in Gilbert Bain Hospital purely for patients with coronavirus

19 March 2020

Coronavirus news update – 18 March

18 March 2020

NHS tells people not to attend A&E or health centres for coronavirus test

Patient visiting arrangements are also changing at the Gilbert Bain Hospital

17 March 2020

NHS putting ‘all resources’ into responding to virus pandemic

17 March 2020

No details on surveillance testing yet

17 March 2020

Health board prepares for coronavirus to spread

15 March 2020

Government confirms eleven local coronavirus cases

14 March 2020

Health board defends its testing regime, as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases becomes ‘political’

13 March 2020

Health board preparing for more cases of coronavirus

To slow the progression of the virus NHS Shetland is appealing to anyone who is not feeling well to stay at home

12 March 2020

Couple who tested positive urges people to support the NHS in its attempt to contain the spread of coronavirus

12 March 2020

Number of coronavirus cases in Shetland triples to six

12 March 2020

Islanders asked to stay vigilant as tests for coronavirus continue

11 March 2020

No new coronavirus cases in Shetland

11 March 2020

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Help your body to fight Covid-19

11 March 2020

No new cases but local coronavirus test centre now operational

10 March 2020

Updated

First local Coronavirus cases confirmed

NHS Shetland says all necessary steps to try to contain the virus are being taken

9 March 2020

Coronavirus outbreak being closely monitored by local transport sector

2 March 2020

Health board gives masks to staff as part of coronavirus preparations

NHS Shetland says it is ‘well prepared’ to manage any cases of Covid-19

28 February 2020

One thousand items of medication handed in during ‘amnesty’ week

21 February 2020

Draft health board settlement ‘fair’, according to NHS chief

10 February 2020

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22 January 2020

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