Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland (2021)

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The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland during 2021. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.

Timeline[edit]

January 2021[edit]

  • 1 January –
    • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warns that the new variant of COVID-19 is "accelerating spread" across Scotland, and that the next few weeks could be the most dangerous period since March.[1]
    • A further 14 cases are recorded in Shetland, taking the number in the outbreak there to 72.[2]
    • Police break up a number of New Year gatherings, including one at Edinburgh Castle attended by several hundred people.[3]
  • 2 January –
    • A further 2,137 are confirmed in Scotland, a lower figure than the previous day, which First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had described as "worryingly high".[4]
    • Citizens Advice Scotland has warned of an "explosion" of Council Tax debt in 2021 as a result of the COVID pandemic, with average debts at £3,000, twice that of an average Council Tax bill. The Scottish Government says it has set aside an extra £25m for councils on top of the Council Tax Reduction Scheme, already worth £351m.[5]
  • 3 January –
    • As a further 2,464 COVID cases are reported in Scotland, it is confirmed the Scottish Cabinet will meet the next day to discuss further restrictions to slow the spread of the virus.[6]
    • The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which runs Edinburgh Zoo, reports that COVID-19 has led to a £2m loss of revenue, and as a consequence the zoo's two giant pandas may have to return to China; the pandas cost £1m a year to rent from China, with the ten year deal the zoo has with China due to expire in 2022.[7]
  • 4 January –
    • Mainland Scotland is placed under lockdown until the end of January, beginning from midnight; schools are closed and people ordered to stay at home except for essential purposes.[8]
    • Margaret Ferrier, the MP for Rutherglen, is arrested by Scottish police and charged in connection with "alleged culpable and reckless conduct" for using public transport while experiencing COVID symptoms.[9]
  • 5 January –
    • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says that Scotland hopes to accelerate its vaccination programme given the supplies to allow it to happen.[10]
    • Figures released by Police Scotland indicate more than 300 fines were issued for breach of COVID rules over the New Year.[11]
  • 6 January –
    • Figures have shown that 92,188 people have received a COVID vaccine in Scotland since 8 December, with 33,381 doing so in the week to 27 December.[12]
    • NHS Highland warns of a "significant increase" in COVID cases in the Highland and Argyll and Bute areas, attributing the rise to families socialising indoors.[13]
  • 7 January – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces that medical staff are "well over half way through" vaccinating care home residents in Scotland.[14]
  • 8 January –
    • After a further 93 deaths are confirmed, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon describes the figures as "distressingly high".[15]
    • Plans for students to return to universities in Scotland are delayed until the end of February.[16]
  • 9 January –
    • Figures released by the Scottish Government show there to be 1,596 people in hospital with COVID, the highest number so far.[17]
    • BBC research has suggested that not all schoolchildren in Scotland will receive livestreamed lessons when the new term begins on 11 January, with access to remote learning varying from area to area. Some councils have protocols in place for remote learning while others have left it up to individual schools; vulnerable children and those of essential workers will attend school as normal and have face-to-face lessons.[18]
  • 10 January –
    • As the number of COVID patients in hospital rises to 1,877, Deputy First Minister John Swinney warns that further restrictions cannot be ruled out.[19]
    • Police have warned people to stay away from an anti-lockdown protest planned in Edinburgh for the following day, as the event is illegal.[20]
  • 11 January –
    • The wider rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine begins at 1,100 locations across Scotland.[21]
    • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon urges football clubs not to "abuse" the privileges they have been afforded after members of Celtic were forced to self-isolate after a player contracted COVID-19 during a midseason trip to a training camp in Dubai.[22]
  • 12 January –
    • A further 54 deaths take the number of COVID deaths in Scotland past 5,000 to 5,023. Responding to the news, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says it is "very unlikely" that lockdown restrictions will be lifted at the end of the month.[23]
    • NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Ayrshire and Arran have postponed all non-urgent surgery because of the pressure being placed on hospital services because of COVID-19.[24]
  • 13 January –
    • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces a tightening of COVID restrictions from Saturday 16 January for click-and-collect services and takeaways. The new rules will restrict click-and-collect to essential items only, with appointments being required so as to avoid queues, while takeaway food establishments will not be permitted to allow customers into the premises. The outdoor consumption of alcohol is also banned in level four areas.[25]
    • The Most Reverend Philip Tartaglia, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow, dies after contracting COVID.[26]
  • 14 January –
    • The Scottish Government removes its COVID vaccination plan from its website after concerns are expressed by the UK government that the document contained sensitive data that should not have been published.[27]
    • NHS Western Isles warns of rising COVID cases on the island of Barra.[28]
  • 15 January –
    • The Scottish Conservatives have claimed that Health Secretary Jeane Freeman may have broken the ministerial code by revealing the location of a COVID vaccination storage facility during a question and answer session with MSPs.[29]
    • Kilmarnock and St Mirren win appeals against match defeats handed them due to COVID breaches, with the Scottish Football Association ruling that half the £40,000 fines each were asked to pay will be suspended, and all matches involved replayed.[30]
  • 16 January –
    • Scotland begins a mass vaccination of healthcare workers.[31]
    • A further 17 COVID-19 cases are identified on the island of Barra, prompting health officials to describe the situation as "serious, and escalating".[32]
  • 17 January –
    • Doctors leaders have warned that a "patchy supply" of vaccines to GPs surgeries in Scotland is hampering its deployment.[33]
    • Data published by Friends of the Earth Scotland indicates that air pollution levels were within the legal limit for the first time during the March 2020 lockdown.[34]
  • 18 January –
    • The Armed Forces are helping to establish a further 80 COVID vaccination centres in Scotland, it is reported.[35]
    • A £1,500 grant for taxi cab and private hire drivers is announced, but those claiming Universal Credit will not be eligible for the payment.[36]
  • 19 January –
    • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon extends Scotland's lockdown until mid-February, meaning schools will remain closed.[37]
    • Sturgeon says that Scotland will meet its vaccination targets after opposition parties express concerns about vaccine supplies amid frustration from GPs who say they are still waiting for deliveries.[38]
    • The islands of Barra and Vatersay are moved from level three to level four restrictions from midnight, due to a "significant outbreak" of COVID-19 there.[39]
  • 20 January –
    • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon insists that Scotland is not lagging behind the rest of the UK when it comes to COVID vaccination after opposition parties expressed their concern that many GPs surgeries have not been given supplies of the vaccine.[40]
    • Official figures released by the National Records of Scotland indicate 2020 had the highest number of peacetime deaths since 1891.[41]
  • 21 January –
    • It is reported that a special Crown Office unit established in May 2020 to investigate COVID-related deaths is probing deaths at 474 care homes in Scotland.[42]
    • Figures indicate the Edinburgh suburb of West Liberton and Braid Hills has Scotland's worst COVID death rate, with 1 in 100. The suburb has had 38 deaths, and the 1 in 100 figure is largely due to deaths at a care home.[43]
  • 22 January – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says there are grounds for "cautious optimism" that lockdown measures are working.[44]
  • 23 January – A day after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces that 34% of those aged 80 and over have been vaccinated, volunteers at a Midlothian food bank reveal that they have received the vaccine before the majority of those aged over 80.[45]
  • 24 January – Police Scotland say they have charged two women with COVID breaches after they were rescued when they got into difficulty while climbing Ben Lomond the previous afternoon.[46]
  • 25 January –
    • NHS Scotland begins sending out vaccination appointments for people aged 70–79, but a plan to have them sent in blue envelopes is delayed, meaning they will arrive in white envelopes instead.[47]
    • The Scottish Government is looking into ways to accelerate the rate at which vaccinations are given, including piloting 24-hour vaccination centres.[48]
  • 26 January –
    • Vaccination figures indicate 51% of those aged 80 and over in Scotland have had their first COVID vaccine, a figure lower than the UK average of 78.7%.[49]
    • Work on a COVID testing "mega lab" at an undisclosed location in Scotland is halted while the UK government assesses the "long term need for it"; if built the lab would increase the daily testing capacity by 300,000.[49]
  • 27 January – Mass testing finds a COVID outbreak at an Aberdeen care home, where 85 test positive for the virus.[50]
  • 28 January – Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Scotland, where his trip includes a tour of the Lighthouse Laboratory at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus, Scotland's largest facility where COVID testing is processed.[51]
  • 29 January –
    • The number of COVID deaths in Scotland passes 6,000 after a further 70 deaths take the total to 6,040.[52]
    • The whole of the Western Isles is moved to level four restrictions from midnight to control a spike in COVID cases.[53]
  • 30 January – National Clinical Director Professor Jason Leitch suggests that spectators may be able to return to Scottish football stadiums for the 2021–22 season "if we get it right as a nation".[54]

February 2021[edit]

  • 1 February –
    • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms that 98% of elderly care home residents have been offered their first COVID vaccination, together with 80% of those aged over 80 in the wider community.[55]
    • Sturgeon announces that rules requiring passengers arriving into Scotland from high risk "red list" countries to quarantine in hotels do not go far enough, and confirms plans to introduce a "much more comprehensive" approach to "managed quarantine".[56]
    • Speaking about the pressure COVID placed on government policy makers, Health Minister Vaughan Gething suggests that an earlier lockdown could have saved more lives, but says that the right decisions were made given the information available at the time those decisions were made.[57]
  • 2 February – The Scottish Government outlines plans for a phased return to full-time education beginning on 22 February, though a final decision will be made in the week preceding that date. The reopening of schools will begin with preschool and the years P1–P3. There will also be a limited return for senior pupils to allow them to complete work for national qualifications.[58]
  • 3 February –
    • The University of Dundee launches the UK-wide VAC4COVID study to measure the safety and effectiveness of COVID vaccines as they are delivered, and appeals for volunteers to participate.[59]
    • Airport bosses have expressed their concern at the Scottish Government's new tougher quarantine plans which they say are unclear.[60]
    • Scottish National Party MP Margaret Ferrier appears in court charged with "culpable and reckless" conduct over her decision to travel on public transport after testing positive for COVID-19 in September 2020.[61]
  • 4 February – The percentage of people testing positive for COVID in Scotland falls to 4.9%, its lowest for a month.[62]
  • 5 February – The latest daily vaccination figures for Scotland show that 48,165 were delivered the previous day, double the figure for the same day the previous week.[63]
  • 6 February – The latest figures show 786,427 people had received the first dose of COVID vaccine up to 5 February, with 90% of those aged 80 or over having done so.[64]
  • 7 February – Health Secretary Jeane Freeman says that her ambition is to have every adult in Scotland vaccinated "in the summer".[65]
  • 8 February – Data released by Police Scotland suggests an increasing number of properties are being booked through online websites for illegal parties and gatherings.[66]
  • 9 February – All travellers arriving into Scotland by air will be required to quarantine for ten days at a government authorised hotel from 15 February, the Scottish Government announces.[67]
  • 10 February – The number of people receiving their first COVID vaccination in Scotland passes the one million mark.[68]
  • 11 February –
    • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon suggests the rate of COVID vaccinations could slow down later in the month because of supply issues.[69]
    • Sturgeon also claims that UK borders will be "too leaky" despite the introduction of hotel quarantine rules for international travellers.[70]
  • 13 February – A Scottish Government advisory group has recommended secondary school pupils should follow two metre social distancing rules while travelling on school buses when they return to school later in February as an "additional protective measure".[71]
  • 14 February – Transport Secretary Michael Matheson urges the UK government to offer international travellers bound for Scotland quarantine facilities in England should they arrive there, describing it as "absolutely critical". His comments come on the eve of the launch of the UK's hotel quarantine scheme, and different rules for Scotland and the rest of the UK. While the rest of the UK has stipulated only those arriving from countries on the "red list" must quarantine at government designated hotels, Scotland wants the rules to apply to all international travellers arriving there.[72]
  • 15 February – A father and daughter who became the first travellers to go into Scotland's quarantine programme after arriving from the United States have been told they can leave quarantine because of a loophole triggered after they stopped at Dublin during their journey, and thus meant they had arrived in Scotland from a country in the Common Travel Area that negates the need for them to quarantine.[73] In response, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock says he is happy to discuss measures that would close the loophole.[74]
  • 16 February –
    • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces that children in years P1 to P3, pre-school and some secondary pupils who need to complete coursework, will return to school for face-to-face learning from Monday 22 February.[75]
    • Sturgeon urges people not to book Easter holidays because it is "highly unlikely" self-catering accommodation and hotels will be reopened by then.[76]
    • Finance Secretary Kate Forbes announces an extension of the Business rates relief scheme to cover the 2021–22 financial year.[77]
  • 17 February – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says there is "hard evidence" vaccination is reducing the number of deaths from COVID, with the weekly death rate having fallen for three consecutive weeks, and fallen in care homes by 62% during that time.[78]
  • 18 February – Professor Jason Leitch, Scotland's National Clinical Director, suggests Scotland could "strive" for complete elimination of COVID-19, but this would require the country to isolate, preventing international travel "for some time".[79]
  • 19 February –
    • Figures released by the Scottish Prison Service show the number of COVID-19 cases in Scottish prisons has doubled in a week from 189 to 364.[80]
    • Lateral flow asymptomatic COVID testing is to be rolled out in Glasgow, the Scottish Government announces.[81]
    • Dental schools in Scotland have announced they will not accept new students for the 2021–22 academic year because of existing students who will have to repeat a year because of missed clinical training due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[82]
  • 20 February – The Scottish Government confirms that care home visits will resume in March, with residents allowed two designated visitors to visit them once a week.[83]
  • 21 February –
    • Ahead of the return of Scotland's first pupils to school, Education Secretary John Swinney attempts to reassure the public it is safe for children to begin returning to school.[84]
    • The Scottish Government reiterates comments made by Prime Minister Boris Johnson that all adults will receive their first COVID injection by the end of July, if supplies are available.[85]
  • 22 February – Scotland's schools begin a phased reopening, with the youngest pupils returning to the classroom.[86]
  • 23 February –
    • First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon unveils the Scottish Government's strategy for reopening the economy in Scotland. The plan includes the following:
      • All primary pupils, and senior pupils from Years S5 and S6 to return to the classroom on 15 March, but other secondary pupils may not return to school until after Easter. Also on 15 March, four people from two separate households to be allowed to meet up outdoors.
      • Scotland's stay at home restrictions could be lifted on 5 April.
      • The reopening of non-essential retail, restaurants, pubs, gyms and hairdressers is expected to start from 26 April.[87]
    • A man whose ten-year-old son was required to quarantine at a hotel after arriving from Finland has urged the Scottish Government to reconsider its isolation policy for travellers.[88]
    • Figures released by Public Health Scotland indicate the number of people waiting for an endoscopy in Scotland has increased by 44.5% during the pandemic, with 31,637 people waiting for the procedure.[89]
  • 25 February – With Hampden Park scheduled to host four match fixtures in this summer's Euro 2020 Cup, Sports Minister Mairi Gougeon warns there is no guarantee that the stadium will be able to allow spectators in to watch the matches.[90]
  • 26 February – Highlands Council announces £150m spending on improvements to tourism post-COVID and in order to address problems encountered in Summer 2020 when the area experienced an "unprecedented" level of tourism. The money will be spent on things such as parking for motorhomes and public toilets.[91]

March 2021[edit]

  • 1 March –
    • Visiting restrictions on care homes are relaxed, allowing residents to choose two visitors who can visit them once a week.[92]
    • Scotland plans to return to a tier system once lockdown has ended, but with tougher measures than previously.[93]
  • 2 March –
    • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms that all secondary school pupils will return to the classroom part-time from 15 March, with priority given to those in years due to take public examinations.[94]
    • With COVID cases at their lowest in five months, Sturgeon suggests lockdown measures could be lifted faster than scheduled.[95]
  • 3 March –
    • A Scottish Government advisory group recommends that all secondary pupils should wear face coverings when they return to the classroom later in the month.[96]
    • It is reported that a third of passengers who arrived on a flight to Aberdeen from which three people tested positive for Brazilian variant COVID are yet to be traced.[97]
  • 5 March – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she hopes to be able to announce "relatively minor but important" changes to outdoor socialising on Tuesday 9 March.[98]
  • 6 March –
  • 7 March – Rangers fans once again gather at Ibrox Stadium, to celebrate the club winning the Scottish Premier League for the first time in a decade.[101]
  • 8 March – Police Scotland criticise Rangers for failing to tell celebrating fans to disperse.[102]
  • 9 March –
    • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces a slight easing of rules, allowing four people from two separate households to meet up outdoors or four youngsters aged 12–17 from four separate households to meet up from Friday 12 March. Outdoor non-contact sports will be allowed from the same day. Communal worship of no more than 50 people will be allowed from 26 March.[103]
    • Sturgeon says she "cannot simply turn a blind eye" to the mass gathering of Rangers fans, and wants assurances it will not happen again.[104]
    • Following England's announcement that five of its NHS Nightingale hospitals will close, the Scottish Government confirms that NHS Louisa Jordan, the emergency COVID hospital in Glasgow, is to stay open for the time being.[105]
  • 10 March – Two shutdowns at the Ferguson Shipyard during the pandemic have added an extra £4.3m to the cost of two CalMac ferries, which have been delayed due to the shutdowns.[106]
  • 11 March – The BBC announces plans to adapt its coverage of Scottish Government daily briefings during the weeks preceding the Scottish Parliament election after the Conservatives accused First Minister Nicola Sturgeon of using the briefings to "launch political attacks".[107]
  • 12 March –
    • Leading public health expert Professor Linda Bauld of the University of Edinburgh has said she believes many aspects of life could return to normal by mid-June.[108]
    • Organisers of a vigil for London woman Sarah Everard planned for the following day in Edinburgh cancel it in favour of an online event following a warning from Health Secretary Jeane Freeman that public gatherings risk further spread of the COVID virus.[109]
  • 13 March –
    • The 25th anniversary of the Dunblane Massacre is marked privately in the town of Dunblane because of COVID restrictions, with an online church service remembering those killed in the massacre.[110]
    • Following the cancellation of a Glasgow vigil for deceased London woman Sarah Everard due to COVID restrictions, ribbons are instead tied to trees and fences in the city.[111]
  • 14 March –
    • Hospitality sector leaders in Scotland have urged the Scottish Government to rethink its COVID exit strategy to stop businesses from folding, submitting a document suggesting that Scotland mirrors England for reopening businesses.[112]
    • After First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces that all secondary school pupils will have some time in school from Monday 15 March, the Educational Institute of Scotland teaching union accuses foe Scottish Government of making a "political decision" rather than one to benefit pupils.[113]
  • 15 March –
    • Chief Medical Officer Gregor Smith says he is "wholly confident" in the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine after its use was paused by several European countries amid concerns over a possible link to blood clots.[114]
    • An evangelical church in Motherwell is reported to police for illegally holding services in breach of COVID restrictions.[115]
  • 16 March – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon sets out the easing of restrictions in Scotland, with the stay at home order lifted on 2 April in favour of a stay local order within local authority areas, the reopening of hairdressers and garden centres on 5 April, the lifting of the stay local order on 26 April in favour of a stay within Scotland order and the reopening of gyms and tourist accommodation.[116]
  • 17 March –
    • Two million people in Scotland have received their first COVID vaccine, or 44% of the population.[117]
    • Police break up a large gathering of people in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park.[118]
  • 18 March –
    • Scotland will get 500,000 fewer vaccine doses over the coming month due to UK vaccine supplies.[119]
    • The NHS Louisa Jordan temporary hospital is to close at the end of March, it is confirmed.[120]
    • Scotland's children's commissioner expresses concern about the potential impact of hotel quarantine on children.[121]
  • 19 March – The British Dental Association warns of a "looming oral health crisis" in months and years to come as the suspension of dental treatment during the pandemic has meant the early signs of illnesses such as oral cancers have been missed in some patients.[122]
  • 20 March –
    • Police Scotland say they are investigating the theft of a vial of COVID vaccination from a vaccination centre in Edinburgh.[123]
    • An outbreak of COVID at the University of Dundee that has seen 30 students test positive is believed to be linked to a party at the university.[124]
    • Professor Jason Leitch, Scotland's national clinical director, says that holidays in Europe are looking "less likely" in 2021 following a rise in COVID cases on the continent.[125]
    • Dozens of police officers have tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks after the Rangers celebrations.[126]
  • 21 March – Fans of Celtic and Rangers have been praised by Police Scotland for following stay at home rules during an Old Firm clash between the football rivals.[127]
  • 24 March –
    • The Western Isles are moved back down to level 3 from 18:00.[128]
    • The Scottish Government announces that NHS staff in Scotland will receive a pay rise of at least 4%.[129]
  • 25 March – Organisers of the Belladrum Festival, scheduled for the end of July, have cancelled the 2021 event.[130]
  • 26 March – Figures from the Office for National Statistics indicate Scotland to have the highest number of COVID cases in the UK, and a slight rise in COVID figures is also reported in Scotland as the rest of the UK's cases level out.[131]
  • 27 March – The latest figures show that as of the previous day, 2,358,807 people had received their first COVID vaccination, while 294,714 have received their second. On the same day, a further 563 new COVID cases were recorded, along with six deaths.[132]
  • 28 March – A further 422 COVID cases are recorded for the most recent 24 hours, but no further COVID related deaths.[133]
  • 30 March – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms the "stay at home" order for Scotland will be lifted from Friday 2 April, while hairdressers, barbers, garden centres, click and collect and homeware stores can reopen from 5 April.[134]
  • 31 March – The latest figures show that 2,463,069 people have received their first COVID vaccination, and 338,443 have received their second, while COVID-related deaths continue to fall.[135]

April 2021[edit]

  • 1 April –
    • Dr Gregor Smith, Scotland's Chief Medical Officer, says that doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine could arrive in Scotland within days.[136]
    • The quarantine rules are amended to allow children arriving unaccompanied into Scotland to quarantine at home rather than at a designated hotel.[137]
  • 2 April – The "stay at home" order is lifted in Scotland, and replaced with a three week "stay local" order that requires people to stay within their local council area.[134][138]
  • 3 April – Thousands of people gather at Edinburgh's The Meadows to enjoy the good weather. Three arrests are made after fighting breaks out among some of the parkgoers.[139]
  • 5 April –
  • 6 April – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms that all secondary school pupils will return full time to the classroom after the Easter holidays. They will no longer need to follow social distancing rules, but must wear face coverings throughout the school.[142]
  • 7 April –
  • 8 April – Health Secretary Jeane Freeman says the Scottish Government failed to understand the needs of social care when discharging elderly patients from hospital to care homes during the pandemic.[145]
  • 10 April – National Clinical Director Professor Jason Leitch receives his first COVID vaccination.[146]
  • 11 April – A further 250 new COVID cases are recorded for the most recent 24-hour period, and no further deaths.[147]
  • 13 April –
    • Invitations are to be sent out to adults in the 45–49 age group for their first COVID vaccine.[148]
    • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces that the stay local rule will be lifted from Friday 16 April, allowing people to travel around Scotland. Six people from six separate households will also be able to meet up outdoors. The easing of these rules has been moved forward in order to help people's mental health.[149]
    • The Edinburgh International Festival will return in 2021, but exclusively with outdoor events.[150]
  • 14 April – Figures from National Records of Scotland indicate March 2021 to be the first month since October 2020 when COVID was not cited as the leading cause of death.[151]
  • 16 April – The stay local rule is lifted for Scotland and up to six people from six different households are allowed to meet up outside again, but people are still not permitted to stay overnight outside their council area, and the advice remains for people to shop within their council area whenever possible.[152]
  • 18 April – A full breakdown of COVID-19 related deaths in every Scottish care home is published by the Crown Office.[153]
  • 20 April – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms the reopening of outdoor hospitality, gyms and non-essential retail from Monday 26 April. Non-essential travel between Scotland and the UK's other Home Nations is also permitted again from that date.[154]
  • 21 April –
    • Official figures have indicated the lowest weekly COVID-related deaths since October 2020, with 24 death certificates mentioning the virus in the week of 11–18 April, down from 34 the previous week.[155]
    • Public Health Scotland says it "cannot rule out" a link between the discharge of patients from hospital and care home deaths from COVID-19.[156]
  • 22 April – Public health officials confirm that a digital scheme to enable people to prove their vaccine status is under development.[157]
  • 23 April –
    • Scotland's R number falls for the first time in four weeks, dropping from 1.0–0.8 to 0.7–0.9.[158]
    • Nine of the 16 entrances to Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park are locked to discourage visitors after public disturbances, while police warn people not to break COVID regulations over the coming weekend, which is forecast to have sunny weather.[159]
  • 26 April –
    • Non-essential shops, gyms, swimming pools, pubs, restaurants and cafes are allowed to reopen, while travel between Scotland and the rest of the UK is also permitted again.[160]
    • As the number of second COVID vaccines passes a million, figures show that 1,068,704 people (23.5% of the adult population) have received their second vaccine, while 2.8 million (61%) have had their first dose.[161]
    • Rapid flow tests are made available to everyone in Scotland, and can be picked up from walk in test centres and drive through centres without an appointment from 3.30pm each day.[162]
  • 29 April – Universities are reported to be in talks with the Scottish Government over plans to allow overseas students to bypass hotel quarantine.[163]
  • 30 April – Every Scottish council area apart from Moray has met the criteria for dropping down to level two restrictions by having a weekly average of below 50 COVID cases. Moray had 50.1 on 27 April, having initially met the criteria the previous day.[164]

May 2021[edit]

  • 2 May – Following the first full week of trading for non-essential retail in Scotland, the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) declares the reopening a success, and says Scottish retailers have performed better than their counterparts in England and Wales.[165]
  • 4 May –
    • Jillian Evans, head of health intelligence at NHS Grampian, warns that level 3 restrictions may remain in place past mid-May in Moray if COVID case numbers do not fall.[166]
    • McGill's Bus Services calls for social distancing rules on public transport to be relaxed in order to cater for the increased volume of passengers associated with the easing of COVID rules.[167]

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  105. ^ "NHS Louisa Jordan hospital to stay open for time being". 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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  131. ^ "Scotland has highest Covid infection rate in UK". 26 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  132. ^ "Covid in Scotland: 563 new Covid cases and six deaths reported". 27 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  133. ^ "Covid in Scotland: 422 new cases but no deaths reported". 28 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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  135. ^ "Covid in Scotland: Sixty-one new deaths registered in past week". 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  136. ^ "Covid: New Moderna vaccine due to arrive in Scotland next week". 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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  149. ^ "Covid: Travel ban in Scotland to be eased from Friday". 13 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  150. ^ "Edinburgh's International Festival to be outdoors with shorter shows". 13 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  151. ^ "Covid in Scotland: Virus no longer leading cause of death". 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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  156. ^ "Covid in Scotland: Discharge link to outbreaks 'cannot' be ruled out". 21 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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  159. ^ "Covid: Kelvingrove Park disturbance despite Covid breach warnings". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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  161. ^ "Covid: Scotland's vaccine programme hits 1m second doses". 26 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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  163. ^ "Covid in Scotland: Overseas students could bypass Scottish hotel quarantine". 29 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  164. ^ "Covid in Scotland: Most councils on track for level 2 restrictions". 30 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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