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Strike will continue until close to midnight today May 1.

Nurses strike continues: Major disruption for NHS services in England

Lauren Harries is currently in intensive care following brain surgery

Lauren Harries rushed into ICU following brain surgery

The number of Scots hospitalised with Covid-19 has decreased, latest figures have revealed.

Covid-19 hospitalisation figures decrease by 6.3%, figures show

Professor Manu Shankar-Hari is leading the research into critical care.

£7 million funding for cutting-edge 'precision medicine' research projects

Experts urged pregnant women to take up the offer of a vaccine.

Covid linked to stillbirths and ICU admissions in unvaccinated pregnant women

Staff at University Hospital Monklands attend to a Covid-positive patient on the ICU ward on February 5, 2021 in Airdrie, Scotland. TPhoto by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Covid: 80% increase in ICU admissions as 15 Omicron deaths confirmed

Boris Johnson made an urgent plea for people to come forward for their booster (Photo: Getty Images)

Boris Johnson warns 90% of people in ICU have not had Covid booster

Jane Cannon, NHS Golden Jubilee consultant cardiologist in advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation.

NHS patient celebrates 30th anniversary of heart transplants in Scotland

Covid Scotland: 24 more deaths as another 2,459 new cases are reported over last 24 hours.

Here are the latest coronavirus figures in Scotland

ICU in Forth Valley Royal Hospital. Picture: Michael Gillen

Quarter of Covid patients admitted to intensive care in Scotland are under 40

Teachers are at no more risk of severe covid than the general population, the study found.

Teachers 'at no more risk' of severe Covid infection than general population

Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Pandemic will have 'long-lasting impact' on intensive care staff

Nicola Sturgeon announces latest coronavirus figures at a covid briefing on Tuesday (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images).

Latest coronavirus figures in Scotland

Staff from the Scottish Ambulance Service carry boxes of test kits at a mobile Covid testing unit. Picture: PA Media.

Health boards 'concerned' at case numbers as R number rises

A Covid vaccine facility sign at the Royal Highland Show ground in Edinburgh picture: PA

One new death reported as 133 test positive for Covid-19 in 24 hours

Kasey, Jack, and Thea.

Fundraising therapy bid for 'Smiling Warrior' Thea, 2, with brain damage

France has entered its third national lockdown as Covid cases surge and the number of people in ICU rises (Photo: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)

France has entered third national lockdown as Covid cases surge - but has the co...

Military personnel, who are assisting with the vaccination programme, at the Royal Highland Showground near Edinburgh picture: PA/Andrew Milligan

Seven new deaths recorded in Scotland as country confirms 495 cases in 24 hours

Special isolation pods are being installed at two NHS Lanarkshire hospitals to help ease pressure on intensive care.

Isolation pods installed at Scots hospitals

Latest information on coronavirus figures in Scotland.

Coronavirus in Scotland: Eight deaths as 655 new cases are confirmed overnight

Nurses at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley picture: PA/Jane Barlow

Coronavirus in Scotland: Latest information on Covid-19 cases

Nurses at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley picture: PA/Jane Barlow

Coronavirus in Scotland: 484 new Covid cases recorded in 24 hours

The figures are released daily.

Coronavirus in Scotland: New rise in positive tests

Heather Riddoch, Senior Charge Nurse. Picture: Michael Gillen.

Inside the ICU at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, where cases are still rising

The Isle of Skye, a popular place for staycations when they were permitted in the summer last year picture: McKinlay Kidd/PA

Staycations could go ahead in Scotland this summer if virus 'under control'

Public information sign at the drive-through Covid-19 vaccination centre in the Queen Margaret University Campus, Musselburgh picture: PA/Jane Barlow

Latest statistics on Covid cases in Scotland released

The most commonly recorded symptom was flashbacks of the patient's time in hospital (Photo: Shutterstock)

Around a third of Covid patients thought to experience PTSD symptoms after being...

Undated handout photo of Brian Fernie who spent two months in an induced coma on a ventilator as he battled coronavirus. Photo credit : NHS Lanarkshire/PA Wire

Covid-19 patient wakes from coma to discover he’s going to be a grandfather

Mr Swinney said the figures met the WHO classification of being 'under control'

Coronavirus in Scotland: Drop in positivity rate 'very encouraging' as virus app...

Scotland is now seeing the effect of household mixing over the festive period in its coronavirus death figures, according to Deputy First Minister John Swinney. (Photo by Ross Parker/SNS Group via Getty Images)

Effect of Christmas mixing ‘can be seen’ in Scotland’s Covid deaths

The device is a negative pressure ventilator which works by lowering the pressure outside the body (Photo: PA)

New ventilator could allow more Covid patients to be ‘treated outside of intensi...

Lockdown flouting teens scale crane and bus surf in Edinburgh city centre

Lockdown flouting teens scale crane and bus surf in Edinburgh city centre

A senior medic in Scotland has warned of over capacity issues in hospitals across the country.

Medic warns of over capacity issues in hospitals across Scotland

The latest Covid-19 figures have been shared by the Scottish Government.

43 further Covid deaths and 1,316 new cases

Scenes like this could return in Scotland after Christmas

Higher uptake of Christmas relaxation likely to lead to new year lockdown

Scotland's new tier system comes into force as England looks towards a second lockdown

A second lockdown has not yet been justified - Brian Monteith

Three fire engines attended University Hospital Hairmyres in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, after the alarm was raised at 9.45pm on Thursday.

Probe launched after firefighters tackle blaze in hospital ICU ward

Rosie Baruah

The light on the horizon from a doctor on the NHS frontline

New restrictions are set to come into effect on Monday, November 2.

Rural areas may be stuck with higher Covid levels due to hospital capacity

Liverpool has been placed in the top risk category after Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out a new three-tier system of alert levels for England following rising coronavirus cases and hospital admissions.

Liverpool's mayor announces death of brother from coronavirus

As the number of Covid cases rises once again, new restrictions are being imposed and health service staff are getting anxious about what lies in store for them (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Some doctors are already in constant crisis mode over Covid – Dr Graeme Eunson

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This is how many people die from flu each year

Covid-19 could lower testosterone levels and libido in men - here’s what the new...

Professor Sir Harry Burns

Some kids will need extra help after Covid-19 – Letters

George Clark, 61, spent 56 days in an intensive care unit and had to relearn how to learn to swallow solid foods after being on a tube for so long.

Father-of-three has ‘no memory’ of 56-day Covid-19 battle

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is expected to announce the next stage in the easing of lockdown on Thursday. PIC: PA.

Coronavirus: 'Keep careful approach and we could return to normality sooner than...

Stacy and Craig Brown, each with baby Blake

Mum tells of horror as newborn taken to ICU with husband barred from hospital

Scotland reported no new coronavirus deaths for the first time since lockdown began.

Nicola Sturgeon: No new deaths in Scotland from Covid-19 for first time since be...

NHS Nurse determined to return to the front-line after nearly dying for coronavirus

NHS nurse determined to return to the front-line

A further 22 hospital patients who had tested positive for coronavirus have died, the latest Scottish Government figures show. (Photo by Jane Barlow-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Coronavirus in Scotland: death toll reaches 2,353

The NHS Louisa Jordan could be repurposed to help the backlog of other medical conditions.

Louisa Jordan virus hospital could be used to deal with NHS backlog

Craig Sharratt, 41, was one of the first patients to be put on a ventilator at Borders General Hospital near Melrose, Scottish Borders, after becoming ill with Covid-19 shortly before the lockdown.

Special Olympics medalist survives seven week battle with Covid-19

Scotland has seen a period of at least ten days this month where no new coronavirus patients were admitted to intensive care.

Ten days of no new coronavirus cases admitted to ICU

Hospice staff are still holding the hands of dying patients after handwashing by both parties (Picture: John Devlin)

Hospices are facing difficult decisions over Covid – Dr Lewis Hughes

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. (Photo by Michael Schofield - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon: 70 new deaths in Scotland as toll reaches 1,332

Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement outside 10 Downing Street, London, as he resumes working after spending two weeks recovering from Covid-19.

Boris Johnson's speech in full on his return to 10 Downing Street

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Britain's then prime minister Boris Johnson looks up as he delivers a speech in front of 10 Downing Street in central London. Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP amid Partygate probe accusations

The fourth episode of The Steamie for 2022 is now live. Picture: JPI Media/Shutterstock

The Steamie: Is the SNP's independence push running out of steam?

Hamdan Aslam died at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn of natural causes, police have said

Teenager, 14, who died at Scottish secondary school had heart condition