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GET STARTED Click for a £1.99 subscription. Use the code SUMMERNHS Highland and a lab in Inverness are to lead the way in Scotland for antibody testing for Covid-19, health secretary Jeane Freeman has confirmed.
NHS Highland medical director Dr Boyd Peters has warned the Covid-19 bug is likely to be a danger for at least a year.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she “really feared” just a few weeks ago that the NHS in Scotland would be overwhelmed by the coronavirus.
Highland Council is preparing for a budget gap of over £80 million within the current financial year due to the impact of the coronavirus.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the numbers are 'deeply distressing'
Highland politicians have urged cautioned over the idea that the north could become one of the first places to be eased out of lockdown measures.
A total of 72 people have now died in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 – up from 50 seven days ago.
Moves to lift elements of the coronavirus lockdown earlier in the Highlands than elsewhere would be welcomed – but cautiously – it has been claimed.
Health secretary Jeane Freeman has confirmed that the Highlands will be one of two areas in Scotland to get mobile testing capacity.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned he cannot risk lifting the lockdown yet.
Highland Council will have to abandon the budget it agreed two months ago and rewrite it from top to bottom due to the impact of Covid-19.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has outlined possible ways the government could end the lockdown.
A total of 50 people have now died in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19.
A new drive-through coronavirus testing facility is to open in Inverness.
The Scottish Government is to start post-Covid-19 economic planning with the assistance of business leaders and experts.
The staff have been sent home on full pay though hundreds have also volunteered to support Highland Council's Covid-19 efforts
NHS Highland chairman Professor Boyd Robertson has thanked health board staff for their “exceptional work” during the Covid-19 outbreak.
First Minister underlines the elderly in care 'matter every bit as much' as everyone else amid stark death toll
New National Records of Scotland figures show that a total of 29 people have now died in the NHS Highland area
The Scottish Government has announced another £220 million is to be made available for businesses during the coronavirus crisis.