{"id":16979,"date":"2022-05-21T15:41:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T10:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=16979"},"modified":"2022-05-21T15:41:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T10:41:07","slug":"nicola-sturgeon-has-a-positive-covid-19-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/21\/nicola-sturgeon-has-a-positive-covid-19-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicola Sturgeon has a positive Covid-19 test."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland, tested positive for Covid<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She stated she was suffering with “minor symptoms” and will work from home for the next several days, as recommended by the Scottish government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had already met with Sinn F\u00e9in vice president Michelle O’Neill at her Bute House mansion in Edinburgh on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Sturgeon also returned from a trip to the United States this week, where she delivered a climate change warning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She spoke at the Brookings Institute and spoke with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In accordance with Scottish government advice, I’ll work from home over the next three days and expect to be back out and about later next week.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the discussion with Ms Sturgeon, Sinn Fein said Michelle O’Neill had tested negative for Covid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms O’Neill will be tested again on Saturday “as a precaution,” and her interactions will be limited in the coming days, according to the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Office for National Statistics, Ms Sturgeon’s positive test comes as the number of Covid-19 infections in Scotland continues to diminish (ONS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the ONS, there were approximately 104,400 positive cases in the week ending May 13 – roughly one in every 45 persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of hospitalized patients who test positive for Covid is decreasing, as are weekly deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restrictions imposed due to the epidemic were relaxed as Scotland transitioned to living with Covid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public health advice was issued on May 1st.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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