The number of people with Covid in Scotland appears to be rising once again, according to recent figures.
Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated that around 250,700 people contracted the virus in the week ending June 17 - which equates to around one in 20 people.
This is a rise from the 176,900 estimated to have the virus in the week previous.
Despite a surge in the number of people reportedly with the virus, Covid curbs are unlikely to return in Scotland, according to Jason Leitch.
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Speaking on the BBC’s Sunday Show yesterday, Scotland’s National Clinical Director said: “Something dramatic would have to happen to the virus. We’ve got fatigue from this. We’re all a bit fed up. People are going back about their business.
“Glastonbury is on, TRNSMT is on next week. I remember us talking about TRNSMT a year ago where we were struggling to get it back on. All of those things are really, really important to get back.”
Nicola Sturgeon has urged insisted that it would be “sensible” for people to wear face coverings indoors amid the apparent rise in people coming down with the virus.
Here is a reminder of the Covid symptoms and what you should do if you suspect that you have Covid or have testing positive for the virus.
Covid symptoms
The main three symptoms that experts have associated with Covid for much of the pandemic was a fever, a loss of taste or smell and a new and continuous cough.
However, NHS Scotland expanded the list of symptoms as the legal requirement to stay at home was lifted by officials.
The full list includes:
- High temperature, fever or chills
- Loss of, or change in, your normal sense of taste or smell
- Shortness of breath
- Unexplained tiredness, lack of energy
- Muscle aches or pains that are not due to exercise
- Not wanting to eat or not feeling hungry
- Headache that’s unusual or longer lasting than usual
- Sore throat, stuffy or runny nose
- Diarrhoea
- Feeling sick or being sick
What should you do if you suspect that you have Covid?
NHS Scotland says that people should stay at home and avoid contact with others until they no longer have a temperature or until they feel better.
If you test positive for the virus then you should avoid contact with other people for five days after the day you took your test or from the day your symptoms started. The NHS says you should count the day after you took your test as day one.
Children or young people under 18 who test positive should stay at home and avoid contact with others for three days after they took the test or from when their symptoms started (whichever came earliest).
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