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| Coronavirus: Death at care home with 56 cases | Coronavirus: Death at care home with 56 cases |
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| A resident has died at a care home on the isle of Skye where 56 people have tested positive for coronavirus. | |
| The outbreak was first detected at Home Farm independent care home in Portree last week. | The outbreak was first detected at Home Farm independent care home in Portree last week. |
| The company which runs the home, HC One, said 29 of the home's 34 residents and 27 staff were confirmed to have the virus. | The company which runs the home, HC One, said 29 of the home's 34 residents and 27 staff were confirmed to have the virus. |
| A spokesman for the home said: "Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family who has lost a loved one." | A spokesman for the home said: "Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family who has lost a loved one." |
| An Army-run mobile testing unit has been set up on Skye following the outbreak. | An Army-run mobile testing unit has been set up on Skye following the outbreak. |
| Scottish Health Secretary Jeane Freeman told the Scottish government's daily briefing that all residents had been isolated in their rooms while the local GP and advanced nurse practitioner undertook "medical assessments". | |
| The health secretary said her "best thoughts and good wishes" went out to those who have tested positive at Home Farm and other care homes across the country. | |
| Local MSP Kate Forbes, who is the Scottish government's finance secretary, told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme that contact tracing could be used on the island to track the spread of the virus. | Local MSP Kate Forbes, who is the Scottish government's finance secretary, told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme that contact tracing could be used on the island to track the spread of the virus. |
| "Skye, as a self-contained island community, shows the advantages of contact tracing and I think that contact tracing is going to be an important part of our capability on Skye in dealing with the outbreak," she said. | "Skye, as a self-contained island community, shows the advantages of contact tracing and I think that contact tracing is going to be an important part of our capability on Skye in dealing with the outbreak," she said. |
| "That will form a vital part of NHS Highland's response, as you can see from that increased testing capacity and the way that they have already started to make contact, not just with those who have tested, but with their households as well." | "That will form a vital part of NHS Highland's response, as you can see from that increased testing capacity and the way that they have already started to make contact, not just with those who have tested, but with their households as well." |
| Ms Forbes said some members of staff had part-time jobs in the community as well as their work at the care home, making contact tracing an "important" way of containing the virus. | Ms Forbes said some members of staff had part-time jobs in the community as well as their work at the care home, making contact tracing an "important" way of containing the virus. |
| Former Scottish Tory leader Baroness Goldie, speaking on the same programme, said the testing strategy on the island should be designed to "absolutely ensure the safety of residents". | Former Scottish Tory leader Baroness Goldie, speaking on the same programme, said the testing strategy on the island should be designed to "absolutely ensure the safety of residents". |
| Despite the situation on Skye, the defence minister said it was clear that the UK was "past the peak" of the virus. | Despite the situation on Skye, the defence minister said it was clear that the UK was "past the peak" of the virus. |
| 'Worrying situation' | 'Worrying situation' |
| She said: "I don't want to in any way diminish the gravity and the horror of what's been happening in the care home, that's been a very tragic and worrying situation. | She said: "I don't want to in any way diminish the gravity and the horror of what's been happening in the care home, that's been a very tragic and worrying situation. |
| "But the data now shows that the peak is past. | "But the data now shows that the peak is past. |
| "We see deaths beginning to fall, we see rates of infection beginning to fall, we see hospital admissions beginning to fall, but that is not a sign that we can relax the restrictions." | "We see deaths beginning to fall, we see rates of infection beginning to fall, we see hospital admissions beginning to fall, but that is not a sign that we can relax the restrictions." |
| Baroness Goldie urged people to adhere to the restrictions put in place to control the virus, saying it was important that the measures were not lifted too early. | Baroness Goldie urged people to adhere to the restrictions put in place to control the virus, saying it was important that the measures were not lifted too early. |
| Last week, soldiers set up mobile testing sites in Dunoon, Motherwell, Prestwick Airport, Elgin, Galashiels, Stranraer and Peterhead. | Last week, soldiers set up mobile testing sites in Dunoon, Motherwell, Prestwick Airport, Elgin, Galashiels, Stranraer and Peterhead. |
| A further three sites will be added this week in Peterhead, Thurso and Arbroath. | A further three sites will be added this week in Peterhead, Thurso and Arbroath. |