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| Coronavirus: Cluster spread prompts Aberdeen lockdown | |
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| Lockdown restrictions are being reimposed in Aberdeen due to a coronavirus cluster in the city, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. | Lockdown restrictions are being reimposed in Aberdeen due to a coronavirus cluster in the city, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. |
| Pubs and restaurants will have to shut by 5pm as part of the measures. | |
| Ms Sturgeon said there had been 54 cases in the "significant outbreak" and that the cluster had now involved community transmissions. | Ms Sturgeon said there had been 54 cases in the "significant outbreak" and that the cluster had now involved community transmissions. |
| Under the lockdown measures which have been reintroduced, people are being told not to travel to the city. | Under the lockdown measures which have been reintroduced, people are being told not to travel to the city. |
| Those living in the area should not travel more than five miles for leisure purposes, or go into each others' houses. | Those living in the area should not travel more than five miles for leisure purposes, or go into each others' houses. |
| Travelling for work or education is permitted, but other travel is not advised. | Travelling for work or education is permitted, but other travel is not advised. |
| Ms Sturgeon said it had been "extremely reluctantly" agreed to reimpose the restrictions after discussions with NHS Grampian, Police Scotland and the city council. | Ms Sturgeon said it had been "extremely reluctantly" agreed to reimpose the restrictions after discussions with NHS Grampian, Police Scotland and the city council. |
| The restrictions will be reviewed in seven days' time and may be extended beyond a week if necessary. | The restrictions will be reviewed in seven days' time and may be extended beyond a week if necessary. |
| Ms Sturgeon said a list of the 20 licensed venues involved in the outbreak would be published later on Wednesday. | Ms Sturgeon said a list of the 20 licensed venues involved in the outbreak would be published later on Wednesday. |
| The first minister said that people who had visited these places recently should be "extra vigilant" about symptoms. | The first minister said that people who had visited these places recently should be "extra vigilant" about symptoms. |