Personal protective equipment supplies and guidance were major issues early in the outbreak. The Scottish government pursued a zero-COVID strategy aiming to eliminate the virus entirely in 2020, lifted lockdown rules more gradually than the rest of the country, and expanded testing capacity.
ĬOVID-19 policies in Scotland began to diverge with those elsewhere in the UK as the first lockdown was lifted starting in April 2020. On 23 March 2020, a 'Stay at Home' order was announced this would come to be referred to as the UK lockdown. On 20 March 2020, schools were told to close, along with pubs, cafes and cinemas. Pregnant women, the over 70s, and those with certain illnesses were asked to self-isolate for longer. Those with symptoms, and their household, were asked to self-isolate. By 16 March and following the outbreak in Italy, and based on forecasting by epidemiologists at Imperial College London -the Scottish Government advised the public to avoid all "non-essential" travel and contact with others, and to remote work if possible.
The first cases were detected in Scotland in the following weeks.
Community transmission was first reported on 11 March 2020, and the first confirmed death was on 13 March 2020.ĬOVID-19 became a notifiable disease in Scotland on 22 February 2020. The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Scotland on 1 March 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland is part of the COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease-2019, caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2.
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