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New travel restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the Omicron covid variant are a case of 'shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted', an expert has said.

SNP ministers insisted on adopting a "more cautious" approach to easing lockdown restrictions than in England, the UK Covid Inquiry has heard.

A Government science adviser has warned it is “too late” to effectively halt the spread of the Omicron variant in the UK.

against England at Wembley. Daily covid case numbers in Scotland climbed to a peak of more than 4,000 per day in late June but have been steadily dropping since.

Professor Mark Woolhouse, an expert in infectious diseases at the University of Edinburgh, made the comments as travel restrictions across Scotland are set to end on Friday. Scots will also be able to meet up outdoors in groups of six from up to six different households.But there remains a widespread assumption among some people that meetings outdoors still pose a threat of spreading covid.

coronavirus in Scotland over the last 24 hours, but no deaths. The Scottish Government released the latest figures on Sunday afternoon bringing the total number of confirmed Covid cases to 217,127 since the start of the pandemic.

scientist has warned that plans for a full lockdown relaxation in June may be ‘over-optimistic’ despite the vaccine rollout success. Mark Woolhouse, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh, believes that people will need to be ‘alert’ to coronavirus for years to come.

direct to your inboxBrits could be allowed a trip to the beach soon, but not on foreign holidays.Experts, who make recommendations to SAGE, have suggested to MPs that beach holidays could be one of first things to be allowed again even before the summer.They have advised the Science Committee how restrictions could be lifted in the coming weeks.Professor Mark Woolhouse, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh, told the Science and Technology Committee said there was "very little evidence of outdoor transmission".He also suggested such activities that were not "mass gatherings" could soon be restarted. Will you be booking a trip abroad anytime soon? Have your say below Prof Woolhouse said: "There were no

Another deadly pandemic triggered by so-called 'Disease X' could happen 'every five years' and may be even worse that coronavirus, experts fear.

Covid if it doesn't agree on new rules for wet markets and international travel, a former WHO scientist has warned Professor Mark Woolhouse was on the World Health Organisation team that began urging the world to get ready for a devastating unknown Disease X in 2017.The professor of infectious disease epidemiology told the Daily Star that "very difficult conversations" needed to be had on wet markets and international travel and trade.A market selling fresh meat and fish in Wuhan, China, is believed to be where the virus jumped from bats to humans, leading to more than two million people worldwide so far.The scientist at the University of Edinburgh added that safety rules around vaccines may need to be relaxed so they could be made in a

Another deadly pandemic triggered by 'Disease X' could potentially be just around the corner, a leading scientist has suggested.

Around half of the positive coronavirus cases in the UK are not being identified, according to a pandemics expert.

pandemic as he slapped down Westminster Health Secretary Matt Hancock who had earlier dismissed the concept. Mark Woolhouse, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh, was responding to comments by the Tory Health Secretary that it is "a flawed goal".

campus lockdowns across Scotland, Richard Leonard has warned. The Scottish Labour leader criticised ministers at Holyrood and Westminster for failing to heed expert advice on the risks posed by undergraduates returning en masse to halls of residence this month.

A top expert advising the Government said a third wave of coronavirus is “entirely possible”.

A Scottish Government coronavirus adviser ignored Nicola Sturgeon’s advice and stayed at his island holiday home hours before lockdown restrictions were put in place.