Tayside care home curbs stay amid 110 cluster cases

Restrictions have been placed on care homes across Tayside as authorities try to stem the spread of a coronavirus outbreak.

Indoor visits to the premises are due to restart across Scotland today, if deemed safe to do so.

However, the Tayside incident management team said this was not possible given the cluster associated with the 2 Sisters factory, as well as other cases in the area.

There have been 110 positive cases linked to the factory cluster, including 96 workers and 14 community contacts.

All staff and their households, including children, have been ordered to self-isolate until 31 August.

Dr Emma Fletcher, associate director of public health for NHS Tayside, said: “We know that this will cause a level of anxiety and disappointment amongst care home residents and their loved ones.

“However, we must ensure that we do everything we can to protect care home residents, staff and their families as we continue to address the challenges that Covid-19 presents.”

She added that the increase in positive cases linked to the factory was in line with what they had expected.