The Caithness Business Index has posted the following article:

State Of The Epidemic In Scotland - 13th January 2021

Over the last two weeks there has been a step change in the course of the epidemic with a sharp rise in case numbers and hospital and ICU admissions. A new variant of SARS- CoV-2 called B.1.1.7 or VOC-202012/01 which can be transmitted more easily than other variants is now circulating widely in Scotland. [Read Full Article]