Nicola Sturgeon has accused the prime minister of “not going far enough” with travel restrictions as she announced a “managed quarantine” system for anyone arriving in Scotland.
Boris Johnson last week resisted calls for blanket border measures, unveiling a mandatory 10-day hotel quarantine policy for those arriving in the UK from 33 countries designated “high-risk” by the government.
But the Scottish first minister said the measures needed to be “much more comprehensive” in order to combat the possibility of new variants being imported into the country.
Meanwhile, a new analysis suggests that the Oxford Covid vaccine offers 76 per cent protection for up to 12 weeks after the first dose is administered.
Researchers at the University of Oxford also said their vaccine may reduce transmission of the virus by 67 per cent. The jab’s effectiveness in preventing Covid-19 rises to 82.4 per cent after a second dose is administered following the three-month interval.
