Six residents at a Lanarkshire care home have been diagnosed with coronavirus, it has been confirmed.
Highgate Care Home in Uddingston confirmed that the residents have tested positive to COVID-19 and said they have implemented control measures in the South Lanarkshire home.
Dr John Logan, NHS Lanarkshire consultant in public health medicine, said: "We appreciate this is a very worrying time for many people.
"Highgate Care Home has implemented infection prevention and control measures and the NHS Lanarkshire Health Protection Team will continue to provide advice and support to the care home manager and staff."
Coronavirus is known to be most serious in the elderly and vulnerable, such as immunosuppressed individuals.
John Kirk, Managing Director of Highgate Care Home, said: “The health, safety and wellbeing of our residents and colleagues is of paramount importance. As such, we are committed to doing everything we can to keep them safe.
“We are working closely with all the relevant bodies, including NHS Lanarkshire and Health Protection Scotland, as we implement our comprehensive contingency plan, which includes closing the home to all but absolutely essential visitors, and continuing to take steps to ensure the highest standards of hygiene and infection control.”
There are 16 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lanarksire.
Across Scotland, there are 153 confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to figures released by the Scottish Government today. One person has died as a result of contradicting the virus.
