The city of Aberdeen has gone into lockdown, Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced after a new cluster of Covid-19 cases emerged in the community.
The cluster, thought to be linked to people who had visited a bar in the city centre on July 26, became apparent on Sunday when 54 new cases were confirmed. Officials fear the new Aberdeen cases could cause a surge of community transmission of the virus.
People living in the city of about 230,000 face strict travel restrictions and those outside Aberdeen have been told not to visit. People in the city are also unable to go to other peoples’ houses.
Residents are not allowed to travel more than five miles for leisure purposes and are advised to travel only for work, education, grocery shopping and health care.
Pubs and restaurants will close from 5pm on Wednesday.
Although visitors don’t have to leave Aberdeen, they need to take “extra care” when they return home.
The measures will be reviewed in a week’s time and may be extended.
Aberdeen is the first part of Scotland to return to lockdown after England reimposed tight restrictions on areas in the north of that country.
With a population about one tenth that of England, Scotland has seen a proportionally lower number of Covid-19 cases compared with its southern neighbour. Scotland has recorded nearly 19,000 cases alongside England’s 264,000 – nearly 36,000 of which are in London alone.
Scotland has recorded about 4,100 deaths, while England has recorded close to 41,000.
Nationwide social restrictions in Scotland began easing in June.
"There's always a sense of, 'We're doing well and it won't happen here'," Ms Sturgeon said.
"It can happen here and it is happening here, in Aberdeen."
She added that the decision to place the city in lockdown had not been taken lightly.
“The fact that the outbreak is no longer simply associated with one location, combined with the accelerating increase in cases means we cannot rule out community transmission now being the case in Aberdeen.”
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Key figures in the life of the fort
Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa (ruled 1761-1793) Built Qasr Al Hosn as a watchtower to guard over the only freshwater well on Abu Dhabi island.
Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab (ruled 1793-1816) Expanded the tower into a small fort and transferred his ruling place of residence from Liwa Oasis to the fort on the island.
Sheikh Tahnoon bin Shakhbut (ruled 1818-1833) Expanded Qasr Al Hosn further as Abu Dhabi grew from a small village of palm huts to a town of more than 5,000 inhabitants.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Shakhbut (ruled 1833-1845) Repaired and fortified the fort.
Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnoon (ruled 1845-1855) Turned Qasr Al Hosn into a strong two-storied structure.
Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa (ruled 1855-1909) Expanded Qasr Al Hosn further to reflect the emirate's increasing prominence.
Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan (ruled 1928-1966) Renovated and enlarged Qasr Al Hosn, adding a decorative arch and two new villas.
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan (ruled 1966-2004) Moved the royal residence to Al Manhal palace and kept his diwan at Qasr Al Hosn.
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Key findings of Jenkins report
- Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al Banna, "accepted the political utility of violence"
- Views of key Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Sayyid Qutb, have “consistently been understood” as permitting “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” and “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
- Muslim Brotherhood at all levels has repeatedly defended Hamas attacks against Israel, including the use of suicide bombers and the killing of civilians.
- Laying out the report in the House of Commons, David Cameron told MPs: "The main findings of the review support the conclusion that membership of, association with, or influence by the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered as a possible indicator of extremism."
