Scotland Sets Up Own Covid-19 Group to Complement U.K. Efforts

(Bloomberg) --

Scotland’s government is setting up its own advisory group to complement existing U.K. arrangements, in an effort to tailor its own response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said.

The announcement came as Sturgeon announced that deaths in Scotland had increased by six to a total of 22. A further 51 people infected with the coronavirus are currently in intensive care, she told reporters in Edinburgh.

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