Covid-19

Moray MP Douglas Ross has expressed his disappointment at the decision to keep Moray in level three restrictions for at least another week; but has stressed that the effort by the community to get on top of the virus should see it move to level two very quickly, hopefully next week. 

Douglas Ross has said news that Covid vaccinations are being stepped up for over-18s in Moray is a sign of how "serious" the situation is in the local area 

NHS Grampian has said there is "uncontrolled and sustained" transmission in the region. 

Moray MP Douglas Ross has said the SNP Government’s route map out of lockdown “falls short” of what the public had been expecting.   

The First Minister said in parliament today that a full plan for exiting the current lockdown would be published in mid-March.   

Moray MP Douglas Ross has welcomed news that staff at partnership nurseries will be given lateral flow Covid tests twice a week.   

It has been confirmed by the Moray Council that testing will begin from the first week of March. The tests can confirm asymptomatic cases of Covid.   

Douglas Ross has urged the Scottish Government to ensure self-catering and B&B operators are given the funds needed to get through the Coronavirus pandemic.  

Moray MP Douglas Ross has urged people to remember the Covid-19 guidelines as they celebrate Hogmanay this year.

Moray MP Douglas Ross has offered a Christmas Eve ‘thank you’ to all those that have worked throughout the Covid-19 pandemic to keep the public safe.

New figures have shown that 2,500 people remain on the UK Government's furlough scheme to protect jobs through the Coronavirus pandemic.  

British Army troops based at Kinloss Barracks in Moray have been praised in the House of Commons for their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Moray MP Douglas Ross has welcomed news that the UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech Coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. 

British regulator the MHRA has authorised the vaccine for use by the NHS from next week.