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Sarah Horan, director of Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Professionals at NHS Borders.

Borders cancer waiting times better than national average

The Borders has the third-highest take-up for vaccinations in children aged five-11 in Scotland.

Borders kids in vaccine drive

There are currently eight in-patients who have tested positive for Covid in the region's hospitals. Photo: Bill McBurnie.

Covid-19 cases continue to rise

Failure to cover your face could see you hit with a £200 fine (image: Getty Images)

Here’s a full list of places in England where you’ll need to wear a face mask

Six cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant have been identified in Scotland, the Scottish Government has announced (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Six cases of the Covid Omicron variant have been identified in Scotland - here's...

Ralph Roberts, chief executive of NHS Borders

Borderers warned not to be complacent as Covid-19 cases rise again

Dr Tim Patterson, NHS Borders.

Covid-19 is still with us

Dogs are often our best friends but it's up to us to keep our four-legged companions under control, which the new campaign, spearheaded by Minister for Community Safety Ash Denham, aims to make clear.

Scots have a legal responsibility to keep dogs under control

The Pfizer and AstraZeneca Covid vaccines have both been found to have an impact in the reduction of a person’s risk of hospital admission from coronavirus, according to new research (Photo: Getty Images)

Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines found to reduce Scotland hospital admissions by ...

NHS Borders says there is room for more Covid-19 patients at the Borders General Hospital.

“We expect the impact of rising case numbers to last for weeks” says NHS medical...

Farne Salmon, Duns Industrial Estate

Outbreak of Covid at Duns salmon-processing plant
A new outbreak of coronavirus has been reported at the Farne Salmon plant in Duns, after eight members of staff tested positive for Covid-19.

Rachel Hamilton MSP speaking during the debate on a care homes inquiry

Border MSP welcomes inquiry into Covid-19 deaths at care homes

This table shows the levels of coronavirus RNA found in the three Borders waste water test sites.

Covid-19 fragments found in all Borders waste water sites

Larry Flanagan, EIS general secretary, said: “It is simply unacceptable for local authorities to fail to keep individual risk assessments for teachers up-to-date."

EIS: councils must update teachers’ risk assessments

Though not associated with the Scottish government, UK government, NHS, or any other organisation, the web page is full of vital information that is regularly being kept up to date (Photo: Shutterstock)

This website lets you keep track of current Covid-19 cases in Scotland - and tel...

Local lockdown restrictions are currently only in place in three council areas (Photo: Getty Images)

These are the parts of Scotland most likely to get a local lockdown as restricti...

Borders General Hospital.

Covid-19 update: NHS Borders prepares for the worst

Health secretary Jeane Freeman at yesterday's Scottish Government Covid-19 update.

Borders MP calls for testing of region’s care home staff to be stepped up