As contact tracing for Covid-19 continues across Shetland, and with the number of confirmed cases continuing to rise, the decision has been taken to suspend indoor visits to all local care centres.
As required all contacts are self-isolating, even those with a negative test result, but the decision to suspend indoor visits has been taken to give the most vulnerable people in our community the highest degree of protection possible. Residents’ families have been contacted to make them aware of the latest position, and will be kept up to date as the situation progresses.
The community is being reminded once again to do what they can to make sure they keep themselves and others safe, and not to go into another person’s house except to provide care and support, or as part of an extended household for people who live alone. Even relatively small gatherings can have a significant influence on spreading the virus and for that reason they are not permitted.
Further details on protection level three can be found at level-3-measures.pdf (www.gov.scot).