An Edinburgh man who is the only survivor from a household hit by Covid-19 has warned the public not to drop their guard against the disease.
Scott Miller was critically ill in intensive care when his mother and her partner died from the virus.
He knew nothing of their deaths until he was brought out of a medically-induced coma.
Scott shared a flat with his 76-year-old mother Norma, who had dementia, and her partner, who was 69.
Scotland’s Test and Protect system is a key part of the efforts to control coronavirus clusters.
As First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that lockdown measures are to be re-introduced in Aberdeen to deal with an outbreak in the city, we look at how the system has been working.
Scotland has favoured a “boots on the ground” approach when it comes to Test and Protect.
As soon as a cluster is detected, local NHS health protection teams take charge of the incident. The belief is that local knowledge is the best way to break a cluster down.
It is about that basic principle of person, place and time, and local teams do the detective work. Where has the initial positive case been? Who have they been in contact with?
