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image captionNHS Grampian is urging people in Moray to get tested, even if they do not have symptoms
Moray is experiencing uncontrolled, sustained community transmission of Covid-19, public health officials have warned.
Chris Littlejohn, deputy director of public health at NHS Grampian, said the situation was rapidly deteriorating .
The region currently has an infection rate of more than 81 cases per 100,000 - four times the Scotland-wide level.
Mr Littlejohn said there would be deaths if the outbreak could not be controlled.
Covid hospital admissions in NHS Grampian have been mainly rising since mid-April. We are urging everyone to protect Moray and get tested, even if they have no symptoms, Mr Littlejohn said.
There are concerns Moray will be unable to move into Level Two restrictions with the rest of Scotland from May 17, unless cases are brought under control Public health experts at NHS Grampian have warned Moray is now seeing “uncontrolled, sustained community transmission” of Covid-19. With an escalating number of cases in the region, an incident management team has now been launched in an effort to bring the virus back under control. The region now has 81.4 cases per 100,000 – East Dunbartonshire has the second highest with 41.4, while neighbouring Aberdeenshire and Highland are at 11. Deputy director of Public Health at NHS Grampian, chairman for the IMT [Incident Management Team], Chris Littlejohn said: “In Moray we are now seeing uncontrolled, sustained community transmission, current restrictions not are containing it, and the situation is rapidly deteriorating.
NHS Grampian has warned current restrictions are failing to curb contain the spread of Covid-19 HEALTH officials facing a “rapidly deteriorating situation in the north east of Scotland are considering door-to-door coronavirus testing. NHS Grampian has announced uncontrolled and sustained community transmission of the virus is taking place in the region, with current restrictions failing to contain the spread. The health board has launched an incident management team (IMT) to try to bring the virus back under control, and is urging people to get tested even if they do not have symptoms. Door-to-door testing is being heavily considered for Elgin, the epicentre of the outbreak.
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