Sturgeon and nationalists scolded as WHO data shows that almost half of Europe's most Covid-infected areas are in Scotland
The latest data from the World Health Organization has put Scotland’s health boards at the top of the covid-19 incidence charts, and not for the first time as many complain that the SNP’s pandemic master plan has been a failure.
On Wednesday, data from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Covid-19 “subnational explorer” show that 9 Scottish health boards are found in the 20 best areas in Europe where the virus has been most prevalent over the last seven days.
WHO’s tracker puts Lanarkshire in the top spot after registering 1,135 cases per year. 100,000 inhabitants over the last seven days. Scotland’s most populous city, Glasgow, was in second place. Other Scottish towns and districts on the list include Fife, Lothian, Ayrshire and Arran and Forth Valley. Other places currently on the list include Almaty City in Kazakhstan and the country of Georgia.
According to the Times on Thursday morning, three hospitals in Lanarkshire have registered bed occupancy of over 90%. Wishaw General reached 94% occupancy earlier in the week.
Although Scotland’s current accident is particularly serious, the parents' failure in the country’s nationalist government to control the pandemic has led to a flood of criticism, especially as Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon made it very clear she would do things differently than England.
The statistics, published by the WHO and covered in the Times, were also shared on Twitter by GB News chairman Andrew Neil on Thursday, sparking fierce debate among social media users, many of whom were eager to put the blame on Sturgeon.
“Many in the media can now stop eulogizing and perpetuating the myth that St. Nicola has handled the pandemic well," a person wrote on Twitter and claimed she was obsessed with doing things differently than England, though that would be less effective.
Others had the same view, questioning why the Scottish National Party considered it necessary “Tartanize their COVID strategy” and do things differently than the rest of the UK. “They have failed” they added, asking if this would come up in Scotland’s independent review of the pandemic.
Another any, writes that if anyone thinks Sturgeon has been successful in dealing with the pandemic, they should wake up and “Smell of coffee." Doctor Renee Hoenderkamp too chimede in writing, “Their lockdowns and masking work well back then," with reference to the stricter restrictions imposed north of the border.
Others asked if England wanted to close the borders of Scotland, a reference to Sturgeon’s decision to impose restrictions on movement into the country earlier this year, including a heavily criticized travel ban for people from Manchester.
“The cure… is independence. As it is for everything else here, ” a person jibed. Others also suggested that the SNP would somehow blame the union. “The real virus in Scotland is nationalism," another insisted.
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Some people were quick to defend the SNP amid a stream of comments condemning the nationalists. More said England will soon see a similar level of cases when children go back to school while another claimed the figures were merely an attempt to divert criticism from Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. Children in Scotland have already returned to class.
Others blamed it on tourism and claimed that there had been a good holiday season in Scotland and that it was well governed in terms of Covid-19 restrictions.
This is not the first time that Scotland is at the top of the European covid-19 prevalence list. In July, half of the top-10 spots were occupied by places in Scotland.
Throughout the pandemic, Sturgeon has chosen to do things differently from the rest of the UK, lock and unlock at different times as well as adopt different travel guidance.
On Wednesday, Sturgeon said the SNP will hold a vote to prove the implementation of vaccine passes at nightclubs, adult venues and indoor events with more than 500 attendees, outdoor events with at least 4,000 in attendance and any event with over 10,000 people.
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