A localised spike in cases has seen anyone living in the DG13 and DG14 postcode areas encouraged to come forward and be tested, whether or not they have symptoms of the coronavirus.
Boris Johnson disclosed that the new mutant strain of the virus may be more deadly than the original.
Doctors warn that delaying the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab is not justified by the science. It comes as the number of hospital patients on ventilators tops 4,000 for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
The Royal College of Nursing said the current situation created a ‘postcode lottery’ for nurses.