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Deputy First Minister John Swinney has chaired a meeting of the Scottish Government’s Resilience Room in light of the situation

The blanket closure decision has been taken in the light of difficulties still being experienced across the north-east.

Chief Superintendent George Macdonald declared a major incident yesterday when it became clear that the area was badly affected.

NHS Grampian's overall numbers have shown a further decrease in the last 24 hours.

RURAL households remain without power.

NHS Grampian is seeing a sustained, if small, daily drop in case numbers.

The area still has around 150 reported outages which are being dealt with at present.

THE A98, C13E and C16E have all been cleared and reopened this morning.

All Aberdeenshire vaccine clinics will close at 2pm today.

Advance booking facility for the age group opens on Saturday with 16 and 17 year olds able to book a second dose from next Tuesday.

Pupils being sent home.

MORAY and north of Scotland badly impacted by Storm Arwen.

Mobile community testing is being offered for people who do not have Covid-19 symptoms.

The now usual mid-week increase was relatively small and figures have shown a further drop in cases, with the exception of the Ellon area.

Tik Tok plea to parents in Moray.

The rise in cases seen following weekend testing has again resulted in a rise in positive tests for NHS Grampian.

People attending venues covered by the Covid-19 certification scheme are to be given the option of providing a recent negative lateral flow test.

Levels have remained static across the NHS Grampian area in the last 24 hours.

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