Jeanne Freeman coronavirus briefing RECAP: Brazilian variant cases confirmed and care home visits resume as Scotland marks anniversary of first confirmed Covid-19 case
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The Scottish Government announced the first case of Covid-19 on March 1 2020, in a Tayside resident who had recently travelled from Italy and was admitted to hospital and treated in isolation.
But one year of restrictions on and regular visiting is set to resume in care homes today, with residents allowed to have two designated visitors each.