'How Shetland locked down early and stopped the virus'

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TSers who follow Frances' blog of life in the UK's most northerly outposts may find this BBC News report of interest. Covid 19 is naturally the main topic, but it also reveals much about what it's like to live in the UK's most northerly outposts where there are big open spaces and a community of people who know how to work together. A cluster of islands: How Shetland locked down early and stopped the virus in its tracks.
 

When laundry staff at the hospital found they had a shortage of scrubs, a sewing pattern was posted on Facebook along with an appeal to turn any unwanted bedsheets into medical clothing. "We had bags and bags of finished scrubs within days," says a personal assistant working for NHS Shetland, 38-year-old Lisa Grey, who oversaw the Shetland Scrubs project.

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Thanks for this link. Great article, and very encouraging. I also like the one map that gives better perspective of where Frances lives.