News - Covid-19
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29 November 2021
Pandemic hits strong local procurement performance – but OIC ‘buying local’ still tops £15.4M
Orkney Islands Council is likely to see its latest high-ranking performance for ‘buying local’ slip due to the effects of the pandemic.
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17 November 2021
“Behind the Headlines” – COVID situation among schools
“Behind the Headlines” – COVID situation among schools
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15 November 2021
COVID spread in schools appears to be stabilising
The COVID-19 situation within schools in Orkney would appear to have stabilised at present.
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12 November 2021
Remembrance Day Parade in Kirkwall
The annual Remembrance Day Parade is going ahead on Sunday (14 November) in Kirkwall.
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12 November 2021
COVID 19 update for Orkney schools - as at 12 November
Papdale Primary School is set to reopen in full and Papdale Nursery in part on Monday 15 November.
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11 November 2021
Widespread community COVID-19 transmission impacting on schools in Orkney
The ongoing community-wide transmission of COVID-19 in Orkney is having an impact – as would be expected – on a number of schools across the county.
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10 November 2021
Papdale Primary School and Nursery update – 10 November
Papdale Primary School has seen a rise of 4 COVID-19 cases meaning that as of today, Wednesday, there have been 51 cases among pupils in total. There are eight positive COVID cases among staff and 4…
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9 November 2021
Four Papdale classes closed for the remainder of this week
Four Papdale Primary School classes – P3M, P6E, P7E and P7M - will remain closed for the rest of this week mainly due to COVID-19-related staffing issues and a continuous small rise in pupil cases…
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8 November 2021
Closure of two classes extended at Papdale – 8 November update
Due to the ongoing reduction in staffing at Papdale Primary School due to COVID-19, classes P7E and P7M will now be closed up to and including Wednesday.
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8 November 2021
Behind the Headlines – Papdale Primary School COVID situation
We are aware of parental and public concern within the community in regards to the ongoing COVID situation at Papdale Primary School and some unfortunate speculation circulating on social media. We…
