A total of 22 people have died because of confirmed or suspected coronavirus in the Highland Council area, new figures show.
The Covid-19 pandemic has spurred one NHS Highland consultant to take on fake medical news and urban myths and stop them from “going viral”.
NHS Highland chairman Professor Boyd Robertson has thanked health board staff for their “exceptional work” during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Nicola Sturgeon has emphasised that care homes residents "matter every bit as much" as hospital patients or people in the wider community.
Almost 1000 people have been confirmed or suspected to have died because of coronavirus in Scotland, including another 13 in the NHS Highland area.
Another £220m is to be made available for businesses after the Scottish Government came under pressure over how many grants each small business gets.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed the four nations of the UK have agreed the coronavirus lockdown will not be lifted over Easter.
Highland Council is closing car parks at beauty spots – including five in Caithness – in a bid to tighten the lockdown against potential visitors.
First confirmation of deaths and the toll for the Highlands so far has come from the National Records of Scotland
The chief medical officer, Dr Catherine Calderwood, has resigned after becoming embroiled in a scandal over twice travelling to her second home.
People in the north must not assume that 'because we are a rural area it will be fine', NHS Highland’s director of public health has warned.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has threatened non-essential businesses with the use of emergency powers if they do not close voluntarily
THE Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is aiming to certify pupil's grades and results by August 4, the chief examiner has revealed.
INTEREST rates have been cut by the Bank of England in a bid to support the UK economy during the coronavirus pandemic.
SCOTLAND'S economy is facing an "immediate collapse in demand" so a package of measures worth £2.2 billion will be introduced to support businesses.
HIGHLAND Council has postponed all committee meetings and member workshops due that were due to take place in March and April over coronavirus.
The First Minister made the announcement during a daily briefing
Top Highland Council officials have revealed that work is well under way to deal with the impact on services presented by the coronavirus outbreak.
A reprieve for a charity which provides lifeline services for blind and partially sighted people was described as "a real victory for people power".
Senior Highland councillor Alister Mackinnon has responded to claims the local authority walked away from as much as £1.2 million in savings.