05/08/2020
*Please note this is an update specific to the cluster investigation*
5 August 2020
We can confirm the number of cases detected in the Aberdeen COVID-19 cluster now stands at 54.
We have, to date, identified 191 close contacts. Investigations are ongoing and we cannot rule out detecting further cases and therefore more close contacts.
Dr Emmanuel Okpo, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, said: “I know people in the city will be concerned by this news. I want to stress that our health protection and Test & Protect teams are working extremely hard to speak to all the detected cases and identify their close contacts. We will be in contact with everyone.
“Right now, we need everyone to be vigilant. This incident highlights COVID-19 is still with us. I cannot stress enough that people should ONLY arrange a test, via the NHS Inform website (or the staff testing scheme if you work in health & social care), if they have the recognised symptoms. These are a fever, a new continuous cough, and/or a loss of your sense of taste or smell.
“If you are identified as a close contact of a detected case you will have to self-isolate for 14 days. Please do not seek a test if you do not have symptoms; getting tested and receiving a ‘not detected’ result will not remove the requirement to self isolate.”
We are aware that a number of detected cases linked to this cluster have visited other venues across Aberdeen and as of 12 noon today, these venues are as follows:
1. Bieldside Inn
2. Bobbin
3. Brewdog Castlegate
4. Buckie Farm Carvery
5. Café Andaluz
6. Café Dag
7. Café Drummond
8. C**k & Bull (The)
9. College Bar
10. Dutch Mill (The)
11. Dyce Carvery (Dyce Farm)
12. East End Social Club
13. Ferryhill House Hotel
14. Hawthorn/Adam Lounge
15. Howff (The)
16. Justice Mill (The)
17. Marine Hotel (The)
18. McGintys’s
19. McNastys
20. Malmaison
21. Moonfish Café
22. No.10 Bar
23. O'Donoghues
24. Old Bank Bar
25. Prohibition
26. Soul
27. Spiders Web
28. The Draft Project
There were also four leisure settings named - Aboyne Golf Club; Deeside Golf Club; Hazelhead Golf Club; Banks O'Dee Football Club.
Everyone in Grampian is encouraged to remember the FACTS guidance:
F – Face coverings. These should be used in shops and on public transport (buses, trains and taxis)
A – Avoid crowded places.
C – Clean your hands frequently, using water & soap whenever possible.
T – Two metres – observe physical distancing.
S – Self-isolate and book a test if you are suffering from COVID-19 symptoms.
