Just on the weather and the cold, I had a wee nosey at how many lives were lost due to the flu and according to NRS (national records scotland) The staggering statistic means that Scotland has recorded its first January free of flu deaths for 20 years at least — which is as far back as National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures have been produced.

The data from NRS takes into account figures from the first five weeks of this year — up to February 7.

During the same five weeks of last year, before the COVID-19 pandemic began, 65 death certificates mentioned the flu.

So, in a nutshell we've cured the flu deaths!