More than 10,000 people have backed a petition calling for Scotland to close its border with England amid concern of a second wave of Covid-19. Discussion has been rife among politicians in recent days over 'border checks', after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon refused to rule out the possibility of quarantine visitors from England if cases surge. Prime Minister Boris Johnson weighed in on the debate on Wednesday, claiming that 'there is no border between Scotland and England'. The change.org petition warns: “There is about to be a massive second wave of this new virus in England due to Tory ineptitude. Jacob Rees-Mogg suggested on Thursday that Nicola Sturgeon may be modelling herself on President Donald Trump amid the border debate.

Source: The Herald July 03, 2020 10:31 UTC