Covid in Scotland: Sturgeon sets out likely restriction areas

Summary

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms the government is considering introducing the highest level of restrictions in Lanarkshire
Dundee could move up to level three, while five councils could be lowered to level one - Highland, Moray, Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles
Pubs and restaurants in the central belt will be allowed to open until 6pm, but cannot sell alcohol
Hospitality premises in level two can sell alcohol indoors with a main meal until 8pm
A further 25 people who tested positive have died, taking the total to 2,726 under that measure
A further 1,327 people have tested positive for Covid-19, with 1,100 patients in hospital and 82 in intensive care

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COMING UP: First minister's statement in Holyrood...published at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 27 October 2020
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Nicola Sturgeon will begin her statement to the Scottish Parliament shortly as MSPs debate and vote on the Scottish government’s framework for future Covid restrictions.
Local authorities are to be put in one of five levels, from zero, which is the last restrictive, up to four, which is getting close to the full lockdown imposed earlier this year.
How to watch and listen:
- On BBC One Scotland
- On the BBC Scotland Channel
Both are available here on this live page.
Nightclubs and soft play centres to receive more fundingpublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 27 October 2020
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Nightclubs and soft play centres which have been closed since March will be eligible for more funding from the Scottish government.
One-off grants of up to £50,000, based on rateable value, will be available to businesses in both sectors through the Covid-19 Contingency Fund.
Guidance will be published this week to help soft play centres on reopening, which under the new restrictions can only happen at level one.
Covid in Scotland: Latest headlinespublished at 15:11 Greenwich Mean Time 27 October 2020
- MSPs are poised to debate and vote on Scotland's new five-level system of local Covid-19 restrictions.
- A business group has warned Lanarkshire could be left with "ghost towns" if the area is put under the highest level of Covid restrictions.
- The hotel trade in Scotland's three largest cities could take four years to return to pre-pandemic levels according to a new study
- The number of people working offshore in the North Sea fell by more than a third at the start of the coronavirus lockdown, an industry body has said.
- Some of Scotland's biggest bands have teamed up to raise money for their roadies who have been unable to work during the Covid pandemic.
- Levels of protective antibodies in people wane "quite rapidly" after coronavirus infection, say researchers.
25 more deaths from Covid-19 in Scotlandpublished at 14:33 Greenwich Mean Time 27 October 2020
1,100 patients are in hospital with a confirmed case - an increase of 48 from yesterday - with 82 being treated in intensive care, falling from 90 patients yesterday.
A further 25 people who tested positive have died, taking the total to 2,726 deaths in Scotland by that measure.
1,327 more positive cases recorded in Scotlandpublished at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 27 October 2020
Latest Scottish government figures reveal a further 1,327 people have tested positive for Covid-19, 8.7% of those tested yesterday.
This takes the total number of positive cases in Scotland to 59,201.
Health board breakdown:
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde: 454
NHS Lanarkshire: 347
NHS Lothian: 202
NHS Ayrshire and Arran: 96
The remaining cases are spread across the other health boards.
Welcomepublished at 14:16 Greenwich Mean Time 27 October 2020
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Good afternoon and welcome to BBC Scotland's rolling coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic in Scotland this Tuesday, 27 October 2020.
Nicola Sturgeon will be making a statement to the Scottish Parliament at about 15:20, as MSPs debate Scotland's new five-level system of local restrictions for tackling Covid-19, which was published on Friday.
You can follow the latest developments right here and watch or listen live by clicking on one of the tabs above for coverage on BBC One Scotland, the BBC Scotland channel or BBC Radio Scotland.