Nicola Sturgeon has announced the different levels of coronavirus restrictions that will apply across the country from Monday.

Here is a summary of local authorities in each level:

Level 3 - Glasgow City, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire, Inverclyde, City of Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian, West Lothian, Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Stirling, Dundee.

Level 2 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll & Bute, Borders, Dumfries & Galloway, Fife, Perth & Kinross.

Level 1 - Highland, Moray, Orkney, Shetland, Western Isles.

• Check here to see what level your area has been put in?

• The whole of Scotland could return to the top level of Covid-19 restrictions if people do not follow the latest travel rules
• No areas of Scotland are to be placed in the highest Level 4 of the country's new five-tier coronavirus restrictions system
• Local authorities in Level 1 may eventually allow groups of up to six people from two households to meet in each other's homes again but not immediately
• People elsewhere in Scotland will still be banned from meeting in other homes
• The new system comes into force from 06:00 on Monday next week
• A further 37 people who had tested positive for coronavirus died in the past 24 hours
• 1,128 new positive cases were recorded
• 1,152 patients are in hospital with a confirmed case with 86 being treated in intensive care

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Scottish Borders Council leader Shona Haslam says the indicators given by the Scottish government suggest the area should be in Level 1 rather than Level 2.

"However, I understand that there are still concerns about rising infection rates and the outbreak in Jedburgh," she adds.

She says she had asked for a meeting next week to set out a timetable to move into Level 1 "as soon as possible".

"Our businesses and hospitality industry will not survive unless they can either trade, or receive additional financial support," she says.

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The Scottish Hospitality Group warns the new system "will only lead to chaos and failure".

And the industry body says the restrictions are "neither proportionate or sustainable".

Spokesman Stephen Montgomery claims ministers did not take on board any of the recommendations it made over the weekend to save livelihoods.

He says: "The government must acknowledge that the new restrictions will end in hundreds, if not thousands of job losses. We still have no data to support the slash of hours which are critical to the viability of a businesses.

"From Monday, over 70% of the country’s population will be living indefinitely under Tier 3 restrictions. Allowing restaurants to open for two more hours in this tier would enable them to serve another course and would result in saving 100 jobs for one of our members alone."

Mr Montgomery adds that research has found that just 1% of hospitality venues across the UK have been linked to NHS Test and Trace incidences.

Andrew McRae, the Federation of Small Businesses Scotland policy chairman, says the success of the new approach depends on ministers wielding their powers "like a scalpel not a hammer".

"Today’s changes look like a broadly proportionate response, but that’ll be of little comfort to firms facing new or renewed restrictions who face more tough decisions next week," he says.

“However the travel ban outlined by the first minister has significant implications for many businesses, like rural firms dependent on visitors from the city. At the earliest possible opportunity, ministers must explore alternative policies on this front. And in the meantime, they must provide real help for businesses hit by this change."

The Scottish government has issued more information about how it chose the levels for each council. It has also set out forecasts for the coming weeks.

Taking into account current positive cases and relative population size, Imperial College modelling has suggested that;

• seven Scottish authorities - including East Renfrewshire, South and North Lanarkshire - would move into Level 4 in the week beginning 8 November
• eight other councils - including Edinburgh and Aberdeen - would move into the lowest category, Level 0
• eight areas - including Inverclyde and Stirling - would be moved from Level 3 to Level 2
• although most of the central belt is currently in Level 3, based on this modelling just five councils would be in that category - Clackmannanshire; Dundee City; Glasgow City; Renfrewshire and South Ayrshire

Imperial College modellers set a percentage confidence level against the forecasts. To find out more go to the Scottish government website, external

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South Scotland reporter, BBC news website

Dumfries and Galloway Council leader Elaine Murray says a recent rise in cases "could easily" have seen the region put in Level 3 rather than Level 2.

She says everyone has a part to play now to reduce the spread of the virus and try to reach Level 1 restrictions.

“We’re all fed up having to do this, but for the sake of our NHS, our vulnerable residents and our businesses we need to make that extra effort," she says.

The chairman of the region’s health board, Nick Morris, adds: “We suppressed the virus before, and we know we can do it again.”

Dr Liz Cameron, chief executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, says the fact that the majority of Scotland has been designated within Level 3 will have an "immediate impact on businesses confidence and survival".

“In addition, the consequences of imposing additional travel restrictions between areas and levels will result in decreased tourism, also impacting on retailing and hospitality," she says. "The effects of this in town centres and for out-of-town retail centres in the key pre-Christmas period must not be underestimated.

“It is critical that government commit to demonstrating effective working by listening and engaging with the business community, understanding our concerns and collectively identifying solutions which could reduce the growth of the virus, whilst enabling businesses to trade and keep our employees."

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BBC Scotland

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The prospect of having even a limited number of fans at their games "could be a life saver" for Elgin City, says chairman Graham Tatters.

Moray is in Tier 1 of Scotland's new five-level Covid-19 restrictions system so can - according to guidelines - have supporters in stadiums from Monday.

As well as League 2 Elgin, neighbours Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle are in the same category.

"At the moment we are haemorrhaging money," Tatters said.

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Local leaders are urging the people of Dundee to help drive down the number of cases after it was placed in Level 3.

The first minister earlier expressed concern about Covid cases in the city and said per week there were currently about 185 new cases per hundred thousand of the population.

Lord Provost Ian Borthwick says: “These new restrictions have been put in place because of the worrying situation that has emerged across Dundee.

“We all need to show a renewed determination to help reduce the number of cases by carefully following the new rules.

“There will be better days ahead but we have to continue to make sacrifices for the greater good."

Council leader John Alexander says: “It has been an exhausting year and I realise that people have given up so much over the course of 2020.

“I would ask that they look carefully at the new guidance which we are publicising to inform them about how they can guard against virus spread, and also reduce the risk that additional restrictions might be imposed in the future."

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• What level might your area be heading into?
• How are the Covid restriction levels decided?

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Marc Crothall, chief executive of the Scottish Tourism Alliance, says: "As an industry, we have always understood the need to balance public health and the economy, however, we are now at a point where many hundreds of businesses simply do not have the income or funding support to remain solvent.

"Businesses in Tier 2 areas had hoped for an upturn in business following the slight ease of restrictions as the majority of custom in Tier 2 would have been likely to come from the Central Belt area, however due to the new travel restrictions, this will not be possible."

He says it is now "absolutely critical" that all tourism and hospitality businesses impacted by the restrictions have immediate access to a strengthened package of support from the Scottish government to meet overheads, avoid "a significant wave of redundancies" and prevent permanent closure.

No areas of Scotland are to be placed in the highest level of the country's new five-tier coronavirus restrictions system.

The Scottish government had been considering putting both North and South Lanarkshire in level 4.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has now confirmed they will both be placed in level 3 instead, along with the rest of the central belt and Dundee.

Much of the rest of the country has been put in level 2.

But the Highlands, Orkney, Shetland, the Western Isles and Moray, which have far fewer cases of the virus, have been moved down to level 1.

This could eventually allow groups of up to six people from two households to meet in each other's homes again, although it will not happen immediately as an "extra precaution" while the country transitions to the new system.

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• What level has your area been put in?
• How are the Covid restriction levels decided?

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At the moment, each council area has been assigned a level.

But this might not always make sense - for example, some areas might span a wide variety of communities that all have different circumstances.

So in future, the Scottish government says the levels could be assigned based on smaller areas, such as an island community or a town.

While initially the plan is to stick to council areas, this could change "if that is deemed justified, necessary and proportionate".

In future, these decisions will be made based on "whichever geography is most likely to be effective in suppressing the virus", official documents say, external.

South Lanarkshire Council Leader John Ross welcomes the decision to place the area in Level 3.

On Wednesday, council leaders in South and North Lanarkshire urged the first minister not to place both areas into the highest Covid restrictions.

He says: “While there is some relief that Lanarkshire has not been placed in Level 4 of the new Covid protection levels, it is clear from the public health data that everyone needs to understand that this remains a possibility in the future if we do not continue to bring the infection rate under control.

“We have all made many sacrifices already in our collective effort to protect ourselves and others.

"However, more is needed and, however tough any of us find the continued restrictions that come from being in Level 3, we need to stick to the rules. Otherwise we are putting at risk the health, and indeed the lives, of our family and friends.”

David Lonsdale, director of the Scottish Retail Consortium, says: “Retailers will be relieved that no local authority areas are facing the imminent closure of non-essential shops, at this stage at least, as envisaged under the highest tier of the First Minister’s Covid framework.

"SRC has consistently advocated greater visibility and certainty over potential next steps for future Covid restrictions, particularly in the run up to the critical Christmas trading period. After months of chopping and changing this new framework offers the prospect of a more consistent approach which is most welcome.

“We recognise the need for government to act quickly to protect public health and help combat coronavirus, however, we do have lingering concerns about the incredibly short timescales envisaged for implementing any future moves into the highest tier, and the practical challenges for retailers and suppliers that could pose."

The first minister is continuing to answer questions from backbench MSPs.

You can watch on the BBC Scotland Channel at the top of the page.