• A further 56 people who tested positive have died, taking the total to 3,244 deaths in Scotland by that measure.
• A further 1,357 people have tested positive for Covid-19, which is 5% of those newly tested yesterday. This takes the total number of positive cases in Scotland to 79,017.
• 1,228 patients are in hospital with a confirmed case (up 21 on yesterday), with 96 being treated in intensive care (down two).
• Deputy First Minister John Swinney gives details of a fund designed to protect jobs by helping employers adapt to the impact of Covid-19.

• People returning to Scotland from Greece and parts of Cyprus will now have to quarantine.
• From today, there are changes to the level 1 restrictions in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.
• Fife, Angus and Perth & Kinross have today moved up to level 3 restrictions.
• John Swinney says football fans have a natural desire to celebrate, but the virus is a “very real threat” as today’s “terrible” statistics show.
• There is "'active consideration" of moving areas including Lanarkshire and Greater Glasgow and Clyde to level 4 restrictions

That's all from today's live coverage of the Scottish government's coronavirus briefing. We'll be back on Monday.

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Willie Rennie says the capacity of Test and Protect needs to be "up to speed".

His comments came after it was revealed that contact tracers have been unable to get in touch with 3,500 people who tested positive for coronavirus.

The Test and Protect system also came under fire for a "coding error" that led to the number of people who were contacted within 24 hours of testing positive being overestimated.

The Scottish Lib Dem leader said: "We were promised we were going to have enough contact tracers, that it would hunt out and drive out the virus from our communities but, as we have seen, it has spread quite fast and that's why we need to make sure we get proper investment in the Test and Protect system if we are going to get on top of it."

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These short-term restrictions are now extended until 2 November

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Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie says the figures on new cases of Covid in Fife are "stubbornly high" and he is very concerned about what it means.

Mr Rennie is the MSP for North East Fife which has just been raised from level 2 to level 3 restrictions.

He told BBC Scotland he did not know what the "drivers" were of the rise in the virus.

Mr Rennie said that back in August a spike in the virus in Aberdeen was put down to pubs and in the west of Scotland it was indoor socialising that was blamed for much of the transmission.

"We have not had that information from Test and Protect this time and I think people in Fife, and also in Tayside, want to understand what that is so they can respond and adjust their behaviour."

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Dr Christine Tait-Burkard says hospitals in Lanarkshire and Greater Glasgow and Clyde are still at over-capacity for Covid-19 patients.

"That might make the difference to going up to level four in the next week," she says.

Both Lanarkshire and Greater Glasgow and Clyde have a "constant high level of weekly cases", she says.

Dr Christine Tait-Burkard, an expert in infection and immunity at the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh, tells BBC One Scotland's Coronavirus Update programme that today’s cases are in line with the results in the past two weeks.

"We are still plateauing but at a high level," she says.

However, she says she is optimistic about the positive cases dropping to 5.7% of tests.

“With the percentage number coming down, we have a bigger chance of catching all the cases," Dr Tait-Burkard says.

The R number is high in Angus, Fife and Kinross, she adds, but notes that a rise in cases in Stirling does not seem to have impacted hospital admission yet.

Mr Swinney is asked whether there should be fines or arrests for those breaching rules in celebrations such as those filmed in an Aberdeen city centre pub after Scotland’s match on Thursday.

He says police said a number of people were removed from the venue for not following physical distancing requirements.

There would be consequences if there was further transmission of the virus, he adds, and people and business are making “incredible sacrifices to try to follow the rules" and avoid bridges of transmission.

Physical distancing is “one of the most effective interventions we can all make”, he says.

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Mr Swinney says work was being undertaken at the moment ahead of the first minister's statement to parliament on Tuesday on any movement in restrictions.

"I think it is fair to say that we are still seeing a very strong prevalence of the virus within our country," Mr Swinney says.

He says some areas were improving but some places, particularly in the central belt, remain with very high levels of the virus.

"The level 3 restrictions are not significantly reducing the prevalence of the virus," he says.

"There is active consideration under way to the appropriate levels, that may include consideration of areas going up to level 4.

"The government would want to avoid that if we possibly can do but it is certainly under active consideration."

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The deputy first minister is asked if pubs in areas where they are still open could be closed for future matches after breaches in social-distancing rules.

Mr Swinney says these issues are kept under "active review".

"We have tried to put in proportionate arrangements for the opening of hospitality at different degrees across different levels," he says.

He says pubs and bars have to operate within the physical distancing rules and if that does not happen then the restrictions will have to be "revisited".

"Social distancing is critical in enabling us to interrupt the spread of the virus," he says.

Responding to a question regarding delayed testing of frontline staff, Dr Dave Caesar, interim deputy chief medical officer, says they want to improve turnaround time for testing so people can isolate more quickly.

He says the average time for tests to become available is under 48 hours.

Scotland is looking to expand routine testing for staff working with the most vulnerable in the next two to four weeks, he adds.

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Responding to a question from BBC Scotland's Jamie McIvor about the Scotland victory last night, deputy first minister John Swinney says football fans have a natural desire to celebrate, but the virus is a “very real threat” as today’s “terrible” statistics show.

It follows images being published on social media of football fans in an Aberdeen beer garden celebrating Scotland's win in Belgrade.

He says: "This virus does not rest. Yes, we want to celebrate but we all have to understand what the virus needs is human contact.

“If we let our guard down the virus will have an opportunity to spread”

He adds: "We can look forward to enjoying in happier times, when we've got the better of the virus, some of the celebrations that we all look forward to in the years to come."

The deputy first minister calls on the public to follow all the latest guidelines which can be found on the Scottish government website.

Mr Swinney ends by reiterating the government’s FACTS advice

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Mr Swinney congratulates the Scotland men's football team on reaching the Euro championship finals next year.

"It is a magnificent achievement and a real piece of bright good news for us all," the deputy first minister says.

"After a very tough year, the team have given the whole nation a lift - at a time when we really needed it - and we can all now look forward to Scotland taking part in the tournament next year after such a long break from these competitions."

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Fife, Angus and Perth & Kinross have today moved up to level 3 restrictions.

Mr Swinney reiterates that anyone living in a level 3 area should not travel outside their own local authority area unless for an essential reason such as work, healthcare or caring responsibilities.

People from outside level 3 areas should not travel into them unless essential.

The deputy first minister says that, from today, there are changes to the level 1 restrictions in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.

Six people from a maximum of two households will now be able to meet indoors.

But in order to avoid the risk of the virus being imported, Mr Swinney says the advice was for people returning from the mainland to avoid mixing after their return.

Mr Swinney says people returning to Scotland from Greece and parts of Cyprus will now have to quarantine.

Those arriving from the Mediterranean country must self-isolate for 14 days, but the islands of Crete, Corfu, Kos, Rhodes and Zante remain exempt.

Those entering Scotland from the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus must also quarantine.

The deputy first minister confirms that people coming from Denmark will still have to self-isolate.

Those entering Scotland from Bahrain, Cambodia, Chile, Iceland, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Turks and Caicos Islands and Laos no longer have to quarantine.