• The first minister confirms all 11 council areas will move out of level four on Friday - the weekly review of protection levels will be announced tomorrow afternoon
• Richard Leonard criticises the uncertainty he says was created by the health secretary yesterday

• Scotland received its first supplies of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine over the weekend and vaccinations will begin tomorrow
• Rapid coronavirus testing is being made available in care homes in parts of Scotland today, to allow relatives to visit their loved ones safely

• Fourteen care homes in five local authority areas are taking part in the trial
• The first minister explains testing kits will be sent out to all care homes next week
• Nicola Sturgeon also expressed concerns about the impact of a no-deal Brexit
• Education Secretary John Swinney may give a Holyrood statement on Highers and the return of students to universities tomorrow

• There's been a sharp increase in the number of people falling victim to fraudsters during the pandemic according to figures from Police Scotland

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Mr Leonard agrees with the precautionary approach the government is taking about Christmas.

The Scottish Labour leader says he thinks many people will choose not to use the festive window that has been created.

He says we still need to see more of the details of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, given the issues we saw during the flu vaccination programme.

Mr Leonard also calls for action to tackle any scepticism around the vaccine.

Richard Leonard criticises the uncertainty he says was created by Jeane Freeman yesterday.

The health secretary revised her claim that parts of Scotland could stay in level four when Covid restrictions are reviewed on 11 December.

Eleven areas, including most of central Scotland, are currently at the highest alert level.

The Scottish Labour leader says people need certainty and that clarity is welcome today.

Mr Leonard says a move to level three will not be enough for businesses to recoup the losses they have made recently.

He calls for more active intervention and financial mitigation from the Scottish government.

Dr Christine Tait-Burkard, of the University of Edinburgh, tells the Coronavirus Update programme that it is unlikely that any level four council areas will drop to level two before Christmas.

Some level two areas, such as Dunfries and Galloway, might technically qualify for level one status, but she expects the government to remain cautious to prevent an increase over Christmas.

She says the government is keeping a watchful eye on outbreaks such as in care homes and the “massive” outbreak at the Faslane base.

Dr Tait-Burkhard anticipates the government will want to continue to drive the incidence rate down. The hospital rate is relatively high in some areas, and there was unlikely to be much easing based on that, she adds.

The first minister turns to the prospect of a no-deal Brexit and says she is increasingly concerned by this.

Ms Sturgeon points out: "Any trade deal that is likely to be agreed at this stage is going to be quite a bare-boned minimalist agreement so we are anticipating some disruption and inconvenience anyway.

"But that clearly will be much, much worse if there is no agreement at all."

She very much hopes there will be a breakthrough in the Brexit talks today and calls on the UK government to get real about the implications of no-deal.

The first minister says there is a national stockpile of abourt 60 critical medicines, including of Covid treatments, and work is underway to ensure supplies of medical devices and consumables are available.

She says 88% of products are already at the target of six weeks supply and the remaining items are on order.

"There is a lot of work going on to ensure the NHS has the supplies it needs."

BBC Scotland's Glenn Campbell asks how seriously the first minister is considering calls to cancel next year's Highers

The first minister replies the government is continuing to consider what is in the best interest of all learners.

Ms Sturgeon says a final point for the decision is mid-February and the deputy first minister is offering a statement to Holyrood, possibly tomorrow.

She says this statement would also cover the return of university students after Christmas.

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Peter McMahon from ITV Border says the leaders of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders Council have said local partners believe the areas should be placed in level one this week.

Mr McMahon says surely with the latest figures these two areas must move to level one.

"I will confirm that one way or the other tomorrow," Ms Sturgeon says.

She points out the indicators are important, but so is the wider context.

Join us from 14:40 tomorrow to find out all the detail about the latest review of levels across the country.

Nicola Sturgeon is asked by STV what support would be given to the hospitality sector facing restrictions over the Christmas period.

The first minister says they will continue to provide support and liaise with all affected sectors, but it is not possible to compensate for every possible loss during the pandemic.

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New measures to contain care home outbreaks are announced by the health secretary.

Ms Freeman says homes are to remain closed to new admissions for 14 days after the last date of Covid symptoms, down from 28 days.

She says they hope it will help support closer, safer visiting and address some of the issues caused by the pandemic for care home residents and their families.

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman says training materials will be provided for staff at all care homes to carry out the rapid lateral flow tests for designated visitors from next week, following a trial in 14 homes this week.

But she adds that PCR tests, which are analysed in a laboratory, will be available to visitors of those care homes unable to provide lateral flow tests over the Christmas period.

The new testing measures are a “positive step” and “another important layer of protection” for care homes, the health secretary says.

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The first minister says the Scottish government will continue to take a cautious and careful approach to the assignation of levels.

She adds: "I will set out the conclusions of this week's deliberations in parliament tomorrow afternoon."

Ms Sturgeon calls on all of us to stick to the current rules and guidance:

1. Scottish government: Coronavirus (COVID-19): what you can and cannot do, external.

View guidance for the festive period, external. Full guidance and latest figures on the government's main Coronavirus page, external.

2.Postcode checker, external for COVID restrictions by protection level in areas of Scotland

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The latest from NHS Scotland and the Scottish government, including social distancing, face covering and stay at home advice.

Ms Sturgeon says tomorrow the government will announce the outcome of the latest weekly review of the levels of protection that apply in each local authority area.

The first minister says current levels have undoubtedly helped reduce levels of the virus across Scotland.

She adds the percentage of tests coming back positive has come down much closer to the 5% the WHO says is crucial.

"The national situation is clear and positive, the number of new cases has been falling now for the last few weeks."

She stresses: "We've always said when we applied level four to these areas that those authorities would move out of that level on Friday.

"And I can confirm that that remains the case."

The first minister explains vaccination is of course a major logistical exercise and it will take time.

She says those most at risk will get the vaccine first.

Ms Sturgeon calls for more caution over the winter period and encourages all of us to be that little bit more careful in keeping those we love safe.

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The first minister confirms Scotland received its first supplies of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine over the weekend.

Ms Sturgeon says supplies have now been delivered across the country.

She says she visited the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh to meet vaccinators who will get the vaccine tomorrow.

After that the focus will shift to residents in care homes, their carers and other frontline health workers.

The government will then prioritise people over the age of 80 as supplies allow.

"This is obviously extremely positive news."

Ms Sturgeon says a trial of the lateral flow tests is being carried out in 14 care homes across Scotland.

It will take place in homes in North Ayrshire, Fife, Argyll and Bute, Inverclyde and Aberdeenshire.

These rapid tests do not need to go to labs and can give results in under an hour

The first minister explains testing kits will be sent out to all care homes next week.

A total of 974 patients are in hospital with a confirmed case of Covid (up 23), with 59 being treated in intensive care (down three).

One further death has been registered over the past 24 hours of people who tested positive for Covid-19.

The first minister reminds us registration offices tend to be closed at weekends so the figure can be artificially low on a Sunday and Monday.

She says in total since Friday's media update 28 deaths have been registered, taking the total number of deaths to 3,917.

Nicola Sturgeon confirms a further 677 people have tested positive for Covid-19. That is 6.7% of the total number of tests carried out.

This takes the total number of positive cases in Scotland to 100,783.

She points out we passed the 100,000 mark yesterday and the actual number of people who have contracted the disease will be higher than that.

Health board breakdown:

Ms Sturgeon says the provisional data indicates the breakdown of new cases is as follows:

• NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde: 178
• NHS Lanarkshire: 103
• NHS Lothian: 114

The remaining are spread across eight other mainland health boards.

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Nicola Sturgeon will now provide an update on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman and Interim Chief Medical Officer Dr Gregor Smith will join the first minister this lunchtime.

• Rapid coronavirus testing is being made available in care homes in parts of Scotland today, to allow relatives to visit their loved ones safely

• Fourteen care homes in five local authority areas are taking part in the trial
• But concern about the accuracy of lateral-flow tests has prompted some homes in England to stop using them
• There's been a sharp increase in the number of people falling victim to fraudsters during the pandemic according to figures from Police Scotland

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• A no-deal Brexit could threaten safe and effective patient care, NHS Tayside has warned
• The health secretary has revised her claim that parts of Scotland could stay in level four when Covid restrictions are reviewed on 11 December
• Eleven areas, including most of central Scotland, are currently at the highest alert level
• The first minister has previously said that the toughest restrictions would be lifted at 18:00 next Friday