Covid in Scotland: No changes to lockdown

Summary

Deputy First Minister John Swinney says remote learning for pupils will remain the default position while restrictions continue
Money is to be given to universities and students to help cover rental payments on accommodation not being used
Mr Swinney says that quarantining, including the use of hotels, should be done on a four nations basis
Latest figures show that 1,049 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported
There were 87 new reported deaths of people who have tested positive for the virus
The number of people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid has fallen by six to 2,010
A total of 437,900 people have now received the first dose of the vaccination, and 6,060 have received a second dose

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Covid in Scotland: Restrictions, guidance and advicepublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021
1. Scottish government: Coronavirus (COVID-19): what you can and cannot do, external
From Tuesday 5 January, mainland Scotland moved from Level 4 to a temporary lockdown, with new guidance to stay at home, external except for essential purposes. Some islands remain at Level 3, external.
FIve new rules have come into force to tighten restrictions around certain areas including click and collect, takeaways and alcohol consumption outdoors.
2. Postcode checker, external for Covid restrictions by protection level in areas of Scotland
3.NHS Inform, external
The latest from NHS Scotland and the Scottish government, including social distancing, face covering and stay at home advice.
4.Test and Protect, external
If you have Covid-19 symptoms go immediately to NHS Inform online or phone 0800 028 2816 to book a test
The latest from NHS Scotland and the Scottish government, including social distancing, face covering and stay at home advice.
5. The ready.scot, external website
It has been updated with the latest help and advice and how you can help others. The helpline number remains: 0800 111 4000
6.The Clear Your Head website, external
It's ok to not feel yourself right now, here are some tips to help get you through the pandemic.
John Swinney: Figures give us 'cautious confidence'published at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021
John Swinney begins by saying there are encouraging signs in the recent statistics that the lockdown measures are working
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Recent figures should also provide us with some cautious confidence that the lockdown restrictions are beginning to have an effect."
John Swinney, Deputy first minister
Today's coronavirus update gets under waypublished at 14:22 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021
Deputy First Minister John Swinney has begun the daily coronavirus update.
Bells replace horns at Up Helly Aa viking festivalpublished at 14:19 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021
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Church bells rang out to mark what should have been Shetland's famous main Up Helly Aa fire festival.
The various Up Helly Aa events remember the Vikings who used to rule the Shetland islands 1,000 years ago.
The main Lerwick event draws visitors from around the world every January. However coronavirus concerns meant this year's was called off.
A further 87 deaths have been recorded with Covid-19published at 14:15 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021
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A total of 1,049 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Scotland the last 24 hours.
That represents 9% of those recently tested.
A further 87 deaths have been recorded of people who tested positive in the past 28 days.
There are 2,010 people in hospital with recently confirmed coronovirus and 149 people are in intensive care.
437,900 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 6,060 have received their second dose.
Covid in Scotland: The headlinespublished at 14:06 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021
- The number of people to have died with coronavirus in the UK has exceeded 100,000
- Supplies of vaccines are "tight" but the UK believes it will receive enough doses to meet its targets, the vaccine minister has said
- Celebrities including comedians Romesh Ranganathan and Meera Syal and cricketer Moeen Ali have made a video urging people to get the Covid vaccine
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- The number people looking for work in Scotland fell slightly during the autumn, new figures show
- The Scottish government is "looking at all sorts of ways" to accelerate its Covid-19 vaccine programme, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said
- Prosecutors are investigating the deaths of seven residents at a care home in Aberdeen
Welcomepublished at 13:38 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021
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It will be Deputy First Minister John Swinney who rises from the Holyrood hot seat to update MSPs.
Welcome to the BBC's rolling coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland on Tuesday January 26 2021.
We'll bring you extensive coverage of John Swinney's update to MSPs in a session which is expected to begin at Holyrood at around 2.20pm.
You can watch proceedings live here, with coverage on BBC One Scotland and also the BBC Scotland channel from 2.15pm.