Nicola Sturgeon says although progress is being made on controlling the virus, restrictions will remain for "at least" the rest of the month
Pupils will begin a phased return to school from 22 February with the youngest going back to the classroom first
Senior pupils who have "practical" assignments to complete will be allowed to return on a "part-time" basis, with no more than 8% of the school roll attending "at any one time"
A "managed quarantine" requirement is to be introduced for anyone arriving directly into Scotland, regardless of which country they have come from
Ms Sturgeon says it is reasonable to ask questions about Scotland's vaccination programme as compared to other parts of the UK
However, she points out that "we believe we are achieving a higher uptake of the jab than elsewhere"
National clinical director Jason Leitch says Scotland needs to speed up its vaccination programme
The number of patients in hospital falls by 19 to 1,939 with 143 of that number in ICU. A further 69 deaths have been reported
Ms Sturgeon says that, with the exception of the early years, the cabinet has decided that the current lockdown does need to remain in place until at least the end of February.
Image source, Getty ImagesNicola Sturgeon will begin her statement on the latest coronavirus situation and what changes we can expect to restrictions - if any - imminently.
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The latest Scottish government figures show a further 758 people have tested positive for Covid-19. That is 7.4% of the total number of tests carried out.
This takes the total number of positive cases in Scotland to 181,291.
There are 1,939 patients in hospital with a confirmed case (down 19), with 143 being treated in intensive care, the same number as yesterday.
A further 69 people who tested positive have had their deaths registered, taking the total by that measure to 6,181.
Tory MSP Donald Cameron asks about those who are outside of the JCVI priority cohorts.
The minister explains the committee is looking at what happens after those over 50 have been vaccinated.
The Scottish government decided to prioritise vaccinating four priority groups first, as set out by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, external (JCVI).
The groups are: care home residents, care home staff, the over-80s and front-line health and social care workers.
This chart shows the progress made so far in these groups. The Scottish government says it has now exceeded its target of vaccinating 230,000 front-line staff.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe health secretary agrees with Daniel Johnson that more clarity is needed in the communication of vaccine numbers.
Ms Freeman says she has written to UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock with a proposal to get rid of the confusion.
She insists the Scottish government is doing as much as it can and where things need fixed, steps are being taken to improve them.
The minister hopes there will be four nation agreement about the data.
The health secretary says 34,881 vaccine doses were administered yesterday - the highest total since the Scottish government started providing daily statistics.
Ms Freeman says: "We need to vaccinate faster in Scotland than we have been doing."
She insists politicians should not be pointing fingers and says Scottish Secretary Alistair Jack is wrong about the vaccine figures.
Image source, Scottish ParliamentHealth Secretary Jeane Freeman replies that by 8.30am today, 610,778 people in Scotland had received their first dose of vaccine.
Scottish Labour MSP Daniel Johnson will now ask the Scottish government how the effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in Scotland compares with the rest of the UK.
This most topical of questions precedes the first minister's statement on Covid-19 restrictions, schools and indeed the vaccination programme.
You can of course watch the answer here on this live page.
The first Covid-19 vaccinations in Scotland were administered on 8 December.
Currently the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines are being given in Scotland, with both requiring two doses.
In recent weeks the highest number of vaccinations on a single day was around 29,000, while less than 10,000 people received a jab on Sunday, 31 January.
More than 575,000 people in Scotland in total had received their first dose of the vaccine by 8.30am yesterday, 1 February.
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Image source, PA MediaA top health official has admitted that Scotland needs to speed up its vaccine programme amid growing concern that it is lagging behind England.
Only 9,628 people had the jab in Scotland on Sunday compared with about 290,000 across the UK as a whole
The figure was the lowest since the Scottish government started publishing daily vaccine statistics.
Prof Jason Leitch said Sundays had been "a bit tricky" but insisted the vaccination rollout was "not a race".
And he said he agreed that "we do need to be doing it faster".
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NHS Grampian is stepping up efforts to recruit vaccinators as the immunisation programme gathers speed.
It is looking for people in Aberdeen, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Huntly, Banchory, Inverurie, Stonehaven and Macduff.
Nicola Sturgeon will update MSPs on the Covid-19 pandemic after 2pm.
Good afternoon and welcome to BBC Scotland's rolling coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic in Scotland this Tuesday, 2 February 2021.
Nicola Sturgeon will be giving a statement to the Scottish parliament around 2.20pm when she will confirm whether the current lockdown restrictions will continue beyond mid-February.
Within that, there should be an update on how and when schools and nurseries might be able to reopen fully, plus an outline of other measures to tackle the virus including the possibility of tougher supervised quarantine measures,.
Before that, there will be a debate at Holyrood on how the effectiveness of the vaccine roll-out in Scotland compares with the rest of the UK.
You can follow the latest developments right here and watch live by clicking on one of the tabs above - for coverage on BBC One Scotland or the BBC Scotland channel.