A recap of the First minister's update:

• A further 950 people tested positive on Thursday - 3.5% of the total number of tests carried out
• The number of people in hospital with the virus has fallen by 12 to 128, with 12 people in ICU
• Two more people have died after testing positive for Covid
• 3,591,638 people have received a first dose of a Covid vaccine, 19,912 since yesterday
• 19,737 people have received a second jab, taking the total for second doses to 2,535,803
• All adults in Scotland should have been offered a first dose of the vaccine by the end of next week
• All adults will have received a first dose by 18 July, almost two weeks ahead of schedule.
• New restrictions will be introduced on travel to Manchester and Salford from Monday
• Nicola Sturgeon shares frustration over large gatherings of fans in London and urges Tartan Army to stick to rules and be good ambassadors for the country.

That's all from us. We will return for the three-week update on Tuesday. In the meantime, have a good day and enjoy the football safely.

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On the BBC Scotland programme, Labour's deputy leader Jackie Baillie welcomes the positive update on vaccinations.

She weighs in on the football debate, saying that it is mass gatherings that are the problem, regardless of the reason.

She says pictures of people with no social distancing or mask-wearing causes confusion for people at home.

She adds that people don't understand why parents cannot have an outdoor nursery graduation when you have thousands of people converging on London.

She says you can be a nursery teacher or a parent with a child at the fan zone but not at a nursery graduation.

She says the rules "don't seem to be making sense".

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Back at the briefing, Alan Smith from Bauer asks about perceived anomalies in how the lockdown restrictions have been lifted, and also what guidance will be offered to events and festivals who need firm dates in order to plan.

Ms Sturgeon says a framework for getting permission for bigger events is already in place but she does hope to give greater clarity in future.

She says she understands people's frustration about the rules, and will be giving details of possible revised guidance on Tuesday.

But she points out that rules on, for instance, nursery graduations are based on clinical advice because of the possible knock-on effects of outbreaks in education and childcare settings, some of which run throughout the summer.

"None of this is perfect, none of this is easy - we will absolutely try to iron out any genuine inconsistencies," she says.

Mr Ross wishes the Scotland team all the best for tonight and says it was a "long time coming" and hopes fans enjoy it safely.

He says he understands why people find it galling to see so many fans congregating when they are planning major life events such as weddings and they cannot bring many people together.

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In the BBC Scotland studio, Douglas Ross says he wants to see more people getting both doses even quicker so that restrictions can be eased further.

He talks about the forthcoming publication of a revised strategic framework on future easing and says he wants to see a way of returning as close to normal as possible.

He says sectors of industry are "crying out for more guidance" to see how they can safely reopen.

He wants to see anomalies in the guidance eliminated.

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The BBC's Iain McInnes asks about scenes of Scotland fans ignoring Covid rules and frustration from people who have been following the rules.

He also asks the first minister to comment on social media footage of anti-English chants.

Ms Sturgeon says she has not seen this footage but condemns any anti-English sentiments.

She says football rivalry is "something we should all enjoy but it should never transfer into racism or anti-English bigotry".

On the rules being broken, she says she shares frustration and says the advice was clear for fans not to travel to London if they did not have a ticket for the match.

She says fans travelled nonetheless but urges them to stick to restrictions in London and be good ambassadors for the country.

Laura Alderman from STV says Covid levels seem to be broadly similar to December when much tougher restrictions were in place.

She asks the first minister how alarming these figures are, especially given the number of Scotland fans who have travelled to London, and whether tougher restrictions are on the way.

Ms Sturgeon replies: "We should never be complacent about rising case numbers".

But she adds that the rise in case numbers is not resulting in the same burden of illness, because of vaccination - and people seem to be staying in hospital for shorter periods.

"We're not in anything like full lockdown right now, so that is real progress," she says.

"I really hope we don't have to impose any tougher restrictions. What I hope will be the worst we face is a slowing down of our exit from restrictions but I am still hopeful we will get back to something much closer to normality over the course of this summer."

National clinical director Prof Jason Leitch says the public health advice is "just to be cautious" at this stage until we get more people vaccinated.

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Universities want the Scottish government to address "anomalies" which mean that academics doing research in labs must still work at a 2m distance from each other.

They point out that for other areas of the economy 1m distancing is now permitted.

Universities Scotland says capacity is being reduced by up to 30% as a result, affecting research efforts in important areas such as cancer or dementia treatments and climate change.

The first minister is due to announce the findings of a review of social distancing rules early next week

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Ms Sturgeon takes the opportunity to wish Steve Clarke, Andy Robertson and the team good luck for their game against England tonight.

She hopes it will be a "great occasion".

But she asks that people remember to take care and in particular if people are gathering, they should stick to indoor limits of six people from three households.

She says particular care should be taken around vulnerable people and those who may not be fully vaccinated.

She says the virus "does not care about football" and we should deny it the opportunity to spread.

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Ms Sturgeon says both areas have high levels of Covid, and from Monday onwards non-essential travel between Scotland and those cities is not permitted.

"I realise that for those with family or friends in Manchester or Salford, or anyone was simply planning a visit, this is disappointing but rates of Covid are particularly high in these cities at the moment," she says.

Travel restrictions to and from Bedford in England are lifted immediately.

Restrictions are also lifted on travel to and from the Republic of Ireland - but anyone travelling there will be required to self-isolate under Ireland's current rules.

A ban on non-essential travel to and from Bolton and Blackburn with Darwen remains in place.

The first minister says she will be getting her own second dose next Monday.

This progress with vaccination gives us hope, she says.

She confirms that the link between infections and hospitalisations has been weakened and says we can see the impact vaccines are having.

She says it is "unlikely" any areas will see changes to restrictions next week.

A further update will be made to parliament on Tuesday.

Ms Sturgeon ends by saying emergency legislation will be extended by six months including changes to courts.

But some of the legislation will be allowed to expire, including measures on marriages and civil partnerships.

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The first minister went on to give an update on vaccination figures.

• 3,591,638 people have received a first dose of a Covid vaccine, an increase of 19,912 since yesterday.
• 19,737 people have received a second jab, taking the total for second doses to 2,535,803

Ms Sturgeon said more than three quarters of people over the age of 40 have now received both doses of the vaccine.

More than 97% of people over the age of 60 have received both doses.

Among younger age groups, more than 70% of 30-39 year olds have received a first dose, along with a third of 18-29 year olds.

The scheduling of appointments for all 18-29 year olds is now complete. Everyone in that age group will have received notification of an appointment by the end of next week, she said.

First doses for all adults are expected to be complete 18 July.

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But the number of Delta variant cases recorded in the UK has risen by 79% in a week, figures show.

Nicola Sturgeon begins with an update of the latest Covid figures.

The first minister confirms that a further 950 people have tested positive for Covid-19 - which is 3.5% of tests carried out yesterday.

This takes the total number of positive cases in Scotland to 251,911.

There are 128 people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19, 12 fewer than yesterday.

Twelve people are in intensive care, unchanged from the previous figure.

There have been two deaths in the past 24 hours of people who have tested positive in the previous 28 days.

That brings the total number of deaths by that measurement to 7,690.

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Fans have been travelling to London despite being urged not to by the mayor.

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Official figures reveal there's been a 41% rise in deaths in the community since the start of the pandemic in Scotland.

Cancer accounted for a third of the increased number of deaths.

Charities are calling for more support for people dying at home, and a new national strategy for palliative care.

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Helen Orr, whose mother Anne Currie died from Motor Neurone Disease last August told BBC Scotland's The Nine it took four weeks to arrange an adequate care package before her mother could spend her final days at home - by which time she was unconscious.

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A key difference in the latest wave of Covid is that a far greater proportion of the population has been vaccinated.

More than half the adult population in Scotland has now had two doses of a vaccine.

Hospital admissions have been rising steadily in recent weeks but at a much slower pace than in previous outbreaks.

Health officials say there are encouraging signs that the link between Covid and hospitalisation has been broken, or at least weakened but they want to see more data confirming this.

NHS Tayside has seen a dramatic rise in cases in recent weeks but because it can take three weeks or more for an infected person to become seriously ill, the impact on hospital numbers is still uncertain.

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