Of course, Neil Lennon can have an input via Zoom and such like but it's going to be a struggle from the comfort of his front room. The rest of his household might need to find something to do in another part of the house...

Join us later this evening to find out how a much-changed Celtic team gets on at home to Hibs.

Our coverage of the action at Celtic Park will begin with Sportsound from 18:00 on BBC Radio Scotland and there will be full commentary on the wireless, along with text updates.

At 22:30 on BBC Scotland you'll be able to watch highlights of what promises to be a very odd match, played in very odd circumstances.

Image source, SNS

Celtic's trip to Dubai has been dogged by controversy since they left for the Middle East just hours after a derby defeat at Ibrox on 2 January.

They faced flak for being there from supporters of other teams and criticism from some of their own fans when images emerged of players lounging poolside, enjoying a beer.

They were supposed to come back energised by high intensity training that could not be replicated in the Glasgow snow, ready to try and salvage an unlikely bid for an unprecedented 10th successive title.

Now those hopes are in tatters, with the squad decimated and the manager confined to his own house.

So, Celtic go ahead with tonight's game missing the 13 first-team players who have been instructed to self-isolate.

We'll find out just who's missing when the sides are announced around 18:45 this evening.

It will be the same for Saturday's home game against in-form Livingston.

Celtic are due to face Livi again next Wednesday in West Lothian.

The period of isolation is 10 days, so if it kicked in on Saturday, then some players could be available again, but, of course, they will have missed a significant chunk of training.

With Celtic manager Neil Lennon and assistant John Kennedy stuck at home, who will look after the team tonight?

It could be Gavin Strachan, son of former Celtic and Scotland boss Gordon, who joined the club last summer after spells as assistant manager at Doncaster and Peterborough.

There has been no confirmation of this yet...

Celtic beat Hibs 3-0 at home earlier in the season but were held 2-2 at Easter Road, coming back to salvage a point from 2-0 down with an stoppage-time equaliser.

The visitors are fourth in the league but are on a run of three successive league defeats.

It's a different kind of pressure for the visitors, who will now be in the unusual position of favourites in this fixture.

Hibs last won at Celtic Park in January 2010.

Image source, SNS

Celtic had a few problems before this bombshell of an announcement, with Nir Bitton suspended and Shane Duffy absent after leaving Dubai early to deal with a personal matter, while James Forrest is still working his way back to fitness.

The champions do have a bigger squad than most of their Premiership rivals but it will be put to the test this evening, that's for sure.

Of course, it could a chance for some fringe players to shine.

Celtic already had a very hard job on their hands in a bid to catch Rangers in the Scottish Premiership.

The Ibrox side are flying, unbeaten in the league all season and on a 15-game winning streak.

The gap is currently a whopping 22 points, while Celtic have four games in hand.

Image source, BBC Sport

Returning to the first minister's briefing... STV's Raman Bharwaj asked the following question: Last week you said that Celtics trip to Dubai should be looked in to. In light of what has emerged since then, one positive case and sixteen self isolating, what do you think should happen now in terms of what the football authorities do?

Nicola Sturgeon replied: "I think the football authorities, as I said last week, should look at whether the trip was essential, and whether they want to reflect on that and give advice to the clubs about the circumstances around when it is reasonable to travel right now and the circumstance in which it isn’t.

"Elite sportspeople have privileges because we want our sports people to do well and be able to train, but those privileges cant be abused.

"Fans of football clubs, fans of Celtic football club aren’t able to travel freely, we are all under the stay at home restrictions, so if you’ve got privileges, you shouldn’t be abusing those privileges and you should be asking yourselves whether going to a training camp, and what you do at that training camp is necessary and I really hope Celtic reflect seriously on this.

"You’ve got significant numbers of players required to isolate, the coaching team as I understand it are having to self isolate, that’s going to have a significant impact on their performance, so I hope they reflect on it, and I hope the football authorities reflect on it as well. We want to keep these things going as much as possible. People have got few enough pleasures as it is in life, and I don’t want to stop football fans watching their teams, but teams have to take responsibility for their own conduct right now."

Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross is, of course, an assistant referee and is rather reluctant to comment on the Celtic situation, although he does tell BBC viewers that people have to look at the message it sends out.

He points out that for many people at home alone at the moment, football is something they look forward to and "we don't want to see the whole of Scottish football affected by the actions of one club".

He adds that financial support should be made available to clubs in the Scottish lower leagues & Scottish Cup who have had their games suspended for three weeks.

Image source, SNS

Jullien is the fifth Celtic player to test positive for Covid-19, but all of the previous cases were linked to international duty.

David Turnbull, Odsonne Edouard, Nir Bitton and Hatem Abd Elhamed came down with the virus while away with Scotland U21, France U21 and Israel respectively.

Christopher Jullien is facing three or four months out with a knee injury after a nasty collision with the goalframe in a win over Dundee United on 30 December.

So, why was he even at the training camp, asks former Celtic striker Chris Sutton...

"Now as with any situation like this, its for the footballing authorities to decide whether further action is necessary and its for them to consider that carefully," continued the first minister.

"This whole episode should underline how serious the situation we are in now is. Everyone including football should be erring on the side of caution.

"I know fans of other clubs feel very strongly that the whole of football should not pay the price for the actions of any one club, and I agree with that, but of course a situation like this does make it essential for us to review the rules, including those around travel, and that’s what we will be doing. As we do, I do hope that Celtic themselves will reflect seriously on all of this."

"Football and elite sport more generally enjoys a number of privileges right now that the rest of us don’t have," added Nicola Sturgeon.

"These privileges include the right to go to overseas training camps and be exempt from quarantine on return. It is really vital, obviously for public health reasons but also I think out of respect for the rest of the population living under really heavy restrictions that these privileges are not abused.

"Now, I know that what I’m about to say wont please everyone, nothing I can say about football ever pleases everyone, but as I have said before, I do have doubts based on how the club itself described it, doubts about whether Celtic's trip to Dubai was really essential. I have doubts based on some pictures I have seen about whether adherence to bubble rules was strict enough."

Nicola Sturgeon last week questioned the purpose of Celtic's trip and warned that professional sport's privileges could be lost if protocols were not followed by all participants.

The First Minister returned to subject at today's briefing, saying: "It’s impossible for me to mention Dubai today without making some mention of the situation with Celtic Football Club.

"I can't tell you how disappointed and frustrated I am to be facing another briefing that may, although this is up to journalists, be dominated by football."

Since Celtic returned from their winter training camp, Dubai has been added to Scotland's travel quarantine list with anyone coming from the country told to self-isolate for 10 days.

The rule, which came into effect at 04:00, will also apply retrospectively for passengers who have made the journey since 3 January.

However, those quarantine rules do not apply to sports people attending "elite training" abroad.

Over the weekend, Celtic assistant manager John Kennedy admitted the club had been guilty of "minor slip-ups" in Covid-19 protocols during their six days in Dubai.

Photos emerged of members of the Celtic party not distancing or wearing face coverings, and Kennedy says they give a "bleak" but "false" impression.

The statement concluded:

"Whilst we were in Dubai, the announcements made on 4 January significantly changed the Covid landscape. The reality is that a case could well have occurred had the team remained in Scotland, as other cases have done in Scottish football and across UK sport in the past week.

"Celtic has done everything it can to ensure we have in place the very best procedures and protocols. From the outset of the pandemic, Celtic has worked closely with the Scottish Government and Scottish football and we will continue to do so."

"Clearly we are hugely disappointed, as we know our supporters will be," read the second half of the statement from Celtic.

"The contacts were identified during the period from Wednesday last week, primarily around flight and team coach travel, during which time Celtic applied the same rigorous protocols used for pre-season training camps, Uefa match travel and for all domestic match arrangements in Scotland.

"These protocols have served us well in the past, as the club has not had one positive case in our own 'bubble' until now.

"As we have already stated, Celtic's decision to travel to Dubai for a training camp was for performance reasons."

Celtic noted that all other players and staff members were negative after being checked following their return to Scotland.

However, after consultation with a local NHS health protection team, 13 first-team players have been identified as "close contacts", along with manager Neil Lennon and assistant John Kennedy.

They must now self-isolate as required by the current regulations.

On Sunday, Celtic revealed that one player had tested positive for coronavirus - less than 48 hours after the squad returned from a controversial training trip to Dubai.

Today, the Scottish champions confirmed that it was injured defender Christopher Jullien.