And then on 19 April, recipients will receive a combined final payment comprising a further two weeks closure support and a one off restart grant. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. However, if restrictions on socialising and hospitality are relaxed more quickly and significantly on the islands, there may be a need to retain some restrictions on travel to and from the mainland - to protect island communities from the importation of new cases. We also hope that cinemas, amusement arcades and bingo halls will reopen from that date. 12 to 17 year olds will be able to meet outdoors with up to six people from six households. That support is, in addition, to support through the UK wide furlough scheme. However, given how important this is to all of us, we intend to keep this under ongoing review. NICOLA Sturgeon is set to give an update on coronavirus restrictions in place across the country. This decision will be reviewed on January 18 whether they can return to school on February 1. The law already requires many businesses in certain sectors to close in Level 4. However, our view is that it may well not be possible for a further period after that. Case numbers have fallen sharply since the early part of this year, as a result of course of the tough restrictions we are all living under. This will be limited initially to the service of food and non-alcoholic drinks until 8pm, and for groups of up to 4 people from no more than 2 households. According to National Records of Scotland, the number of Covid deaths in Scotland has more than halved in the past two weeks. A Gannett Company. However, given what I am about to set out on travel restrictions, we intend to discuss that with these communities over the next couple of weeks. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus announcement LIVE as First Minister to give lockdown update. Nicola Sturgeon says SNP 'not a divided party' The nationalist leader rejects Alex Salmond's "super majority" aim and wants to achieve a "simple majority" at May's election. 597 positive cases were reported yesterday, this represents 3.8% of all tests carried out, and takes the total number of cases to 210,605. And as of yesterday, all primary aged children are back in school full-time and the phased return of secondary schools is also underway. Published from its offices at 200 Renfield Street Glasgow and printed in Scotland by Newsquest (Herald & Times) a division of Newsquest Media Group Ltd, registered in England & Wales with number 01676637 at Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe HP10 9TY – a Gannett company. And, even when overseas travel does resume, it is very likely that a requirement for pre-departure and post-arrival testing will remain in place for some time to come. The island communities currently in level 3 will have the option to move at that stage to level 2. We expect around 400,000 vaccinations to be administered over this week, and we hope that level can be maintained through April, subject as always to vaccine supplies. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . Let me come back to that point because I know that the restriction on indoor meetings has been one of the hardest parts of lockdown for most of us to bear. "First, the overall level of community transmission is too high. By doing this over the last long months, we have protected each other and saved lives. Get involved with the news in your community, This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. Here's the key points from today's announcement: From tomorrow, if you live in a Level 4 area you cannot leave your home except for an essential purpose - much like back in March. We need to get transmission down before schools can safely reopen. And I will set out, albeit in more general terms, our expectations beyond that. Last week, the restrictions on outdoor gatherings and activities were eased slightly. However, I do hope that this statement will provide welcome reassurance that brighter days are ahead of us. Finally, "assuming no deterioration" of the situation with the virus, communal worship will be allowed to resume from March 26 with limits increased from 20 people to 50 providing a venue can accommodate social distancing … If you were shielding and you cannot work from home, our clear advice now is that you should not go into work at all. Coronavirus in Scotland: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to deliver update, but where and when? That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. There are two points about that which it is important to make. I regret to report that in the last 24 hours, a further seven deaths have been registered. What happens if Westminster says no to indyref2? And, if this has not proved possible before this date, we also expect that people will be able to meet up inside each other’s homes again – initially in groups of up to 4 people from no more than 2 households. However, rather than impose that decision now on our island communities, we intend to discuss it directly with them to determine what arrangements they consider will work best for their circumstances. We expect that libraries, museums and galleries will also reopen from 26 April. People will continue to be able to meet up outdoors, including in private gardens, in groups of no more than 4 from 2 households. Children aged 11 and under will not be counted in that limit, and they will also be able to play outdoors in larger groups, including in organized gatherings. Presiding Officer The steps I have outlined today give a significant degree of clarity for the period between now and mid-May. Nicola Sturgeon has defended the Test and Protect system after a think tank said it was having almost no impact on slowing the spread of coronavirus. But I do believe that over the coming weeks - as more and more adults are vaccinated - it will be possible to set a firmer date by which many of these normal things will be possible. And 42 people are in intensive care, which is two more than yesterday. Further face-to-face support services will also resume – as will non-professional performance arts. Read more ©Copyright 2001-2021. Grants are available for businesses required to close as a result of restrictions. However, for everyone else – including 12 to 17-year-olds - outdoor exercise should only take place in a way which is consistent with the two people from two households rule. So reaching that milestone - and taking account of the fact that it takes a couple of weeks for protection from the vaccine to kick in - will give us confidence to ease restrictions much more significantly from 26 April. We can already see that it is having a significant impact on the number of deaths. And I will never underestimate – or stop being grateful for – the hard, painful sacrifices that everyone has made. All Scotland’s pandemic news as it happens. Click and collect retail services will be permitted to reopen from that date, along with homeware stores, and car showrooms and forecourts. The total number of deaths, under that measure, is now 7,517. That is really significant. We have of course announced and implemented some significant changes already. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here. This is similar to the lockdown of March last year. For me to set out a precise date for all of that right now would involve plucking it out of thin air - and I’d be doing it to make my life easier, not yours. The unpredictable nature of this virus means it is difficult to give quite as much clarity beyond that point However, our hope and ambition is that from early June, all of Scotland will move to level 1 - which will allow for a further easing of restrictions. The First Minister will address a range of issues, including education, testing and traveller rules, as she addresses the Scottish Parliament. "So most pupils will be learning online for at least the rest of the month.". Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. However, as you would expect, I do need to add a note of caution. On 17 May, we also hope that adult outdoor contact sports and indoor group exercises can resume. This is certainly the most hopeful I have felt about the situation for a long time. I intend to set out in some detail how and in what order we hope to ease restrictions between now and mid-May. And we will continue to protect each other as we journey towards those brighter days that I do firmly believe are now in sight. In terms of hospital beds, NHS Ayrshire and Arran is currently at 96% of its Covid-19 capacity, and three other health boards - Borders, Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Lanarkshire - are above 60% of their capacity. The first is positive. On that day, we expect contact sports for 12 to 17-year-olds to resume. That includes those who are taking qualifications in construction, engineering, hairdressing, beauty and related courses. Presiding Officer, I also want to give an update on business support. But it is still dangerous, and it is now even more infectious. The 570 cases per day on average over the past week is up slightly from an average of 490 the week before. Presiding officer, Three months ago – when we had to reimpose lockdown in the depths of December – it was a dark moment in an unbelievably tough year. And please follow the FACTS advice when you are out and about. The reopening of Scotland's economy - including shops, bars, restaurants, gyms and hairdressers - is expected to start from 26 April, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. It is believed this will include an update to … Finally, we will advise that, from 26 April, people on the shielding list can return to work; children and young people on the shielding list can return to school or nursery; and students on the shielding list can return to college or university. As was the case last year, venues will need to retain customers’ contact details for three weeks after their visit. "We, therefore, have to adopt a cautious approach. Level 1 and even more so, level 0 will be a massive improvement on where we are now. From tomorrow, a maximum of two people from up to two households will be able to meet outdoors. For eligible retail businesses this will mean a payment on 19 April of up to £7,500 and for eligible hospitality and leisure businesses, a payment of up to £19,500. It will only be a reasonable excuse to leave your home to go to work if that work cannot be done from home. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. However, all of us yearn to meet with friends and loved ones indoors again, and I know this is especially important for those who live alone. Email us at [email protected] if you want to have your say. So we must continue to suppress it to the lowest level possible as we try to get our lives back to normal So, for now, please stay within the rules. This is not a massive increase, but it is clearly not the direction of travel we want to see, so we will be monitoring it carefully - and taking it as a reminder that we have no room for complacency. Scotland will go back into national coronavirus lockdown, Nicola Sturgeon announced Monday. Speaking at Holyrood, Ms Sturgeon said: "I can confirm now, in summary, that we decided to introduce from tomorrow, for the duration of January, a legal requirement to stay at home except for essential purposes. This provides us with greater confidence than we had previously about the impact of vaccination on suppression of the virus. In January, we were recording more than 1,000 cases a day on average. The change will apply to all pupils - except vulnerable children, and children of key workers. And it includes nursery schools, as well as primary and secondary schools. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? In the past year we have provided more than £3 billion of direct support to businesses in Scotland. We would hope, from that date, indoor hospitality could return to greater normality, with alcohol able to be served indoors and within more normal opening hours, though possibly with some continued restrictions - a requirement for people to book in 2 hour slots, for example. Care and caution in the face of this virus continues to be essential. And it is important to be clear that people who are in hospital and ICU now are likely to have been infected 10 days to two weeks ago. Presiding Officer These changes will, I hope, make a real difference to people in a number of different ways However, given the state of the virus and extent of vaccination, what I have just set out is the maximum we consider possible at that stage. Nicola Sturgeon announces new coronavirus lockdown for Scotland. Given the greater transmissibility of this new variant, the Scottish Government will consider it necessary to restrict that further. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. Health Coronavirus Coronavirus in Scotland RECAP: Nicola Sturgeon says easing of lockdown restrictions to go ahead as planned Live updates on Covid-19 in Scotland, the UK, and around the world. We intend to discuss with the aviation sector later this week how and when non-essential travel to some international destinations may be possible again. And I am optimistic that this date will be over the summer. From that date, cafés, restaurants and bars will be able to serve people outdoors – in groups of up to 6 from 3 households - until 10pm. Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that the total number of Covid-19 patients in hospital is close to its April peak. 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