First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon calls on people to “minimise Hogmanay socialising” as she urges people to limit contacts. Get live COVID19 updates:
From 26 December, limits on public events in Scotland will be put in place - 200 for indoor, and 500 for outdoor, with social distancing in place.
Indoor hospitality will be moved to table service only, with social distancing implemented. No more than three households will be allowed to gather. However, from 27 December,"please go back to limiting contacts as much as you possibly can," the first minister says.14:25:35The first minister confirms she will be announcing new restrictions for across the Christmas period.
The top ten highest rates in the UK belong to London - four of which have case rates higher than 2,000 cases per 100,000 people. He said:"People look at us and think 'they have got Steve Lansdown, a billionaire' but what people tend to forget is we don't have what Steve is worth. "We have a fantastic product. Professional rugby is a great game, but the reality is there are a lot of wealthy people who are losing money."I am pretty sure PRL will be talking to the government. The decision by the Premier League to keep going was an important one for rugby as well.
"My personal view is that I think we can wait at the moment until there are more restrictions formally placed, but each of us can do a lot of things today that would make the chances of further restrictions lighter. But the former government adviser warned of a potential impact on essential workers, including nurses, doctors and teachers, if transmission was not curbed.
"Amid the current uncertainty about severity, about transmission and about the broader impact on society, I think it is reasonable to pause for 24 hours, maybe 36 hours, until we see that other data... At that stage, the government will have to act and would have to act in a more draconian way".More on the chancellor's financial support package now - and not everyone is on board.
"Every pound of help is much needed. But this package is far too little and borders on the insulting."Officials in Germany have approved giving booster jabs three months after a second dose - halving the previous advice.