Coronavirus in Scotland LIVE: Nicola Sturgeon considering Scots travel ban as deaths increase

Last updated: Thursday, 05 November, 2020, 07:11

• First Minister 'actively considering' putting Scots travel ban in law
• Still no 'clarity' on furlough scheme continuing from Scotland
• Scotland sees biggest jump in daily deaths since May

Pubs could close for longer to keep schools open

Decisions about lockdowns will be made with the priority of keeping schools open, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

The First Minister said that while the Scottish Government was "not actively planning to close schools", she would not rule out anything "definitively".

Speaking at yesterday's daily coronavirus briefing, she was pressed on an answer she had given earlier to MSPs that schools were not "untouchable" and asked what contingency plans the government was putting in place in case pupils had to learn at home again in the future.

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A recap on yesterday's announcement that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is 'actively considering' introducing an official travel ban in Scotland.

Scotland’s First Minister has revealed she is considering a new law to enforce regional travel restrictions to combat coronavirus, but rejected the suggestion such a move would lead to police on council borders or that it was an "over-reach" of the government.

Appearing at Holyrood’s Covid committee yesterday morning, Nicola Sturgeon said reducing travel plays an important role in preventing Covid-19 spreading to areas of low prevalence and she was "actively considering" giving existing guidance not to move between areas a "legal underpinning" in future weeks. 

Quizzed about the potential new laws to restrict travel at the government’s daily briefing, she said the decision did not «sit easily" but not acting to prevent transmission would be worse.

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Good morning, today we will be covering all Scotland's coronavirus news coming in today and other important announcements from around the world. Follow this blog for live updates.

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Source: scotsman.com