Covid: near-lockdown curbs imposed on west of Scotland
by Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5AG31)
Eleven local authorities to enter level 4 - highest of Scotland's five-tier system of virus controls
More than 2.7 million Scots will face near-lockdown restrictions for three weeks after Nicola Sturgeon imposed the country's highest level of Covid restrictions across the west of Scotland.
Following a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning, Scotland's first minister told MSPs that 11 local authority areas would enter level 4 - the highest of Scotland's five-tier system of virus controls - from 6pm this Friday for a limited period.
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