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New guidance issued for the festive period
Created: 21/12/2020Scotland will significantly tighten protections against COVID-19 to prevent the spread of the new, highly contagious strain of the virus.
Following confirmation that the new variant of COVID-19 spreads substantially more quickly, the First Minister announced on Saturday 19 December 2020 that Scotland needs to act now.
To keep people safe, the First Minister announced:
The First Minister also set out new plans for the return of schools in the New Year. Teachers will return to work as planned and children of key workers and the most vulnerable children, will return to schools as planned. For the majority of pupils the holiday period will be extended until 11 January and learning will begin online from then until at least 18 January 2021.
All these measures will be kept under regular review.