Daily briefing: First Minister set to announce new localised Covid restriction levels - here's what we know

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is set to announce which Scottish health boards will be in which level of the government’s new five-tiered restrictions plan later today. [View email online]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Oct 29, 2020 Good morning, Welcome to another daily briefing from[The Scotsman.]( As ever, if you've got any feedback as to how we can make our operation even better, I'd love to hear from you. sam.shedden@jpimedia.co.uk New coronavirus restrictions incoming Today is the day. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is set to announce which Scottish health boards will be in which level of the government’s new five-tiered restrictions plan later today. The five-tier structure was voted in at a Holyrood debate on Tuesday afternoon, where Ms Sturgeon outlined plans for reducing the spread of coronavirus in Scotland. 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