BREAKING: Nicola Sturgeon announces new local Covid-19 alert levels

Follow here for all coronavirus updates in Scotland, the UK and from around the world. [View email online]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Dec 15, 2020 Good afternoon, This is a breaking coronavirus bulletin from [The Scotsman.]( Thank you for your support this year. If you've not already, consider taking out [a digital subscription]( with us from just £3 a month. Alternatively, you can now give [the gift of a digital subscription to a loved one here.](Readers of this newsletter can get a 20% discount on gift subscriptions with the promo code SCOTGIFT20 80% of the Scottish population now in Level 3 There are now 21 councils areas in Scotland in level three - covering 4.35 million people or 79.7% of the population. East Lothian, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire have been added to 18 council areas already in the second-highest restriction tier. [Find out about your area here.]( Keir Starmer joins mounting calls for rethink on Christmas rules Labour leader [Sir Keir Starmer has demanded an urgent review of the relaxation of Covid rules over Christmas.]( Sir Keir urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to call an emergency meeting of the Government’s top-level Cobra committee to review the situation. The statement follows a joint editorial published in the Health Serice Journal and the British Medical Journal, warning that the four nations approach [means the nation is ‘blundering' into a third wave of coronavirus cases.]( More Covid-19 headlines from today - [Nicola Sturgeon says new variant of coronavirus is 'clearly a potentially concerning development']( - [Level 3 rules explained in full]( - [Scottish Government's Christmas coronavirus plan labelled a 'major error' by leading medical journals]( - [When do ski resorts open in Scotland?]( - ['Irresponsible' to allow fans into Scottish stadiums in level two areas]( [>> Follow our LIVE blog for the latest coronavirus updates as they happen.]( Thanks for reading, stay safe. Sam Shedden [Nicola Sturgeon's Scottish levels update LIVE: Watch and follow as FM announces changes to local Covid-19 alert levels]( Follow here for all coronavirus updates in Scotland, the UK and from around the world. [{$escapedtitle}]( [Subscribe to The Scotsman today!]( [Article Image]( [This is when ski resorts open in Scotland including Glencoe, The Lecht and Cairngorm]( The current travel guidance applies when visiting Scottish ski centres [Article Image]( [Christmas Gift Guide 2020: great ideas to delight people of all ages, for all budgets]( We’ve rounded up presents to please everybody, be it a secret Santa gift or a luxury present to spoil your beloved. Here are all of our Christmas gift guides for 2020 in one place. Promoted by The Scotsman [Article Image]( [Coronavirus in Scotland: Keir Starmer joins mounting calls for rethink on Christmas covid restriction easing]( Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has demanded an urgent review of the relaxation of Covid rules over Christmas. [Article Image]( [Are there different symptoms for the new Covid strain - and will the vaccine still work?]( It is ‘unlikely’ that the new coronavirus strain will not respond to the vaccine [Article Image]( [Scotland's Christmas Covid-19 plan a 'major error', say leading medical journals]( A joint editorial published by two leading medical journals has called the decision to ease coronavirus restrictions at Christmas, agreed to by the Scottish Government, a “major error that will cost many lives”. [View more news]( Please note Due to the unprecedented nature of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic we have launched this new daily newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest official information and advice. How to opt out of these emails We are sending these daily Coronavirus email bulletins in addition to our daily newsletter emails. If you would like to opt out of only these additional Public Interest emails, and continue to receive your regular daily newsletters, please [click here](. You have received this email as you have an account on The Scotsman, published by JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. To manage your individual newsletter preferences with us, please [click here]( and log in to your account. Alternatively you can [update]( your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive from JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, or [unsubscribe]( from all future emails. JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with registered number 11499982, having its registered address at 1, King Street, London, England, EC2V 8AU, United Kingdom. We will process your personal data in accordance with our [privacy policy](.