BREAKING: Christmas relaxation in Scotland will go ahead - with a catch

Follow here for all updates on coronavirus from Scotland, the UK and around the world. [View email online]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Dec 16, 2020 Good afternoon, Welcome to your breaking coronavirus news bulletin from [The Scotsman](. Thanks for your support for our journalism this year. To help us keep reporting fact-checked, trusted news, please consider taking out a digital subscription with us from just [£3 a month](. And we are offering 20% off if you get someone a subscription as a gift this Christmas. Just use the code SCOTGIFT20 - find out more [here](. Christmas relaxation will go ahead in Scotland ...But there will be stronger warnings issued by the UK Government, it has been decided. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he did not want to "cancel Christmas" and instead called for people to exercise a "high degree of personal responsibility". This comes despite a series of warnings from medical experts over the impact of relaxing coronavirus restrictions over the festive period. [Read more about the issue here](. Thirty eight deaths recorded Meanwhile, 38 [coronavirus](-related deaths have been recorded in Scotland in the last 24 hours. That's according to Nicola Sturgeon, who announced the latest Covid-19 figures at her daily briefing this afternoon. [For a breakdown of the new cases, including for where you live, see our story here.]( More Covid news this afternoon - [Level three Scotland rules and regulations explained]( - [900 Scots told to self-isolate in error]( - [Interactive map shows which level each area of Scotland is in]( [>> For all the latest breaking coronavirus news as it happens, see our live blog here](. Thanks for reading and stay safe, Ginny - ginny.sanderson@jpimedia.co.uk [Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus briefing LIVE: First Minister says 'there's a case' to tighten Christmas restrictions]( Follow here for all updates on coronavirus from Scotland, the UK and around the world. [{$escapedtitle}]( [Subscribe to The Scotsman today!]( [Article Image]( [Coronavirus in Scotland: 38 deaths have been registered in the last 24 hours]( The First Minister updated the country on the latest coronavirus statistics from a press conference at St Andrew’s House in Edinburgh. [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]( [All the changes to Scotland local lockdown levels announced by Nicola Sturgeon]( Three council areas will move into harsher restrictions [Article Image]( [Tier 3 Scotland: Covid lockdown rules and restrictions for areas in level 3 - including East Lothian, Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire]( Three council areas have been moved from tier 2 to tier 3 [Article Image]( [Nicola Sturgeon: 900 Scots told to self-isolate in error after technical fault]( Around 900 people living in Scotland have been told to self-isolate for ten days in error, the First Minister has announced, after a technical issue with the country’s contact tracing app. [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](.