BREAKING: Scotland to go into full lockdown

A full lockdown will be introduced as of midnight tonight in tier four areas in Scotland, the First Minister announced today, as cases continue to surge across the country. [View email online]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Jan 4, 2021 Good afternoon, Welcome to your breaking coronavirus news bulletin from [The Scotsman](. If you value our journalism, please consider taking out a digital subscription with us from just £3 a month. Covid-19 has badly harmed our business and we need your help to keep reporting the news important to Scotland. [You can give us a try here](. Thank you. Scotland goes into full lockdown Big news this afternoon. A full lockdown will be implemented from midnight tonight in level four areas of Scotland, the First Minister has just announced. Nicola Sturgeon said the situation is "extremely serious" and the new strain of [coronavirus]( is a "massive blow" to attempts to control its spread. The new lockdown is expected to be as serious as last March's with people being told to stay at home except for essential reasons. [Read everything we know so far about this new lockdown here](. What does that mean for schools? Well, it means children won't go back until at least 1 February. It was hoped pupils would be returning to school in the next few weeks but these plans have been scrapped with the latest development. How will you be affected by this? Tell us your story by emailing the address at the bottom of this newsletter. [And here's all you need to know about schools remaining closed](. More Covid-19 news this afternoon - [Nicola Sturgeon's address to Parliament in full]( - [Former Health Secretary says UK should shut borders immediately]( [>> The latest updates will be added as they unfold to our LIVE blog which you can see here](. Thank you for reading and stay safe, Ginny - ginny.sanderson@jpimedia.co.uk [A full lockdown has been announced for level four areas across Scotland]( A full lockdown will be introduced as of midnight tonight in tier four areas in Scotland, the First Minister announced today, as cases continue to surge across the country. [{$escapedtitle}]( [Subscribe to The Scotsman today!]( [Article Image]( [Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update LIVE: First Minister announces fresh Level 4 lockdown tightening]( First Minister expected to announce further delay to return of Scottish schools and restrictions closer to the stay-at-home lockdown in March. [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]( [Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says the UK should shut borders, close schools and ban household mixing immediately]( A senior backbench Conversative party member and former Health Secretary has made a public plea to the government on Twitter to “close schools, borders, and ban all household mixing RIGHT AWAY”. [Article Image]( [Where is the Oxford Covid vaccine made - and are there any side effects?]( The Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine was found to be 70 per cent effective [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](.