BREAKING: Scottish schools to remain closed

Live updates on Scotland’s Covid-19 pandemic response. [View email online]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Jan 19, 2021 Good afternoon, Welcome to your breaking coronavirus news bulletin from [The Scotsman](. Let the news come to you while you stay at home. We're now offering 6 weeks free delivery of The Scotsman during lockdown. Or you can get full access to the news online with a digital subscription from just £3 a month. [Find out more here.]( Schools to remain closed The big news this afternoon is the Scottish Government's decision on schools reopening. Nicola Sturgeon has announced a "reluctant judgement" that transmission of [coronavirus]( is too high to allow a safe return to schools on February 1. Instead, most children won't be expected to go back to schools until at least mid February. [How do you feel about this decision? Read more about this story here](. Hospitals under pressure In the last 24 hours, Scotland has recorded its highest figure to date of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19. Though the rate of infection has slowed in recent weeks, Nicola Sturgeon said pressure on the NHS "continues to be very severe". The First Minister said that's why lockdown restrictions will remain in place for the time being. [Find out the latest coronavirus figures for Scotland here](. More Covid news this afternoon - [12 areas in Scotland with the lowest coronavirus rates]( - [12 areas in Scotland with the highest coronavirus rates]( - [Here's when you might get the Covid vaccine]( [>> For the latest breaking coronavirus news as it unfolds, see our LIVE blog here.]( Thanks for reading and stay safe, Ginny - ginny.sanderson@jpimedia.co.uk [Nicola Sturgeon schools announcement LIVE: First Minister gives pandemic back-to-school plan update in Holyrood]( Live updates on Scotland’s Covid-19 pandemic response. [{$escapedtitle}]( [Article Image]( [Around 1 in 10 people in the UK had Covid in 2020 - latest data explained]( Around one in 10 people living in the UK had contracted coronavirus as of December 2020, according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). [Article Image]( [Aldi staff to get pay rise as thanks for ‘outstanding efforts’ amid Covid pandemic]( Aldi staff will be given a pay rise this year in recognition of the “outstanding efforts” of its employees throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. [Article Image]( [The UK officially has the highest coronavirus death rate per capita in the world]( The latest statistics on coronavirus fatalities have revealed that the UK currently has the highest per capita death rate of any country in the world. [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](.