Lockdown looms for Scotland amid reports more of England will enter tier 4

MSPs told tough measures likely in coming days, while ministers may soon extend English restrictionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNicola Sturgeon has warned MSPs she may have to introduce full lockdown measures across Scotland in the coming days to contain the faster-spreading Covid variant, which has already led to Wales bringing forward a countrywide lockdown from last Sunday and Northern Ireland announcing a six-week lockdown from Boxing Day.It came as the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, said it seemed “inevitable” that further national restrictions would be needed, adding that if scientists called for such measures in England he would back the government in bringing them in. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/22/scotland-may-enter-full-covid-lockdown-says-sturgeon #scotland #scottish_politics #politics #uk_news #nicola_sturgeon #coronavirus #infectious_diseases #science