Covid in Scotland LIVE as study finds Omicron milder but fears remain over high cases

Nicola Sturgeon is set to give her latest covid statement to MSPs later today after suggesting her government is planning for a long-term shift away from the kind of restrictions Scots have faced since the start of the pandemic.

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has ruled out plans to further cut the self-isolation period for those with the virus in Scotland.

Since Omicron was discovered, the symptoms between it and other strains has been much discussed.

Coronavirus self-isolation rules in Scotland have come into line with the rest of the United Kingdom.

Nicola Sturgeon will update MSPs in the Scottish Parliament on any possible change to the coronavirus self-isolation period as opposition parties call for the 10-day rule to be adjusted.

Boris Johnson is to hold a press conference at Downing Street today as the Omicron covid variant continues to spread rapidly across the UK.

Scotland recorded its highest daily coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic in the last 24-hour period.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to give a coronavirus update to the Scottish Parliament later this week after cases reached record numbers over New Year.

Fewer than 100 covid patients with the Omicron variant have required hospital treatment across Scotland.

Scots will be allowed to meet-up on Hogmanay to toast the New Year as Nicola Sturgeon today confirmed there will be no changes to the country's covid restrictions.

A new study of online searches has identified Glasgow as the most superstitious place in the UK.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to give an update on the state of the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland later today.

Cases of coronavirus reached their highest ever level on Boxing Day, according to the latest Scottish Government statistics.

The Scottish Government has confirmed ONE new coronavirus death and 177 new Omicron cases have been reported in Tayside in the last 24 hours.

Nicola Sturgeon is urging Scots to get their coronavirus vaccine in her message ahead of Christmas Day.

Nicola Sturgeon has expressed her disappointed that neither the Prime Minister nor the Chancellor was on a call to devolved nations about the state of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK.

A health expert has called for a circuit breaker to be imposed in a bid to halt the rapid spread of the coronavirus Omicron variant in Scotland.

Scotland became the first nation in the United Kingdom to give a booster coronavirus vaccine to more than half of all adults.

Nicola Sturgeon is expected to introduce new coronavirus restrictions in Scotland later today over fears of the rapid spread of the Omicron variant across the country.