Dumfries and Galloway coronavirus figures for September 23 as new restrictions set to take effect

road markings work takes place on the A75 between Gretna and Eastriggs. In addition, carriageway patching repairs will be carried out on the A7 near Langholm from 9.30am to 3.30pm on Thursday.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours across Scotland. The Scottish Government has released the latest figures which shows the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic in March is 38,998.

To get the latest news on the coronavirus, sign up to our  newsletter. Scots face targeted restrictions instead of full lockdown.At yesterday’s coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh, Sturgeon said: “Let me be clear - we are not proposing another lockdown at this stage, not even on a temporary basis.“We are not going to be asking you to stay inside your own homes in the way you did back in March.”Restrictions on travel may be needed in “hotspot” areas but blanket rules will not be imposed on the

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Soft play centres in Dumfries and Galloway are urging the Scottish Government to allow them to open the doors and return to business.Owners have expressed genuine fears for the future if they are still banned from opening the inside areas to the public and also pointed to the centres being allowed to reopen in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.Debbie Shuttleworth, manager of the Farmer’s Den, said: “It has

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Thursday saw a further 668 cases in Scotland, taking the total to 29,912.There are currently 154 in hospital with 17 in intensive care.A further three people who tested positive in the past 24 hours have died, taking the Scottish total to 2,522.

The Scottish total has risen by a further 806, which First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said includes a number of results from Friday and Saturday.The national tally is now at 28,604. 123 people are in hospital with 14 in intensive care.

Shorter visits are allowed for reasons such as a bereavement or family emergency, but if no such reason exists that will be classed as an “offence”.Education Minister Richard Lochhead says he does not expect a “mass exodus” of students returning home following the new guidance.

Senior ministers are reviewing Greater Manchester’s current coronavirus restrictions today - and are expected to impose extra rules on two of the conurbation’s boroughs.Although Boris Johnson announced new national rules earlier this week, the government still believes additional localised measures need to sit alongside them in places with high infection rates.In Greater Manchester, there are currently four sets of local rules covering the ten boroughs, with case numbers well above the national

New regulations are set to come into force tomorrow in a bid to reduce the transmission rate.Pubs and restaurants will have to shut at 10pm and people will not be allowed to visit other homes.

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people testing positive for Covid-19.

coronavirus across Scotland. The First Minister will address the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood later today following an emergency COBRA meeting with the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a meeting with her cabinet.

"After meeting with them they wrote to me to say that lessons had been learned and an action plan would be in the September 2020 report.“I sincerely hope that the council take on board the recommendation of Audit Scotland and ensure the real costs of implementation of the new system will be accounted for.”

She said: “The longer we wait to introduce these measures, the longer these measures are likely to be in place.”The First Minister added: “This is a serious moment again for the country. We cannot allow cases to continue rising.”

Sturgeon will speak to Boris Johnson on the phone this afternoon as both Holyrood and Westminster weigh up what options to take.A number of areas already have restrictions in place on social gathering, however it's believed there could be further measures announced later this week.It comes as 245 cases were confirmed over the last 24-hour period with no new deaths.The deaths from a positive case remains at 2,505, while the total number of confirmed cases in Scotland rose to 24,371.On Saturday,

road crash in which a biker died. The 64-year-old was declared dead at the scene of the horror incident on the A701 in Dumfries and Galloway.

coronavirus cases continue to rise, according to a new poll. A study carried out by YouGov spoke to 2,690 people across the UK about a possible return to restrictions seen over March, April and May.