Nicola Sturgeon has hit out at reports Tory ministers are considering ending the free availability of lateral flow tests.
21.12.2021 - 19:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Scotland is to face tougher Coronavirus restrictions after Christmas, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
The new measures include limiting the capacity at outdoor events, seeing large-scale Hogmanay celebrations cancelled and rendering live sports 'effectively spectator-free.'
It comes as the First Minister confirmed today the Omicron variant is the country's most dominant strain.
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