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Coronavirus Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon warns Scots lockdown restrictions 'will not ease by next week'

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Nicola Sturgeon has warned Scots that lockdown restrictions will not be eased by next week. The coronavirus lockdown was increased in Scotland until May 7.

The First Minister said, even though the number of patients in intensive care in Scotland has decreased again, now was not the time to ease up on restrictions.While the Scottish Government published plans seven days ago for gradually easing the lockdown, the First Minister said she still had to deliver "tough messages".She said: "I have to be straight with you, it may very well be too early, even this time next week, in any meaningful way, to safely lift any of the current restrictions."The R number - which measures the number of people each person with Covid-19 passes the virus on to

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