Nicola Sturgeon admitted there was a level of concern about the number of new cases linked to the Indian variant which has spread across parts of Europe.
The Scottish Government's National Clinical Director Professor Jason Leitch said cases in Scotland's biggest city are higher than they would like and urged people to follow the rules to stop the further spread of the variant that has killed thousands in India.
So far 35 cases of the covid variant have been identified in Scotland. Sturgeon took to social media on Wednesda y night to say the government is keeping an eye on the situation, with cases at 58 per 100,000 people.