Covid-19 infection less than two weeks before rules are relaxed for Christmas get-togethers. London is on the verge of a tougher lockdown and other countries including Germany are tightening their rules.
In Scotland, another 734 people tested positive for the virus in a day. Sturgeon, at her regular briefing, issued a strong warning one day before the next review of Scotland's five-tier alert system.The First Minister said: "The final point I want to stress, and I'm sorry I'm starting to sound like the Christmas killjoy here, might sound obvious but it is really important and that relates to office parties."Obviously if you can't work from home and you're sharing a workplace with colleagues right now, I can understand why it might be.