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Nicola Sturgeon considers travel ban to stop people coming to Scotland from UK Covid hotspots

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Nicola Sturgeon is considering travel restrictions to prevent people coming to Scotland from known Covid hotspots elsewhere in the UK.

It could mean residents in cities like Manchester and Liverpool - where the number of infections have rocketed in the last month - being asked not to travel north of the Border.

The First Minister has written to Boris Johnson urging him to adopt a four nation approach to travel restrictions. And health secretary Jeane Freeman today confirmed it was one option SNP ministers were considering to drive down the number of Scots testing positive for the virus.It comes as the Welsh Government announced plans yesterday that could halt travel to popular tourist destinations in the principality.The SNP leader offered.

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