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Nicola Sturgeon to hold cabinet meeting over school closure plans today amid 'serious concern' over rising covid figures

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First Minister has summoned an emergency cabinet meeting this Monday morning and will recall MSPs to hear a statement on the covid crisis in the afternoon.The cabinet is certain to consider keeping schools closed for the rest of January and the possible return of restrictions that are closer to the stay-at-home lockdown in March.Schools re-open this week for children of key workers and vulnerable children.

Other pupils will return to remote learning from 11 January.Schools in Scotland are due to return full-time on January 18th after an extended Christmas break but the situation is being reviewed daily.Sturgeon signalled on Twitter that a harder lockdown could be on the way as she confirmed Parliament would be recalled to discuss further.

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