Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she cannot "completely rule out" reimposing coronavirus restrictions as Scotland hit its worst ever number of cases recorded in 24 hours.
Nicola Sturgeon said Scotland recorded ten coronavirus-linked deaths and 4,323 cases in the past 24 hours. Speaking at a Scottish Government coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh, she said the daily case figure is "the largest we have ever recorded in a single day" but highlighted more testing now takes place than in the early stages of the pandemic.
Ms Sturgeon said new cases in Scotland have more than doubled in the past week, making this "one of the sharpest rises we have experienced at any point during the pandemic".