Good afternoon, Welcome to your daily coronavirus briefing from The Scotsman. In order to keep people informed of all the latest developments in these turbulent times, we need your help. Support our independent, fact-checked journalism by taking out a digital subscription with us from just £3 a month. Try us out today here. 'No foreign holidays until 2022 possible' The national clinical director of the Scottish Government warned civil servants not to book summer holidays and said there may be no prospect of foreign trips until 2022, our reporter Conor Matchett can reveal. Professor Jason Leitch made the comments in an internal video which has been leaked to The Scotsman. Had you hoped to go abroad this year? Read our exclusive story here. 92 further deaths in Scotland The latest figures show a further 92 people have died in the last 24 hours in Scotland in connection with coronavirus. It's an alarming rise from yesterday, when 71 people were recorded to have died. Meanwhile, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has defended the 'slow' rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine. See our LIVE blog with all the latest breaking updates as they unfold here. More Covid news this afternoon Thank you for reading and stay safe, Ginny - ginny.sanderson@jpimedia.co.uk |