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'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

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'No foreign holidays until 2022 possible' warns Professor Jason Leitch in leaked video
 
Scottish Government civil servants have been warned not to book a summer holiday abroad this year by the national clinical director in an internal video.
 
     
 
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Coronavirus in Scotland: 1,656 cases recorded in Scotland today as total vaccinated passes 300,000
 
A total of 1,656 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded across Scotland in the past 24 hours.
 
     
 
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The UK has the highest Covid death rate in the world according to new data - here's why
 
Oxford University research shows an average of 935 people died from coronavirus each day last week
 
     
 
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Covid vaccinations at racecourse hub are stopping for a day to allow horse racing to continue
 
A racecourse which is serving as a Covid-19 vaccination hub is temporarily halting its services to allow horse racing to continue.
 
     
 
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German residents must now wear medical grade face masks - the decision explained
 
German residents will have to wear medical grade masks on public transport and in shops, due to tighter Covid restrictions which will be in place until at least 14 February.
 
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
 
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