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Welcome to your coronavirus update from The Scotsman. Before we begin, please consider taking out a digital subscription with us from just £3 a month for unlimited access to all our stories. Or you can now give the gift of a digital subscription to a loved one here. Readers of this newsletter can get a 20% discount on gift subscriptions with the promo code SCOTGIFT20. The 10 areas of Scotland with the highest rates of Covid-19 As restrictions begin to tighten across the nation, we look at which 10 areas of the country have the highest levels of coronavirus over last seven days. These are the 10 areas of Scotland with the highest number of coronavirus cases. Deputy First Minister says schools are "still safe" and will remain open this week John Swinney has confirmed schools will remain open as planned this week, despite the huge changes to the government's planned easing of Covid-19 restrictions during the festive period. He reiterated the schools were 'still safe' for children and teachers, and insisted children returning to school had been to government's highest priority since classes returned in August. Read John Swinney's full quotes here. More headlines from today >> For the latest breaking coronavirus news as it happens, keep up to date with our live blog. Thank you for reading and stay safe, Graham - Graham.Falk@jpimedia.co.uk | 
