as first minister nicola sturgeon delivers an update on rising coronavirus infections. a record number of cases were also recorded in england, but there are still no plans to bring in new restrictions before the new year. meanwhile, the uk health security agency has said it s doubled the number of lateral flow tests available, after a group representing thousands of independent pharmacies across the uk claimed the supply was patchy . james reynolds reports. this month in scotland, there have been long queues for booster shots. but the newlyjabbed won t all be able to get together for a post booster celebration. restrictions on large gatherings are now back in place. we need to do it, but to shut everything down at once is a wee bit hard, as well. we can go out, but not to nightclubs. i feel like now that we ve got all of our vaccines, there is not actually. another step forward. that s all we can do. across scotland, it is table service
jabs. so i suppose borisjohnson putting the hard words on those who are yet to either get their first or second jobs or indeed their booster. thank you, that s our political correspondent. the scottish parliament will be recalled this afternoon as first minister nicola sturgeon delivers an update on rising coronavirus infections. she s expected to tell ministers figures will rise further over the coming days. the deputy first minister has urged people not to travel to england for new year celebrations to get around the more stringent covid i9 restrictions north of the border. james reynolds reports. this month in scotland, there have been long queues for booster shots. but the newlyjabbed won t all be able to get together for a post booster celebration. restrictions on large gatherings are now back in place. we need to do it, but to shut everything down at once is a wee bit hard, as well. we can go out, but not to nightclubs. i feel like now that we ve got all of our vaccines,
france reported europe s highest ever number of new daily cases, with 179,807 infections reported on tuesday. we ll bring you more on that later, but first, a report from james reynolds as the scottish parliament is recalled this afternoon. this month in scotland, there have been long queues for booster shots. but the newlyjabbed won t all be able to get together for a post booster celebration. restrictions on large gatherings are now back in place. we need to do it, but to shut everything down at once is a wee bit hard, as well. we can go out, but not to nightclubs. i feel like now that we ve got all of our vaccines, there is not actually. another step forward. that s all we can do. across scotland, it is table service only in pubs and bars, and no more than three households in every group. the new set of rules that have come in have just pushed everything a further step backwards. there is so much
james reynolds reports. this month in scotland, there have been long queues for booster shots. but the newlyjabbed won t all be able to get together for a post booster celebration. restrictions on large gatherings are now back in place. we need to do it, but to shut everything down at once is a bit hard, as well. we can go out, but not to nightclubs. i feel like now that we ve got all of our vaccines, there is not actually. another step forward. that s all we can do. across scotland, it is table service only in pubs and bars, with no more than three households in any group. the new set of rules that have come in have just pushed everything a further step backwards. there is so much uncertainty going on. people don t know if they have jobs to come back to, or when we are going to get back to any normality. if these restrictions are to stay in scotland, someone is going to have to find furlough, because that is going to be the only way to protectjobs.
stockpile, use the test you have got before ordering others. before ordering others. thank you very much. before ordering others. thank you very much, catherine before ordering others. thank you very much, catherine burns, - very much, catherine burns, our health correspondent. has warned people against travelling across the border to england for new year s eve. nightclubs have been closed and hogmanay celebrations cancelled as part of covid measures put in place by the scottish government. each of the uk nations currently has different restrictions in place. this afternoon, the scottish parliament will be recalled, as first minister nicola sturgeon delivers an update on rising coronavirus infections. james reynolds reports. this month in scotland, there have been long queues for booster shots. but the newlyjabbed won t all be able to get together for a post booster celebration. restrictions on large gatherings are now back in place. we need to do it, but to shut everything down a