Scotland s covid crisis RECAP as new cases of the Brazil variant were identified
A new testing centre has opened in Edinburgh as another lockdown review is due on Tuesday.
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572 new positive tests were reported on Sunday, whilst no further deaths were recorded.
On Tuesday, Nicola Sturgeon is due to update parliament on the current and future lockdown restrictions, as well as the possibility of a further return to schools.
Amongst six confirmed cases in the UK, the Scottish cases are all said to be from passengers who flew from Brazil onto London via Paris, before then getting a connecting flight to Aberdeen.
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