Nicola Sturgeon is due to give an update to parliament on the latest Covid restrictions in Scotland.
The nation is continuing to follow a route map out lockdown, with the First Minister due to give an update to the Scottish Parliament on much of the country potentially moving move to Level 1.
Please note that the announcement has since been made and details can be found by following the link below.
READ MORE: Nicola Sturgeon reveals which areas will move to Level One coronavirus rules
Here's how to watch and everything you need to know.
When is Nicola Sturgeon's update?
Nicola Sturgeon is due to give a Covid update on Tuesday, June 1st in the Scottish Parliament.
What time is Nicola Sturgeon's Covid update?
The statement will begin shortly after 2pm.
We’re currently in a transition to, we hope, a less restrictive way of tackling Covid. But we still have to be careful not to let the virus run ahead of vaccines. I’ll set out what this means (inc for Glasgow) at 2.15pm. To hear the reasoning as well as decisions, please tune in. https://t.co/Wt5Ubl1iS1
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) June 1, 2021
What is the First Minister expected to outline?
In her update, Nicola Sturgeon is expected to announce whether the majority of mainland Scotland can move to Level One of the Government’s road map for easing lockdown.
She will also likely give an overview of the current state of play in the battle against Covid-19 as well as the vaccination programme.
READ MORE: Coronavirus Glasgow: ‘Drastic’ fall in vaccine appointment no-shows at Hydro arena
It is unknown if she will give an update on Glasgow moving from Level Three to Level Two however, a decision was expected by Wednesday at the latest.
Ms Sturgeon has already warned that Glasgow may “have to be in Level 2 for a couple of weeks before it moves to Level 1”.
On Monday, Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said that it was likely that a number of locations would remain in Level Two amid an increase in cases.
He told the BBC "It may not be the entire country moving to Level One.
"I think people would understand where there are still rising case numbers, where there is rising test positivity and if people are getting severely ill and hospitalised with the new variant then it may be that parts of the country would move to Level One, but in other parts of the country we decide to keep in Level Two."
There has also been an increase in cases in Edinburgh with an increase in the new variant B.1617.
READ MORE: Covid Scotland: Which lockdown restrictions could change after Nicola Sturgeon's update?
How to watch Nicola Sturgeon's Covid update
Nicola Sturgeon will be addressing MSPs and the announcement will be screened on the Scottish Parliament TV, social media, and on BBC Scotland.
BBC Scotland is showing a news special from 2:15pm.
Scotland was scheduled to go to Level 1 on June 7th.
READ MORE: Covid LIVE: Lockdown easing update due this week as cases rise
What changes in Level One?
Restrictions on indoor and outdoor socialisation are eased further in Level One, with up to six people from three households permitted to stay overnight in each other’s homes and bars, pubs and restaurants able to serve alcoholic drinks until 11pm.
Up to eight people from up to three households can socialise indoors in a public place and up to 12 people from 12 households can socialise outdoors.
In terms of outdoor events, up to 1,000 seated spectators or 500 standing will be allowed to attend.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel