Covid in Scotland LIVE as vaccine passports to be scrapped next week

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Scotland will scrap its covid vaccine passport scheme on Monday as the country moves towards living with the virus.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a change to Scotland's approach to the virus during a statement in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday.She also revealed the majority of measures that have been in place since March 2020 would be dropped next month.In the last 24-hour period Scotland has recorded 16 Covid deaths, according to official figures.

The latest Scottish Government revealed that 7,195 new coronavirus cases had also been identified overnight. There are currently 1,041 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with 11 being treated in intensive care.

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