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Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update LIVE as First Minister hints at national lockdown restrictions

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Nicola Sturgeon takes questions on coronavirus in parliament.The First Minister announced 290 new cases in the past 24 hours and hinted at new nationwide lockdown restrictions.Earlier, Sturgeon said she cannot rule out imposing a curfew for pubs and restaurants if the number of Scots testing positive for Covid continues to rise.

UK Government ministers are already considering introducing a 10pm or 11pm curfew on hospitality businesses if local measures are unable to bring the spread of the virus under control in England.

A new poll published yesterday also found a majority of Scots believe pubs should be forced to shut at 9pm in a bid to curb coronavirus case numbers.

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