Restrictions on visiting other households have been reintroduced in Glasgow and two neighbouring areas by Scotland SNP administration after a rise in coronavirus cases.
The new rules imposed affect more than 800,000 people in Glasgow city, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire.
The restrictions affect 633,120 people living in Glasgow, 95,530 in East Renfrewshire and 88,930 in West Dunbartonshire.
According to the new rules, people living in those areas should also not visit someone else’s home, no matter where it is.
The only exception is for those in extended households, who can continue to meet indoors.
Only essential indoor visits will be allowed in hospitals and care homes.
People from different households can continue to meet outdoors as long as they follow the guidance, and outdoor visits to care homes are still permitted.
They are being told not to host people from other households in their own homes or visit another person’s home.
The restrictions came into effect from midnight today and will last for two weeks, however, will be reviewed after a week.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Tuesday that 135 of the 314 new cases in Scotland over the past two days had been in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.
“It is spreading again, particularly in these three local authority areas, and we believe that, in these areas, it is spreading primarily as a result of household gatherings,” she said.
The first minister said: “I think this should be a wake-up call, not just for people in Glasgow city, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire,
“It should be a wake-up call for all of us to stick to the guidelines and stop this virus spreading any further or any faster.”
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