Glasgow and Moray will remain in Level 3 amid concerns a new surge of COVID-19 cases in Scotland is being driven by the Indian variant of the virus.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday that these areas will remain at Level 3 for a week until a further decision is made at the end of next week.

She said the situation in Glasgow is causing even more concern than Moray, with initial research suggesting the outbreak could be being driven by the Indian variant.

It comes as the rest of Scotland drops to Level 2 restrictions on Monday, meaning cinemas, theatres, concert halls and stadiums can open across the rest of the nation but not in Glasgow and Moray.

At Level 3, six people from two households can meet indoors and six people from six households can meet outdoors At Level 2, six people from three households can meet indoors and eight people from eight households can meet outdoors.

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