Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has banned pubs from serving customers alcohol indoors along with a slew of other restrictions, including closing early for pubs and restaurants to suppress the spread of Covid-19.

The latest figures show that Scotland, which has a population of nearly 5.5 million people, registered 1,054 daily cases on 7 October, with 319 people hospitalised, an increase of 57 from the previous day. Sturgeon said cases were rising by around 7% per day.