![]() ![]() BBC research has suggested that not all schoolchildren in Scotland will receive livestreamed lessons when the new term begins on 11 January, with access to remote learning varying from area to area. ![]() Figures released by the Scottish Government show there to be 1,596 people in hospital with COVID, the highest number so far.Plans for students to return to universities in Scotland are delayed until the end of February.After a further 93 deaths are confirmed, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon describes the figures as "distressingly high".7 January – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces that medical staff are "well over half way through" vaccinating care home residents in Scotland.NHS Highland warns of a "significant increase" in COVID cases in the Highland and Argyll and Bute areas, attributing the rise to families socialising indoors.Figures have shown that 92,188 people have received a COVID vaccine in Scotland since 8 December, with 33,381 doing so in the week to 27 December.Figures released by Police Scotland indicate more than 300 fines were issued for breach of COVID rules over the New Year.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says that Scotland hopes to accelerate its vaccination programme given the supplies to allow it to happen.Margaret Ferrier, the MP for Rutherglen, is arrested by Scottish police and charged in connection with "alleged culpable and reckless conduct" for using public transport while experiencing COVID symptoms.Mainland Scotland is placed under lockdown until the end of January, beginning from midnight schools are closed and people ordered to stay at home except for essential purposes.The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which runs Edinburgh Zoo, reports that COVID-19 has led to a £2m loss of revenue, and as a consequence the zoo's two giant pandas may have to return to China the pandas cost £1m a year to rent from China, with the ten-year deal the zoo has with China due to expire in 2022. ![]() As a further 2,464 COVID cases are reported in Scotland, it is confirmed the Scottish Cabinet will meet the next day to discuss further restrictions to slow the spread of the virus.The Scottish Government says it has set aside an extra £25m for councils on top of the Council Tax Reduction Scheme, already worth £351m. Citizens Advice Scotland has warned of an "explosion" of Council Tax debt in 2021 as a result of the COVID pandemic, with average debts at £3,000, twice that of an average Council Tax bill.A further 2,137 are confirmed in Scotland, a lower figure than the previous day, which First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had described as "worryingly high".Police break up a number of New Year gatherings, including one at Edinburgh Castle attended by several hundred people.A further 14 cases are recorded in Shetland, taking the number in the outbreak there to 72.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warns that the new variant of COVID-19 is "accelerating spread" across Scotland, and that the next few weeks could be the most dangerous period since March.There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. ![]() The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland during 2021. ![]()
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