• Nicola Sturgeon has warned football fans they should not visit someone else's house to watch the Celtic v Rangers match on Saturday
• Supporters are urged not to try to "get around" restrictions by travelling to watch the game in a pub
• "I'm afraid that watching football, no matter how essential it may feel to some, does not fall into that essential category," says the first minister
• There have been nine further Covid deaths registered in the past 24 hours after a positive test, while the number of new positive cases has risen by 1,196
• Greece and all the Greek islands, apart from Mykonos, are being removed from the Scottish government's quarantine list, but Italy, the Vatican City and San Marino have been added
• Two more walk-through testing centres are opening - one in Dundee city centre today, another in Sighthill in Edinburgh tomorrow
• The first minister repeats her appeal to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to restore the level of wage subsidies for businesses back up to the 80% level offered at the start of the furlough scheme

That's all for today from our live coverage of the first minister's Covid briefing. Stay safe over the weekend.

Dr Smith makes a plea for the public to respect the travel restrictions and appreciate their importance from a public health point of view.

He says if people leave a high prevalence area and travel to a low prevalence area they are "much more likely to take the virus with them".

Scotland's interim chief medical officer Dr Gregor Smith says it is "too early" to say what impact the new measures have had.

He adds: "The reason for that is because of the life cycle of this virus.

"The virus and the infections that we are seeing just now are infections that, in reality, the majority of them occurred before the additional measures were put in place because of the incubation period of this virus."

He says this can be between 10 and 14 days.

Asked about the first minister's calls for the UK furlough scheme to be enhanced to cover 80% of wages, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross says the first minister should use the funding that she has now.

Mr Ross told BBC One's Coronavirus Update that the Chancellor has provided £700m in funding to Scotland.

He adds the £40m scheme announced by the Scottish government for the hospitality sector only opens on Tuesday and won't provide many businesses with the money they were expecting.

People must now cover their face in workplace canteens - but no longer need to if they are getting married.

Linda Bauld, Professor of Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, tells BBC Scotland we are not seeing any significant impact yet of the extra restrictions introduced across the central belt.

"Trends are still rising but it could actually have been worse," she says. "It may be that the household mixing restrictions might be having an impact."

She quotes the latest ONS figures in England, where the "situation is looking much worse" with latest estimates showing the average number of new cases per day having risen from 8,400 three weeks ago to 27,900 this week.

“It looks really serious there," adds Prof Bauld. "The numbers are going the wrong way here too but I am a little more optimistic we might see some steadying of that over the next week.”

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BBC Scotland's David Henderson asks the first minister what will come next for the hospitality industry and says many businesses are unable to order stock as they don't know what will happen in the coming weeks.

He also asks if they will be given more notice of any changes.

Ms Sturgeon says she will give businesses "as much notice as possible" but adds she is dealing with an infectious virus.

She adds: "If businesses are saying that what they want at an earlier stage is much more certainty then, unfortunately, what we have to do is err on the side of caution."

The first minister's strategy is to keep businesses open as much as possible but that means it is not always possible to give advance notice of major decisions.

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Ewan Petrie from STV asks the first minister whether she supports the “signiificant resistance" from leaders in the north of England to the introduction of tighter measures.

Nicola Sturgeon says she will try "to take people with us" as Scotland works its way through the virus. She doesn't "expect anyone to be thrilled" with the current restrictions - "I hate them as much as anyone does", she says.

But she pledges to continue to work hard to ensure people understand the reasons and involve people and local authorities in consultations as much as possible.

The first minister adds that she has “enormous sympathy” with the mayors and leaders in north of England, and knows how frustrating it can be to ”deal with the Whitehall operation”.

She adds the level of support “is not sufficient” and appeals to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to take the level of wage subsidy back up to the 80% level it was at the start of the furlough scheme.

Nicola Sturgeon concludes her opening statements with a reminder to everyone to follow the rules and guidelines.

• Except for very specific purposes, none of us should be visiting each others' homes right now. This is perhaps the “single most important thing all of us can do to limit the risk of transmission", says the first minister.
• When we do meet up outdoors, we shouldn’t meet in groups of any more than six, and no more than two households
• Only car share if it is sensible to do so, and open windows for ventilation
• Work from home if you can. Ms Sturgeon asks employers to "facilitate that if at all possible"
• Download the Protect Scotland app if you haven’t already done so

Despite possibly feeling "more fatigued" and "in despair" with the pandemic as we head into winter, we can all help "strike a blow" against Covid by complying with the advice, she says.

As ever, the first minister ends with a reminder of the FACTS:

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Ms Sturgeon also urges fans not to gather outside or around Celtic Park for the match, which kicks off at 12:30.

She adds: "There will be nothing to see there so there is no point in turning up."

The first minister also appeals to supporters not to travel to other parts of Scotland or across the border to watch the game.

She says: "It is really not worth the risk.

"Nobody likes the fact that these restrictions are in place but they are vital to protecting all of us and keeping us safe."

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The first minister ends with a message for the weekend "when the temptation to bend the rules a bit will be at its strongest".

Ms Sturgeon says that this "might be even greater" for Celtic and Rangers fans as the first Old Firm match of the season will be played on Saturday.

She outlines some key points to supporters, which have also been emphasised by both clubs and the SPFL.

Ms Sturgeon says people should not go round to someone else's house to watch the match as that is only allowed for essential purposes, such as child care or looking after a vulnerable person.

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Two more walk-through testing centres are opening - one today in Dundee city centre, and another in Sighthill in Edinburgh tomorrow, says the first minister.

These will add to the seven already opened - two in Glasgow, one already in Edinburgh, and one each in Aberdeen, St Andrews, West Dunbartonshire and Stirling.

A number of others are due to open in the coming weeks, Ms Sturgeon adds.

Many are in walking distance of student campuses, but they are open to all members of the public, and can be booked via NHS Inform.

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The first minister confirms Italy, the Vatican City and San Marino state have been added to the Scottish government's travel restriction list.

That means from 04:00 on Sunday people travelling from these countries must self-isolate for 14 days on their arrival or return to Scotland.

Ms Sturgeon adds that Greece and all of the Greek islands will now be removed from the list, apart from Mykonos.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says "a very big and heartfelt thank you" to teachers, staff, pupils and parents across the country.

She says: "I know that you have faced many challenges over the past few months.

"I also know that because of the restrictions the October break will not be all that you might have hoped it would be."

But she praises the achievements of everyone during the first half-term for adapting to the new Covid regulations.

Nicola Sturgeon begins her briefing by outlining the latest figures.

The first minister confirms a further 1,196 people have tested positive for Covid-19, 16.9% of those newly tested yesterday.

This takes the total number of positive cases in Scotland to 45,232.

Of those, Ms Sturgeon says the provisional data indicates the breakdown of new cases are in the following health board areas:

·NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde: 416

·NHS Lanarkshire: 309

·NHS Lothian: 161

·NHS Ayrshire and Arran: 104

The remaining cases are spread across nine other health board areas. Only Shetland has no reported cases.

There are 629 people in hospital, up 27, and 58 in intensive care, up six from yesterday.

There have also been nine more deaths in the past 24 hours of people who tested positive in the last 28 days. That brings the total number of deaths by that measurement to 2,594.

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Nicola Sturgeon will begin her daily briefing shortly.

We can expect to hear more about the new rules that have come into effect today extending the mandatory wearing of face coverings in workplace settings, any possible changes or extensions to Covid restrictions concerning hospitality businesses and maybe something on a possible travel ban similar to that proposed by Wales.

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