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Holly Lennon

Glasgow city leaders urge residents to stick to coronavirus restrictions to prevent lockdown

Glasgow city leaders are urging local residents to stick to coronavirus restrictions over the weekend.

The leaders of eight local authorities in the Glasgow City Region are asking the public to do their bit to keep us all out of lockdown.

Restrictions on household visits are currently in place in every part of the region except Inverclyde.

Throughout Scotland, only six people from a maximum of two households can meet up both indoors and outdoors following an acceleration of cases.

Indoor care home and hospital visits are restricted to essential visits only.

The City Region Leaders said: “The virus hasn’t gone away and it can get a grip in only a few days. The very limited restrictions we have in place in some parts of the region are hard enough for people but if we don’t all stick to the rules the number of cases will keep rising and those restrictions will just get tougher.

“Please do not meet in groups of more than six from more than two households, and if you live anywhere other than Inverclyde then please do not have anyone socialise in your home.

"Having too many people in our homes is still the main source of infection and we must do everything we can to stop things getting worse.”

The statement comes as Nicola Sturgeon warned the nation that more lockdown restrictions could be on the cards ahead of a ‘vital’ weekend.

The First Minister used Friday's coronavirus briefing to reiterate that numbers are on the rise, adding that she has contacted Prime Minister Boris Johnson to call for a COBRA meeting of the four UK nations.

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