Three more cases of the Omicron Covid variant have been identified in Scotland, taking the UK’s total to 14.
The new cases are part of a cluster of infections in Lanarkshire and the Greater Glasgow area.
It brings Scotland’s total Omicron cases to nine, the country’s health secretary Humza Yousaf told BBC Good Morning Scotland.
He said there was nothing as yet to link the infections with the recent Cop26 conference, held in Glasgow, or a Scotland v South Africa rugby match which took place recently.
Authorities are battling to stop the spread of the ‘worrying’ new variant amid fears it may be more resistant to vaccines.
Cases were first detected at the weekend and five have been confirmed in England so far – in London, Nottingham and Chelmsford.
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