Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA record one-day rise of 486 new coronavirus cases in Scotland has been confirmed as fresh lockdown restrictions kick into action.Across Scotland, a total of 25,495 positive tests have been recorded since the end of February from 738,733 tests carried out.Reflecting on the rise in positive tests over the last 24 hours, which has seen a ban on household gatherings introduced across all of Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "That's obviously a real cause for concern."But it also underlines why we took very decisive and very tough action yesterday to try to get the virus under control."Figures were released by the Scottish Government.
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