First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms Moray to stay at level one
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Moray will remain at level one, Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed today.
Speaking in the Scottish Parliament, the First Minister said the national picture was improving and that the restrictions were having an impact on the number of new infections stabilising.
Ms Sturgeon also confirmed that the R-number – the virus reproduction rate from carrier to carrier – has also declined below one.
However, there will be no change to the ban on home visiting.
Ms Sturgeon said: "I can confirm that the Scottish Government is not proposing any changes to the levels that currently apply to each local authority area.
"The latest data shows that across the whole country and within most local authority areas, the restrictions in place are having an impact – the number of news cases across the country has stabilised in recent weeks.
"We now have grounds for cautious optimism. Independent estimates place the R-number between zero and one, that is indicative of infections now declining."
