Sturgeon slams Aberdeen players
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she's "pretty furious'' about the behaviour of some Aberdeen players after two tested positive for coronavirus, and six more are self isolating.
Her comments followed the decision to postpone Aberdeen's away game at St Johnstone tomorrow.
She said: "It is now clear that all eight of these players visited a bar in Aberdeen on Saturday night. In doing so they blatantly broke the rules that had been agreed between the SFA, the SPFL, and the Scottish Government which, to put it mildly, is completely unacceptable.
"We are asking members of the public to behave in a highly precautionary manner and when a football club ends up with players infected with Covid - and let's remember this is not through bad luck but through clear breaches of the rules - we cannot take even a small risk that they then spread the infection to other parts of the country.''
A total of 101 cases have been confirmed in the Aberdeen cluster, an increase of 22 on Thursday, and a total of 313 close contacts have been identified.
She also signalled a crackdown on the hospitality sector in the light of the outbreak.
The Scottish Government will make it mandatory for pubs and other venues to collect customer details from next Friday, Nicola Sturgeon said.
The requirement will be placed on a statutory footing'', she said, and will help ensure test and protect can function as effectively as possible.
She also said the Scottish Government will issue new statutory guidance related to indoor hospitality to ensure greater compliance with coronavirus measures, to take effect from next Friday.
Police Scotland will enforce the measures if necessary.
Ms Sturgeon said a common factor in the rise in coronavirus outbreaks across the world is a link to hospitality.
She said settings like pubs and restaurants are particularly susceptible to the virus.
While she said the majority of businesses had complied with coronavirus measures imposed on hospitality, she said "it is clear there are some businesses where that has not been the case''.
Venues should be collecting contact details and asking people to pre-book tables, and there should be no queues.
People should not be standing at the bar to watch football, she added, and there should be no background music to prevent shouting and any increased risk of transmission.
Ms Sturgeon said that while new mandatory measures being introduced are "really restrictive,'' they are there because they are necessary.
She said "we see in Aberdeen right now including the situation with the football club how quickly this virus spreads''.
Face coverings will become mandatory in libraries, museums and places of workshop from Saturday in Scotland, Ms Sturgeon said.
She said the decision to expand the list of places where face coverings must be worn was being taken as "risks are heightened'' as the country comes out of lockdown.
Ms Sturgeon also said that based on scientific advice the Scottish Government is not convinced that face visors provide sufficient protection.
As a result, from Saturday if a visor is worn it must be accompanied by another type of face covering.
Face coverings are currently mandatory in shops and on public transport and Ms Sturgeon said she is satisfied that the vast majority are compiling with these rules.
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