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The health secretary has revised her claim that parts of Scotland could stay in level four when Covid restrictions are reviewed on 11 December.

Eleven areas, including most of central Scotland, are currently at the highest alert level.

The first minister has previously said that the toughest restrictions would be lifted at 18:00 next Friday.

Jeane Freeman initially told 大象传媒 Scotland that "all options are on the table".

But she later said her comments were meant to be in respect of which levels the 11 areas would drop down to.

The health secretary said a cabinet decision would be reached on Tuesday morning with Nicola Sturgeon announcing the details later that day.

Ms Freeman's earlier comments on the 大象传媒's Politics Scotland programme appeared to contradict what the first minister said at the government's coronavirus briefing on 20 November.