The Herald was one of the headlines with the story that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is set to impose limits on household mixing to limit the spread of the Omicron variant in Scotland.
The Daily Express says Scots are “preparing” for new restrictions on social contacts over Christmas to prevent a “tsunami” of cases of the more contagious Omicron variant.
Ms Sturgeon will ask households to limit mixing and see the return of social distancing as part of her plan to tackle the spread of Omicron disease in Scotland, The Times reports. .
The nation says new curbs are emerging with Health Minister Humza Yousaf warning that further restrictions are “inevitable” amid fears of a new Covid variant.
The Metro said Ms Sturgeon was plotting a “lightning” over Omicron including a possible extension of the vaccine passport program, but the first minister also pledged that schools would not close early door.
Families are facing “tougher restrictions” on social gatherings before Christmas such as the “rocket” Omicron case in Scotland, the Daily Mail reports.
Scotsman says there is a “scrambling” of vaccinations as the Scottish government aims to provide all eligible adults with a Covid booster by the end of the year, adding to pressure on the “already” NHS. stretched”.
According to the Daily Telegraph, the Scottish Conservatives insist that the Scottish government’s reopening of mass vaccination centers is a “critical mission” to speed up the rollout of booster shots.
Newspaper i reported that some people waited in line for five hours to get a booster shot as the first minister described the “huge challenge” of delivering 70,000 vaccinations a day in Scotland.
“Vaccines to the Future” was the front page headline of The Sun, which said the spread of the Omicron variant could continue through March.
The Glasgow Times photographed people waiting for a booster shot at a vaccination center in the city, the paper said that “huge queues” had been reported and the appointment booking system had “shut down”.
A wave of crime is feared as 700 police officers take “Covid sick leave”, prompting urgent calls to get an exemption from quarantine, the Daily Record reports.
According to the Daily Star, a “survey” has found that aerospace engineers and cardiac surgeons are “no smarter than the rest of us,” according to the Daily Star.
The Evening Telegraph reports Dundee captain Charlie Adam has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after his car allegedly crashed into a tree.
An art dealer has been charged with selling fake artwork by a famous Perthshire landscape artist, The Courier reports.
The Evening Express said Aberdeen’s reopening of Union Street had hit a “dead end” with “democratic outrage” as bus and taxi bids returned to roads blocked by the regulator.
The Press and Journal said the SNP had maintained control of Moray Council in a “bizarre fashion” by cutting a deck of cards after a “stalemate vote” on a Conservative Party attempt to take power.
Boxing star Lee McGregor’s father is recovering from “life-threatening injuries” after being hit by a truck in Edinburgh, the Edinburgh Evening News reports.
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