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Live updates on Covid-19 from Scotland, the UK, and around the world.
By Gary Flockhart
Published 28th May 2021, 06:39 BST
Updated 28th May 2021, 13:11 BST
Follow along for all the latest on the pandemic.Follow along for all the latest on the pandemic.
Follow along for all the latest on the pandemic.

Hello, and welcome to our live blog for Friday, May 28.

Follow along for all the latest on the pandemic as well as live coverage of Nicola Sturgeon’s lunchtime Covid briefing, when the First Minister will announce whether Glasgow will move down to Level 2.

Coronavirus in Scotland LIVE: The latest updates on Covid-19 in Scotland and around the world

Key Events

  • Glasgow could move to Level 2 next week
  • Universities face ‘crunch time’ due to Brexit and pandemic
  • 641 new Covid cases in Scotland reported on Friday
  • One-jab Johnson & Johnson vaccine approved for use in the UK
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