Nicola Sturgeon has announced new measures to try and prevent the spread of coronavirus in Scotland, saying life ‘should not feel normal’.

At a press conference today she said non-essential travellers should not go to the Scottish islands and ferries would not accept them, that B&Bs and hotels should not accept visitors and that people should not gather for occasions such as wedding receptions.

She said there had been an influx of people to the Scottish islands, but warned that people ‘cannot outrun’ the virus and risked taking it to remote communities.

Today, the military had had to be called in to transport a patient from a remote island for treatment, she added, saying no part of Scotland was not at risk.

She said: ‘Let me say a word about pubs, clubs, restaurants and gyms.I’m glad that to say the vast majority have complied with the advice to close and I thank them for that.

‘Last night, a tiny minority of pubs, however, stayed open.

‘Let me be blunt, in doing so they put lives at risk.

‘My message to them is “Close now”. We will have emergency powers in days within days to force you to close and we will use these powers if we have to.

‘But you should not wait for that. You should do the right thing now and help us save lives.’

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