DETAILS have emerged of what Covid rules might be introduced as Nicola Sturgeon will update the public in a TV address later today.

It is understood that the First Minister will tell households to limit mixing and is to consider the return of social distancing as part of plans to curb the new variant of the virus.

It has also been reported that Sturgeon will not expand the use of vaccine certifications to venues beyond nightclubs and large sporting events.

The First Minister will first update MSPs on the situation in Holyrood before speaking to the public in a pre-recorded TV address about what actions will be undertaken.

The strategy in Scotland is expected to focus on limiting contact between different households and other preventative measures.

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It comes after Health Secretary Humza Yousaf warned on Monday that some additional restrictions are "inevitable".

Ministers were debating the details of options late into Monday evening ahead of a Cabinet meeting today where decisions will be signed off before the statement at Holyrood and TV address.

Speaking in advance of the statement, Sturgeon cautioned that there may be “targeted and proportionate” measures introduced as a trade-off for allowing families to meet at Christmas.

She said: “We need to try to protect peoples’ ability to spend Christmas with their families, and I am personally hoping for a more normal Christmas than last year on behalf of everybody across the country.

“But we need to balance that with the need to keep people as safe as possible in the run-up to, and throughout, the winter and into 2022.

“With Omicron, the virus has mutated and is now more transmissible than anything we have seen before – our estimation is that it will be the dominant strain in Scotland at some point this week.

“We have to think of this as a race between vaccination and a virus that has just learned to run faster, so we are challenging ourselves to take steps to speed up getting booster jabs into peoples’ arms while considering what we can do to try to slow down the spread of the virus.

“The most important step we can all take, alongside regular testing, remains to get vaccinated.

“I know many have already booked their booster appointments, but I am aware others will have found it more difficult to get an appointment. Please keep trying – every effort is being made to build capacity, and more appointments are being created each day.

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“We are working round the clock with health boards to look at all options on how we could speed up vaccination – options including bringing in more vaccinators, supporting more hours at vaccination centres, bringing more facilities on stream, and offers of military support from the UK Government.

“I am acutely aware of the impact this crisis has had on peoples’ lives already, and so any steps that need to be taken to slow the spread will be as targeted and proportionate as possible. Cabinet will consider the options available on Tuesday, after which I will set out more detail to Parliament.”

Scotland recorded 26 new cases of the Omicron variant on Monday, taking the overall number to 186, while a further 3756 Covid-19 cases were confirmed.