Nicola Sturgeon asks Scots to limit gatherings over festive period to THREE households

NICOLA Sturgeon has urged Scots to cut social contacts in the run-up to Christmas day and immediately afterwards,. The First Minister has asked the public to limit gatherings to three households over the festive period, apart from during their main Christmas celebration. But she insisted she is not "cancelling" Christmas. In a statement at Holyrood, she told MSPs: "In the run up to and in the immediate aftermath of Christmas, I am asking everyone to reduce as far as possible, and to a minimum, the contacts we have with people in other households. "We are not banning or restricting household mixing in law as before. We understand the negative impact this has on mental health and wellbeing. "But we are asking everyone - and we will issue strong guidance to this effect - to cut down as far as possible the number of people outside our own households that we are interacting with just now. "This will help break transmission chains. Read more: BOOST BEFORE THE BELLS https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news... Become a Scottish Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: http://www.theScottishsun.co.uk Like The Sun on Facebook:   / thescottishsun   Follow The Sun on Twitter:   / scottishsun