Boris Johnson has urged all eligible adults in the United Kingdom to get a booster coronavirus vaccine by the end of January.
The Prime Minister said the best line of defence against the surging Omicron variant, which originated in southern Africa, was getting the vaccine.
Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf announced on Tuesday there were three new cases of the variant, bringing the total to nine.
There are five in Lanarkshire and four in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.During a covid statement in the Scottish Parliament Nicola Sturgeon revealed that all nine cases were linked to a single private event held on November 20.The First Minister urged people to get their covid jabs to prevent serious illness from the virus.She