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Scotland FM's and UK PM's latest Covid speeches

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Source: You Tube (STV News) Key words: Sturgeon Covid speech The last six months have been unprecedented .  They ’ve been the hardest many of us have ever lived through   But through our collective efforts across Scotland, we did beat Covid back.  As a result – although too much heartbreak has been endured and too many families are grieving – many lives were also saved.  But as we enter winter, and with many lockdown restrictions now thankfully lifted , the challenge is once again getting harder.  Albeit from the very low level we achieved in the summer, cases are rising again.  In the last three weeks, they have almost trebled.  And as the virus spreads , we see more people being admitted to hospital again and sadly dying.  So we are once again at a tipping point . We must act to get Covid back under control.  And protect the things that matter most to us.  In a global pandemic of a virus with as yet no vaccine, we simply can’t have 100% normality. No country can.  So w