Scotland's toughest Covid restrictions are to be introduced in 11 council areas - including Glasgow - on Friday.
The level four rules will see the closure of non-essential shops, pubs, restaurants and gyms.
They will be imposed in East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire.
North and South Lanarkshire, East and South Ayrshire, Stirling and West Lothian will also move to level four.
The new rules will affect about 2.3 million people living across west and central Scotland, and will remain in place until 11 December.
However, East Lothian and Midlothian will move from level three to level two from next Tuesday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said.
Ms Sturgeon also said the existing advice for people in level three or four not to travel outside their own council area except for "certain essential purposes" will become law from Friday.
This will also mean that people living elsewhere in Scotland must not travel to level three or level four areas, except for essential purposes, and there must be no non-essential travel between Scotland and other parts of the UK.
The first minister said there were grounds for "continued and significant concern" about levels of the virus in all of the council areas that would be moving to level four.
She added: "The infection rate in all of these areas remains stubbornly and worryingly high.
"At these levels, we simply do not have the assurance we need that hospital and ICU services will be able to cope as we go deeper into winter."
What do the Level Four rules mean?
- You must not visit other people's homes, but can still meet outdoors with up to six people from two households
- People should stay at or close to home as much as possible
- Those who can work from home should do so - although construction and manufacturing workplaces can remain open
- Only essential indoor retail premises will remain open
- Close contact services, such as hairdressers and beauty salons, visitor attractions, leisure and entertainment settings and indoor gyms will also close
- With the exception of takeaway services, hospitality premises will close too
The first minister said people in Level Four areas should only be going out and about during the three-week period that the restrictions are in place for reasons such as childcare, caring for someone who is vulnerable, exercise or shopping for essential goods.
In the seven days up to Friday, Scotland as a whole had just over 140 new cases of Covid per 100,000 people.
Ms Sturgeon said all of the areas moving to level four were above that rate - ranging from West Lothian, which saw 158 cases per 100,000, to Glasgow with 277.
All of the country's other council areas will remain in the same level as they currently are, although Ms Sturgeon said she hoped that Argyll and Bute could soon move from level two to level one.
Business leaders had warned ahead of Ms Sturgeon's announcement that the highest tier of restrictions would have a "severe" impact on many retailers during the crucial Christmas trading period.
The Scottish Retail Consortium claimed that the scientific evidence suggested that retail environments were safe and that closing them would do little to suppress the virus.
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