The health secretary says not all parts of Scotland are likely to move to level one next week.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she is hopeful Glasgow can move down a level at the end of this week, which would allow people to meet inside homes and gardens, and alcohol to be served inside bars and restaurants.
Asked if he was referring to Glasgow, he replied: "Glasgow - but also, I must be quite frank, there are other parts from the data that continue to give us cause for concern." "Selectively imposing restrictions and targeting resources at smaller areas is entirely possible. The blanket council-wide approach is not the only plausible option."Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire both currently have case rates higher than Glasgow.which have increased from a very low level in a relatively short space of time.
In the past seven days City of Edinburgh has seen 401 new cases, while South Lanarkshire has seen 236 positive tests and North Lanarkshire has seen 231.
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