| Good morning, Six more countries have been removed from the list of quarantine exemptions, it emerged late last night. At 10pm on Thursday evening, after a conference call with officials from each of the four UK nations, Scottish Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf told followers on Twitter that travellers returning from France, The Netherlands, Monaco, Malta, Turks and Caicos, and Aruba would soon be told to self-isolate for 14 days upon their return. Mr Yousaf said a collective decision was made in the light of new evidence. The quarantine exemption for the six new countries will end at 4am on Saturday, August 15. Message from the editor While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you. With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our advertisers - and consequently the revenue we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription. Subscribe to scotsman.com and enjoy unlimited access to Scottish news and information online and on our app. With a digital subscription, you can read more than 5 articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.scotsman.com/subscriptions now to sign up. Our journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. By supporting us, we are able to support you in providing trusted, fact-checked content for this website. Your feedback is really important, please email me with any comments and suggestions at [email protected] Joy Yates Editorial Director JPIMedia Scotland | 