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The number of people allowed to meet up in Scotland has been cut to six amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic “accelerating”.
It came as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a “tightening and extension” of lockdown rules.
Changes planned for next week have been put back until at least 5 October.
It means that theatres, live music venues, indoor soft play facilities and indoor contact sports will not now open next Monday.
The size of groups which can meet in homes, gardens, pubs or restaurants has been cut to six people from two households – although children under 12 will not count towards the total.
And spectators will not be able to return to sports stadia and other venues over the next three weeks – although two pilot events due take place at the weekend will still happen.
Scotland is currently recording three times more positive cases of the virus on average each day than it was three weeks ago – with a further 161 cases being logged on Thursday.
Ms Sturgeon said the spread of the virus was accelerating – albeit from a low base and not as rapidly as it was back in March and April”.
She said this was “not entirely unexpected” given the recent steps to reopen the economy – but said further planned moves to lift lockdown had to put on pause for now.
The first minister said: “Right now, given the rise in cases, it’s the only responsible decision we can reach.”
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Ms Sturgeon also said the reopening of offices and call centres will “definitely not take place” before October, saying that “for now, working from home will remain the default position”.
Until now, eight people from three households had been allowed to meet indoors in Scotland, with larger gatherings permitted outside.
The move to cut this to six from two households indoors follows a similar move announced for England on Wednesday.
There will be “limited exceptions” to the rules for organised sports, places of worship and wedding and funeral services – which will be capped at 20 guests.
The new limits will officially come into force on Monday, although Ms Sturgeon said that she was asking people to immediately abide by the stricter new limits on gatherings.
Ms Sturgeon said she knew the pausing of plans to ease lockdown would be difficult for people to hear
It will also become mandatory for staff working in hospitality premises to wear face coverings, and for customers to wear them while moving around.
Ms Sturgeon admitted the new announcements would be “hard for people to hear”, but said they were necessary.
She said the rise in new cases was “not as rapid as it was earlier in the year” and that prevalence of the virus was lower “thanks to the individual sacrifices that so any of you have made for the greater good”.
She said: “We have grounds for cautious hope, but we have no grounds for complacency. It is vital to do everything we can to stop cases rising further before winter.
“These steps are necessary to help curb a virus that we know spreads rapidly whenever it gets the chance.”
She insisted that the Test and Protect contact tracing system was “working well”, adding that without this “the virus would be spreading further and faster, and we would require to apply much stricter lockdown measures again.”