Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie also expresses condolences to the bereaved and thanks the dedicated professionals who are responding to the crisis.

The government has the support of his party, so that we all save lives and stay at home, he says.

But to stay at home, you need to have a home, points out Mr Harvie.

He says people in the private rented sector have been given notice to quit for a range of reasons and demands for rent payments are being made.

Mr Harvie calls for more protection for tenants, which should be provided through the emergency legislation to ensure that no-one loses there home as a result of this crisis, citing the calls from NUS Scotland.

Ms Sturgeon says it is up to the business bureau when parliament sits, not her, but practices must reflect guidance given to the public.

The way scrutiny of the government happens has to change because of guidance out there but the fact of scrutiny does not, she adds.

The first minister says testing is being ramped up at capacity with three key objectives: dealing with the most seriously unwell; focusing on key workers which will come shortly; and surveillance testing in the weeks ahead.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard says the parliament should not go into Easter recess.

Mr Leonard asks all parties to reconsider this.

He thanks all NHS and social care workers for what they have done and for what they are about to do.

"We will all be forever in their debt," he says.

Mr Leonard says our full duty of care to them must be exercised, they must be listened to and the best PPE must be given to them now.

They must have the reassurance of access to testing, he adds.

The Scottish Labour leader implores the first minister to reconsider the case for community testing, for all the home care workers, community nurses and ambulance crews.

The first minister welcomes Mr Carlaw's comments, saying all of us must consistently and unequivocally advise the public to follow the advice.

We will never owe NHS staff more than we owe them in the weeks to come, she says, highlighting that her own sister works on the frontline.

Ms Sturgeon says the government is working hard to resolve issues with PPE distribution.

The response across the UK overall is the same in terms of advice given to the public, though there will be operational differences, she says.

She insists that the safest, most precautionary principle is for construction not to continue.

"We will seek to accommodate others in the childcare offer as and when we can but the priority is healthcare workers," the first minister says.

Jackson Carlaw says: "We are living through a national emergency."

The clear duty is to follow the advice that is given, says the Scottish Conservative leader.

He has been told by NHS workers they won't let people down and he expresses immense gratitude to them.

The Scottish Conservative leader repeats: "Stay at home.", adding that people should do this to help save lives.

Mr Carlaw calls for clarity about who should be going to work and where practical issues like needing an MOT can be addressed.

He ends by reiterating his party's support for all that the Scottish government is doing.

Humanitarian assistance centres will be established across the country to work through GPs and local resilience partnerships, says Ms Freeman.

These will help arrange the delivery of medicine, carer services and more, she adds.

Grocery deliveries through new national contracts are being established too, she says.

The key to saving lives is to comply with all the measures set out by the first minister, says Ms Freeman.

"It is vital we all accept now, today and tomorrow that that is how it must be."

The health secretary says it is critical we protect those at the highest risk.

She says 200,000 or so people have been asked to self-isolate for the next 12 weeks, which includes being away from other household members.

The government is writing to all these individuals and a package of support is being put in place and humanitarian assistance centres are being set up.

The health secretary says hospital staff parking charges will be removed from Monday 30 March from Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

These are the only three parking sites in Scotland that were run by private firms. Charges at the other hospitals was abolished over a decade ago.

Ms Freeman says the government is working to secure PPE required for frontline healthcare staff and there is a delivery plan in place.

We must protect frontline staff and to help save lives we must continue to prioritise testing in hospitals and to ensure staff can get back to work as quickly as possible, she says.

NHS boards will prioritise testing based on where pressure is being most felt within their workforce and in social care, the health secretary says.

Students in the final year of nursing will be offered paid work within the NHS which they can use to ensure completion of their degree, says Ms Freeman.

First-year medical students may volunteer to support staff and they will also be offered paid work, she adds.

Ms Freeman says patients with worsening coronavirus symptoms should dial 111, where they will be assessed and called back by new community hubs where senior clinicians are waiting to take the calls.

In some cases, patients will need to be seen in Covid assessment centres with an initial 50 planned across Scotland, she says.

The health secretary says this will free up the health service to cope with other patients.

She stresses the need to prioritise social care support to the most vulnerable and highlights the creation of a triage centre for providing PPE (personal protective equipment).

Targeted and clinical advice for social care has been produced for Health Protection Scotland.

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman says this virus does not spread on its own, it is spread by people.

"Please stay at home to save lives."

Every single healthcare worker is vital and we owe it to every one of them to stick to these rules and stay at home, the health secretary states.

Ms Freeman confirms immobilisation plans have been received from all health boards following the NHS being put on emergency footing last week.

We are making good progress on doubling ICU capacity and beds are being freed up so we are planning to quadruple ICU beds to over 700, she announces.

Ms Sturgeon says the measures announced in recent days are "really, really difficult" for everyone and are unprecedented.

This is by far the biggest challenge this country has faced in our lifetimes, says the first minister.

Ms Sturgeon says the measures are essential, to slow down the virus and prevent the NHS becoming overwhelmed.

They are essential to save lives, she adds.

She says if we all comply with these measures then many fewer of us will die.

Staying at home is the only way to save lives, which must be the priority for each and every one of us.

The first minister says if staff can work from home, employers should allow them to do so.

If staff cannot work from home, employers should ask whether they are contributing to fighting the coronavirus, she states.

Business should ask: "Can you operate your business in line with safe social distancing practices?", she says.

The first minister highlights that advice is available on readyscotland.org for those who wish to volunteer in their community safely.

She says the vast majority of people are not seeking to send their children to school since the closures, though attendance numbers will be confirmed later today.

Ms Sturgeon says the UK government has taken steps to support wages from April and she hopes businesses will not lay off staff.

The applications for the Small Business Grant Scheme is now open, she says.

The first minister accepts the very acute challenges businesses are facing right now and the efforts businesses are taking to protect their staff.

She says it is employers who should make decisions about who is going into work, it should not be left to employees to worry about this.

Ms Sturgeon says it is clear pubs, restaurants, cafes and gyms have been told to close, as have non-essential retail shops.

The first minister says key strategic sites must be able to continue to work.