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A tourist attraction at Loch Ness has temporarily shutdown for the first time since it opened 40 years ago.

The Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition has only previously closed for Christmas Day, said its co-owner David Bremner.

The site in Drumnadrochit closed on Friday in line with efforts to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Mr Bremner said if the Loch Ness Monster could avoid social contact for centuries, the centre could manage to do the same for a "few weeks".

Here's some of today's developments:

• A further six people with coronavirus in Scotland have died, taking the total number of deaths to 22
• The Scottish government confirms 719 tests in Scotland have come back positive out of 10,676 carried out
• 51 people who have tested positive for the virus, or have Covid-19 symptoms, were being treated in intensive care units

• A Scottish Government Covid-19 Advisory Group is being created to provide supplementary scientific advice to the UK's SAGE Committee

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• Scotland's CMO has been in touch with NHS Grampian about Prince Charles, who has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating at Balmoral
• Only 1% of people in Scotland have taken childcare places reserved for key workers
• PPE supply chain is working well says health secretary
• At Westminster there are calls for more support for the self-employed with an update expected tomorrow

Air quality on some of Scotland's most polluted streets have seen some improvements in recent days.

The lockdown means fewer people are travelling which has led to a reduction of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels.

At 08:00 this morning, NO2 levels on Nicolson Street in Edinburgh were 26 micrograms per cubic metre - down from an average of 48.81 in 2019.

On Hope Street in Glasgow, NO2 levels were 65 micrograms per cubic metre this morning - higher than the 2019 average of 55.63 but below the 73 micrograms per cubic metre at the same time a month ago.

David Porter
BBC Scotland Westminster editor

We think that tomorrow Chancellor Rishi Sunak will come forward with measures to help the self employed.

There's something like five million people who are self employed or on zero hours contracts. If they don't work, they don't get paid - and the fear is some of them are going into work when they know they are not well.

The chancellor has been splurging huge sums of cash since his budget two weeks ago. He has to do something big and pretty comprehensive for the self employed.

A trailer load of beer worth £150,000 from Aberdeenshire-based BrewDog was stolen as it headed to meet increased demand at an online distribution centre.

The supplies from the company brewery in Ellon were stolen from the Moto Lymm services in Cheshire on Tuesday morning.

Online demand has increased amid the impact of coronavirus on shopping habits.

BrewDog co-founder James Watt had tweeted news of the theft, and the company later said the value of the stolen goods was in the region of £150,000. The vehicle involved was a plain navy blue curtain-sided trailer which was not branded. Cheshire Constabulary appealed for information.

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There are lots of sources of useful information at Ready Scotland, external to help you stay safe and well during the coronavirus outbreak.

For advice on the coronavirus:

• NHS Inform, external host a wealth of advice on symptoms, social distancing, caring for a cough or fever, and more.
• If you don't have symptoms and are looking for general information, phone our free helpline on 0800 028 2816, external. The helpline is open from 8.00am to 10.00pm each day.
• Or you can click to find out more about helping in your community, external and where to find additional support, external

For advice to businesses:

• Scottish Government helpline: 0300 303 0660, open Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm
• the Find Business Support, external website for the latest information and advice.
• Advice about benefits, employment rights, paying bills or travel cancellation rights you can check the Citizens Advice Scotland, external pages.
• the Scottish Government’s information hub, external for all the latest test numbers, news and publications.

Vehicles have been queuing early for CalMac's new 15:00 Stornoway-Ullapool sailing.

CalMac has withdrawn two sailings on the route and delayed two others by an hour due to operational reasons related to the coronavirus.

The queue for Wednesday's 15:00 sailing was described as being like those seen during the peak summer tourism season.

But there were also far less busier scenes in Stornoway in Lewis, including a near-deserted Sandwick Road, the main artery road through the town.

Aberdeen's Robert Gordon University (RGU) has postponed graduation ceremonies this summer.

RGU said the decision was not taken lightly but the safety of students, their families and the wider university community had to be the priority.

All eligible students will receive their degree certificates by post.

RGU added: "We are looking at the possibility of providing alternative arrangements to enable our graduates from the summer to attend a ceremony at a future point."

The Scottish government and trade unions have signed a joint statement on fair working practices, external during the coronavirus crisis, the first minister announced earlier.

It urges employers to support their workers in following the latest health protection advice and to pay those who are sick or self-isolating.

The agreement follows concerns that some employers were encouraging their staff to go into work despite the lockdown implemented across the UK.

Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "Employers must allow their staff to follow medical advice to self-isolate or isolate with their households. Workers should never feel pressured to breach that advice."

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Rape Crisis Scotland has launched a text support line, in addition to its helpline.