Summary

  • Nicola Sturgeon tells the press that there has been a further three deaths due to Covid-19 - taking the total to 25

  • Chancellor Rish Sunak announces financial support for self-employed

  • The first minister also says that police will be able to employ enforcement powers as soon as later today

  • The chief medical officer says there are an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 cases of coronavirus in Scotland

  • Dr Catherine Calderwood also confirms that 'detailed discussions' are taking place regarding sites for temporary hospitals

  1. New hand sanitising measures brought in at Glasgow hospitalpublished at 06:55 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2020

    Queen Elizabeth University HospitalImage source, Getty Images

    New hand sanitising measures have been brought in at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after a consultant doctor raised concerns in the media about infection control.

    Dr Fiona Henderson, a consultant anaesthetist at the hospital, raised concerns about people entering the hospital not being compelled to use hand sanitisers and said they were poorly signposted. She also said supermarkets were doing a better job of cleaning than the hospital.

    She spoke up again on Tuesday, and told the BBC's Drivetime programme that everyone entering the hospital should be asked to use hand sanitiser.

    NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has now announced that visiting has been suspended at all of its hospitals and say essential visitors who do go in will be greeted by volunteers asking them to use the sanitiser.

  2. Good morningpublished at 06:33 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2020

    Welcome to our live coverage of the Covid-19 crisis in Scotland

    We'll be bringing you the latest updates on the coronaviru pandemic throughout the day. Here's a recap of some of the things that happened on Wednesday: