Libraries in Perth and Kinross have been using 3D printers to make PPE for NHS workers.

Staff have been working in conjunction with other partners such as Men’s Sheds to print headframes and stiffeners for protective masks.

The final products will be given to NHS Tayside.

Helen Smout, of Culture Perth and Kinross, said: “As a small organisation and charitable trust, we are looking to support the Covid-19 response in any way we can, and making use of the cutting-edge technology we have in our libraries to 3D print essential PPE is an excellent example of that."

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Glasgow University, in partnership with the Samaritans and the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH), has recruited 3,000 adults from across the UK and will track them for six months to examine the effects coronavirus is having on mental health and wellbeing.

Douglas Fraser
Scotland business & economy editor

Distillers are increasing production of sanitiser gel.

Diageo said, in a market update this morning, that it is donating sufficient alcohol to make eight million bottles, for healthcare workers worldwide.

Chivas Brothers has said it is donating 100,000 litres of pure alcohol, for manufacturing partners to make 120,000 litres of gel.

The subsidiary of Pernod Ricard, which is among the biggest distillers of Scotch whisky, will also be packaging gel at its newly expanded bottling plant in Dumbarton, starting tomorrow.

Most is for the NHS and other front-line staff. Some will be distributed in the Dumbarton area.

The blight of fly-tipping has increased since the start of the coronavirus lockdown, rural and environmental campaigners have warned.

A total of five organisations, including Zero Waste Scotland, have issued a joint statement to say the issue has worsened since council-run waste services have been reduced or suspended.

It says: “Over the past few weeks, we have seen Scotland’s beautiful countryside being blighted even more with people’s junk.

“Farmers’ fields, laybys and lanes have become hot spots for DIY remnants, unwanted furniture and garden waste.”

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UK ministers are expected to discuss a review of the country's lockdown measures in the next few hours.

When the restrictions were first announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, he told the public they would be reviewed after three weeks (that's Monday).

The commitment was later written into the emergency laws to give police new powers to enforce the measures.

The review is expected to be on the agenda when Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab - who is deputising for the PM - chairs a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee shortly.

So, what can we expect? Here's our political editor Laura Kuenssberg's take.

Meanwhile, some of the nations which make up the UK already appear to have made their decision:

• In Wales, the restrictions have already been extended.
• And here in Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said a short while ago that it was "likely" the nation would be on lockdown "for some weeks to come yet".

Here's how Andy Murray and wife Kim have been keeping busy at home.

The tennis season is not due to resume until 13 July at the earliest, with Wimbledon cancelled for the first time since World War II.

Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray, 32, has not played since the Davis Cup finals in November due to injury.

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Home rental firm Airbnb is to temporarily restrict UK bookings to keyworkers and “essential stays” because of the coronavirus crisis.

The restriction was put in place from 09:00 this morning and will last until 18 April.

It follows criticism from the SNP's Westminster leader, Ian Blackford, who said the website was “bringing risk to our community on the basis of greed”.

Mr Blackford welcomed the decision to suspend non-essential bookings.

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The Big Issue has added Co-op stores to its list of outlets after vendors had to stop selling the magazine on the streets because of the Covid-19 crisis.

Sainsbury's and McColl's were first to start selling the weekly publication last week as the Big Issue became available in shops for the first time in its 29-year history.

Its 1,500 vendors have been unable to sell on the streets since 20 March, but they will earn 50% of the sale price from shops.

Big Issue managing director Russell Blackman said: “The money raised will help to secure the future of the magazine and make a real difference to the lives of our vendors around the country."

It is an extension of an agreement with owners AGS Airports that saw a testing site for frontline NHS staff announced for Glasgow Airport last week.

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A Scottish biotech firm has joined with three other companies from across the UK to develop a test for the Covid-19 antibody.

Omega Diagnostics, based in Alva, Clackmannanshire, has signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and manufacture a test which can determine whether people have developed immunity after contracting the virus.

The other firms involved in the venture are Abington Health in England, Ciga Healthcare from Northern Ireland and BBI, based in Wales.

Earlier this week, Midlothian-based drug discovery firm Censo Biotechnologies announced it would soon be able to complete 15,000 Covid-19 diagnostic tests per month in a bid to help the country combat the virus.

A woman who nearly died from coronavirus has described the kindness of NHS staff who saved her life.

Fiona McGuigan, who spent 16 days at Wishaw General Hospital in Lanarkshire, said at one point she was afraid to fall asleep in case she didn't wake up.

But she was soothed by a nurse who held her hand and offered reassurance.

In a letter of thanks to staff, she said they went "above and beyond in all aspects of care" despite being afraid of picking up the virus themselves.

Ken Banks
BBC Scotland reporter

This "thank you" message believed to honour key workers such as NHS staff has been spotted cut into a hedge in Glasgow.

Lynne Methven got in touch after taking the picture during her daily walk in Knightswood.

She said: "I saw this wonderful tribute to the NHS and key workers. The owner has obviously taken time to create this.

"I felt quite emotional when I saw it and the sun shining through the message portrays a glimmer of hope. I hope you like this as much as I did."

Image source, Lynne Methven

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Department store chain Debenhams has confirmed it has entered administration.

All 142 UK stores, including 14 Scottish branches, remain closed in line with government guidance and the company said it will work to “re-open and trade as many stores as possible” when restrictions are lifted.

Brian Gallagher spent six days in ward 7d of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow after being diagnosed with coronavirus.

He was allowed home on Wednesday and posted a tribute on Facebook to the team who looked after him.

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The University of Aberdeen has warned it is having to take "prudent measures to protect its financial sustainability" due the coronavirus pandemic.

A message sent to staff says the overall financial position for 2020/21 is now under "very serious pressure".

The university said the priority is to protect jobs. Measures include freezing staff recruitment and suspending capital expenditure.

The statement added: "Our adaptability and collective effort can give us every confidence that we are capable of recovery and further success once the pandemic is firmly behind us."

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Former justice secretary Kenny MacAskill is urging the Scottish government to set up a prisoner release programme to tackle coronavirus.

Mr MacAskill said conditions facing inmates are “geared toward hothousing the virus, rather than shielding the prisoner from infection”.

Last week's emergency bill put in place provisions for early release should facilities become overwhelmed, with assurances given that public safety would be paramount.

Writing in the Scotsman, Mr MacAskill who is the MP for East Lothian - said: "It needs to be looked at on an individual basis and there’s a duty to ensure that they’ve got somewhere to go. But they can be let out on licence and remain at home.

"Both governments in Scotland and in London have intimated a willingness to do so. They need to do so fast, but we need to support them in that. It’ll be better for them, for officers and indeed for all of us.”

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Tributes have been paid to a nurse who has become the first NHS worker in Scotland to die from coronavirus.

Janice Graham, 58, has been remembered by colleagues past and present for her "kindness and compassion".

Ms Graham, a health care support worker and district nurse, died at Inverclyde Royal Hospital on Monday.

A memorial book will be open at Port Glasgow Health Centre to staff who wish to pay tribute to Ms Graham.

Read more here.

Andrew Kerr
Scottish political correspondent

A piece of Scottish history was made this lunchtime.

Scotland’s party leaders put their questions to the first minister on the coronavirus pandemic through an online meeting for the very first time.

As the party leaders sat there in their video-conference boxes, it had the slight air of a disaster movie – the nation’s leaders speaking to us from their bunkers.

Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh chaired the session in his MSP’s regional office in Thornliebank.

The orchid and plant behind him were a rather different type of backdrop than the panelling in the usual chamber.

With this unusual session now underway, he called on the First Minister who was sitting in the Scottish Government’s briefing room, familiar from the daily news conferences.

In his constituency office, the Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw asked about the provision of protective equipment for NHS staff.

Labour’s Richard Leonard and Patrick Harvie from the Greens asked their questions from home.

You could see Mr Leonard’s sitting room light fittings and Mr Harvie’s front room - painted in green.

Their sombre questions about the extent of testing and “Do Not Resuscitate” notices quickly take you away from these domestic curiosities.

The Liberal Democrats’ Willie Rennie asked about mental health counselling for NHS staff.

Now this wasn’t an official sitting of Parliament but in these emergency circumstances, “Holyrood Online” seemed to work pretty effectively.

Backbench MSPs will now want to make sure they have a chance to make their voices heard – as our MSPs continue to make history with this “virtual” Scottish Parliament.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed a further 81 people had died with coronavirus, taking the total in Scotland to 447.

In addition:

• 4,957 people have tested positive, up 392 from yesterday.
• 1,781 people are in hospital with suspected or confirmed Covid-19, with 212 of them in intensive care.
• Ms Sturgeon urged people to “stay at home over Easter”

• Jackson Carlaw asked about PPE and Ms Sturgeon confirmed distribution systems are in place
• Richard Leonard raised testing, with the first minister highlighting increasing capacity but also saying there was a limitation to their use
• In response to Patrick Harvie, Ms Sturgeon said no one should feel under pressure to sign a "do not resuscitate" form
• The first minister said, following a question from Willie Rennie, that the Care Inspectorate was working with care homes to ensure infection control measures were in place.