Summary

  • Nicola Sturgeon says it may well be "too early" to lift lockdown after 7 May

  • She points to increased travel as an indicator that people are not strictly sticking to the lockdown measures. The FM wants the public to ask themselves the question: "Is this journey necessary?"

  • In the past 24 hours 60 more deaths have been registered and although hospital admissions are up by 21, ICU patient numbers fall by five

  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to set out the UK government's thinking on easing the stringent measures

  • He will lead the daily coronavirus briefing for the first time since returning to work having recovered from the disease

  • Construction firms say they face financial collapse unless the lockdown can be eased

  1. Good morningpublished at 06:57 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

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