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The first minister moves to the detail about the options being considered:

• changing advice on spending time outdoors, allowing exercise more than once a day but not meeting people from other households
• a slight relaxation in the rules to meet up with a small group of people from other households, a sort of bubble, might be possible
• initially that would be possible out of doors only, allowing interaction with family and friends
• limitations would have to be enforced and it would not apply to those shielding, so fairness must be considered
• NHS and community care services may be resumed
• allowing business to reopen carefully and safely - working with businesses and trade unions
• construction, retail, manufacturing and some outdoor rural businesses are being looked at initially
• where home working is possible that will be insisted apon
• Education Recovery Group considering options about how pupils can return to school

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Ms Sturgeon says she is very aware lockdown cannot continue indefinitely and changes must be made as soon as it is safe to do so.

The first minister says the next three-week period ends on 28 May, although changes can be made before then, "if we can, we will".

She is particularly keen to enable people to be outdoors more and get the economy moving and today's paper presents options going forward.

This is not a list of things the government will definitely do and not all will be done by the end of May and they will only be implemented when safe to do so, she adds.

"In the mean time it is vital we stick vigorously to the current rules."

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The first minister says Danish data shows that to fully reopen nurseries and primary schools now the most likely scenario would be our hospitals being overwhelmed in a matter of weeks.

She says we must see more progress to be sure the overall level of infection and R Number are lower than they are now.

"That means for the moment we do need to stick with the current lockdown restrictions."

In its framework document, external, the Scottish government’s is setting some options for lifting lockdown.

These include:

• Introducing social “bubbles” - allowing people to meet with a small number of other people outside their household group. This would not apply to “shielded” people.
• Allowing people to leave their homes more often but still in their local area.
• Resuming certain NHS Scotland elective procedures and screening services.
• Reviewing businesses – particularly construction, manufacturing and retail.
• A phased approach to returning pupils to school, perhaps starting with the P7 to S1 transtion or those about to start national qualification courses in S3 to S6.

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Ms Sturgeon says today's paper sets out the data that underpins keeping the restrictions in place.

The first minister explains there is "real progress", particularly in the number of people being admitted to intensive care, but that progress is "fragile".

She says 26,000 people with Covid-19 in Scotland - too high a number for the virus to be considered under control.

The critical need of keeping the R Number below one is reiterated by Ms Sturgeon.

The best estimate is that the R Number in the community is between 0.7 and one, but we cannot be sure that it is not closer to one than 0.7, she says.

There is some evidence the R Number may be slightly higher in Scotland than the rest of the UK.

She warns the number could rise again above one and that would lead to more deaths.

The first minister says she will set out the latest data on the level of infection and the all important R Number.

She says she is afraid the time is not now for easing lockdown restrictions.

The first minister asks everyone to look at the just published Coronavirus (Covid-19): Framework for Decision Making: Further Information, external.

She also ask people to engage with the online tool being launched today that allows people to feed in their ideas.

The first minister pledges to make the decisions of the government as openly and transparently as she can.

Ms Sturgeon says where appropriate decisions will be made on a four-nation basis with alignment as much as possible where the evidence supports it.

However she says her overarching responsibility is to reach decisions that are evidence-based and right for Scotland.

The Scottish government has set out its framework for the decision-making process for lifting lockdown, external – but warned that "extreme caution" will have to be exercised.

The main points:

• “Almost certain” no significant change to lockdown rules will be possible on 7 May.
• There are still approximately 26,000 infectious people in Scotland, with the number "much too high at present to consider the virus under control".
• Re-opening schools fully at this point would likely see a new spike in infections that would overwhelm the NHS within two months.
• It is considering options for allowing people to leave their homes more often but still in their local area.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms 12,437 people have tested positive for Covid-19, an increase of 171 from yesterday.

1,656 patients are in hospital with a suspected or confirmed case (down 64), with 104 being treated in intensive care (up five).

2,847 people have been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for the virus since 5 March.

A further 44 people who tested positive have died, taking the total to 1,620 deaths in Scotland by that measure.

Nicola Sturgeon's expected to set out the next steps towards exiting the Coronavirus lockdown.

The first minister will publish a new Scottish government paper setting out the challenges and options involved.

The document will deal with a series of scenarios including the impact on the NHS, the choices regarding the possible reopening of schools, and the prospects for business

The UK's economy is on track for its deepest downturn "in living memory", according to a closely watched survey, as businesses suffer from the lockdown.

The survey from IHS Markit/CIPS found the UK's dominant services sector contracted at a record pace last month.

Around 79% of services, such as cafes and hairdressers, reported a fall in business activity amid mass shutdowns in response to the coronavirus.

IHS Markit said UK GDP could fall at a quarterly rate of 7% but also warned that the decline could be even greater.

Four people from Scotland were caught breaking lockdown restrictions by driving to England for supermarket shopping.

The four, who were all from different households, were stopped by police in Cumbria.

It is understood they told officers they believed the lockdown had been lifted south of the border.

Cumbria Police tweeted: "Enforcement is the last resort after gathering all the facts.

"One hour's drive, passing multiple supermarkets within their own town, is not essential travel, adding to the fact that all four where from different households and had no shopping within car!"

Lunchtime Live
BBC Radio Scotland

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Lunchtime Live has begun, with live coverage of the latest Scottish government media briefing from 12.30pm

The first Minister is expected to give another update on lifting the lockdown.

You can listen here on the live page, or watch with us on BBC Scotland.

Lunchtime Live will also hear from teaching unions who are calling for 'significant caution' over schools reopening.

.....and as a coronavirus test and trace app is trialled on the Isle of Wight - the programme asks will it be in use in Scotland any time soon?

Giancarlo Rinaldi
South Scotland reporter, BBC news website

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Lockdown has led to an "explosion" in people taking part in online quizzes, according to Jane Allen.

She runs the British Quizzing Association, which runs events all over the world and writes and verifies about 30,000 questions every year for TV shows.

"Everyone loves a quiz and there are lots of ways of running them online, so a quiz is the obvious choice to get people together during lockdown," she said.

"There also seem to be a lot of kids running quizzes for their friends, which is great.

"What better way to learn while they're away from their schools?

Giancarlo Rinaldi has all the answers

Nicola Sturgeon is expected to set out the next steps towards exiting the lockdown from around 12.30pm.

The first minister will publish a new Scottish government paper setting out the challenges and options involved.

The document will deal with a series of scenarios including the impact on the NHS, the choices regarding the possible reopening of schools and the prospects for business.

Coronavirus: How will Scotland's testing and tracing system work?

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Last month the Scottish government published a framework paper outlining its thinking on a potential strategy for lifting the country's coronavirus lockdown.

The paper stressed the time was not right to ease restrictions, but highlighted a number of options being considered based on the scientific evidence and expert advice that is available.

• Lifting of Scottish lockdown 'likely to be phased'
• Read the full Scottish government framework paper, external

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Glasgow City Council said recycling of brown bin waste from front and back door properties will restart from Monday 11 May.

Residents are being urged to check their online collection calendar , externalfor details of their next scheduled collection date.

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Angling Scotland has called for a phased return of the sport, which it describes as having a "low, inherent potential for Covid-19 transmission".

The group says social distancing could be observed while allowing single fishermen to operate from the shore or from a boat.

Fishing tackle and other equipment would not be shared, while cafes and clubhouses at fisheries would remain closed until government restrictions are lifted.

Mornings with Kaye Adams
BBC Radio Scotland

The Bluetooth mobile phone app being tested by NHS England on the Isle of Wight could be used to help in Scotland's Test, Trace and Isolate effort if it proves successful, national clinical director Jason Leitch admits.

But he stresses to BBC Radio Scotland that it will only "an additional element to help" the system being developed already in Scotland.

Prof Leitch points out that Scotland's system will combine "old fashioned boots on the ground", telephone calls and a web-based app, overseen by health protection teams, to trace people who might have come into contact with confirmed cases of Covid-19 and to self-isolate.

He says the Scottish system takes into account that not everyone has access to the internet, while the English system requires "needs lots of people to download it" and that the Scottish government would need to be convinced about its security and effectiveness before recommending its use.