Here are some of the day's main developments:

• New National Records of Scotland data showed the first weekly fall in deaths
• The figures, which include all cases where Covid-19 is mentioned on a death certificate, revealed there were 523 deaths in the week till 3 May, down from 656 the week before
• At FMQs Nicola Sturgeon said we were at a "critical stage" and that she would not risk the progress that had been made by lifting the lockdown too early
• Ms Sturgeon appeared emotional when answering a question about care homes, saying it was a "deeply and profoundly upsetting situation"
• A fifth person has died at a care home in Skye were almost all the 34 residents and 27 staff have become infected
• The sunny weather brought sunbathers out to Glasgow's Botanic gardens, against the guidance on leaving the home, even though they did appear to observe social distancing

We'll be back early tomorrow for more live coverage including the Scottish government's latest assessment of whether it's too early to start easing the lockdown. Goodnight

In response to Sarah's question about worried parents, Mr Swinney says the government has got to build up their confidence.

He said there are hubs across the country for vulnerable children and children of essential workers but only 1% of the school population are using them.

The education secretary said that tells him that families want to keep their kids close to home because they're worried about the situation.

"We've got to build confidence, we've got to see levels of infectiousness falling within our country, and we've got to make sure that schools are viewed as the safe places that they always have been for children and young people," he added.

"But we've got to make them safe from Covid in the period going forward."

On the subject of whether or not nurseries will be treated the same as schools, Mr Swinney said they are "in the same situation".

He highlighted that some advice suggests the very youngest children are "less susceptible" to Covid-19 and "less likely to transmit it", although he acknowledged there is a great deal of debate around this issue.

Mr Swinney said that for the youngest children, social distancing will be a "real challenge" to understand.

He said: "We've got to build confidence and safety around early learning centres to make sure children and staff are safe."

When asked to be clear about whether schools will open before the summer holidays, Mr Swinney replied it was "almost inconceivable" that every pupil would return to school by June.

He reiterated the possibility that some students may go back if Scotland reduces its infection levels further.

Mr Swinney said discussions had taken place today between local authority partners, teaching unions, professional advisers on teaching and parents to "develop the models" for getting children back to school.

When pressed on the matter in light of parents who may not be able to return to work, he said "we are working our way through some of these challenges" and would share information with the public when there was a "clear plan".

He said: "We've got very active work under way to design an approach that maximises education at this time. There is nobody that wants to have formal schooling established more than me but we can't do that at the expense of the health of children and staff working in our communities."

Jessica is a teacher and says some of her vulnerable pupils aren't engaging in any sense with "school" right now - what could this mean for the attainment gap?

Mr Swinney says he is looking at ways to engage some of the young people who live in poverty but it is too early to be definitive about any of the plans.

"I'm looking very actively at how we can take steps to reach those children and young people and make sure they can get formal engagement with education to make sure we can overcome the negative impacts of poverty on their educational opportunity," he said.

"Education is going to be passport out of poverty".

Jenny says her daughter's primary school is heavily over-subscribed and the building is outdated. How will they be able to socially-distance?

Mr Swinney says it's a problem for all schools - even the modern ones.

He says they are looking at making maximum use of space and for children to go back to school part-time - either day-about, or week-about.

"What I can't promise is an early resumption to education in the formal sense... anytime soon because we are going to have to observe social distancing for a significant period of time to come," he adds.

Education Secretary John Swinney took viewers' questions on Coronavirus: Scotland’s Response, on BBC One Scotland.

Rafe asked what support will be available to pupils to enable digital learning.

Mr Swinney said that there was a "lot of work" being done to deliver support to all pupils including the provision of devices to pupils from local authorities and the Pupil Equity Fund - which is money given to schools for children who do not have access to devices.

He added the government was looking into more resources for children living in poverty.

Mr Swinney said: "We've got to make sure young people have access to that digital connectivity."

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Care home staff have paid tribute to a "kind-hearted, selfless" nurse who died after contracting Covid-19.

Johanna Daniels, 67, who was originally from South Africa, worked at Pitkerro Care Centre in Dundee

She died on April 13, having fallen ill at the beginning of the month.

Prisca Katsande, Pitkerro Care Centre's home manager, said everyone at the centre had been left "heartbroken" by her death.

"We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to work alongside Johanna and we cannot thank her enough for her deep commitment to our residents and her fellow staff," she said.

Coronavirus: Scotland's response
BBC Scotland

Rebecca Curran and Martin Geissler present Coronavirus: Scotland’s Response on BBC1 Scotland from 8.30pm.

Here's what to expect in tonight's programme:

• Correspondent James Cook goes inside an intensive care unit in Lanarkshire to find out how NHS staff and patients are coping on the frontline.
• We also put viewer questions on education and schools to Deputy First Minister John Swinney.
• Presenter Amy Irons talks to the key workers keeping Scotland going.
• Correspondent Nick Sheridan will be taking us through debt – what kinds of debts we can get ourselves into at the moment and how we can try to avoid it.

You can watch it on this page of the BBC iPlayer.

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A care home nurse has died with coronavirus just days after the birth of her granddaughter.

Karen Hutton, 58, was a staff nurse at the dementia unit at Lochleven Care Home in Broughty Ferry, Dundee.

Her only daughter, Lauren, gave birth to a baby girl just two weeks ago, according to care home operators Thistle Healthcare.

Care home manager Andrew Chalmers-Gall said: "Karen was a tenacious advocate for her residents and she always put their needs first."

She died at home in Carnoustie, Angus, on 28 April after testing positive for Covid-19.

Will Gompertz
BBC Arts Editor

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A new Banksy artwork has appeared at Southampton General Hospital.

The largely monochrome painting, which is one square metre, was hung in collaboration with the hospital's managers in a foyer near the emergency department.

It shows a young boy kneeling by a wastepaper basket dressed in dungarees and a T-shirt.

He has discarded his Spiderman and Batman model figures in favour of a new favourite action hero - an NHS nurse.

Read more here.

This graph using National Records of Scotland data shows how the number of daily deaths has risen sharply and then fallen slightly over time.

The statistics suggest the peak number of deaths took place on 9 April.

We have more graphs and analysis here

A large number of people were photographed in the city's Botanic Gardens apparently flouting the rules during a gloriously sunny day.

Families and groups of sunbathers were pictured observing the two-metre distancing rules.

But they were breaking restrictions on leaving their homes, which have been in place for more than six weeks.

Pictures on social media later showed police speaking to some people.

Read more

Emma Simpson
Business correspondent

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Debenham’s department store in Glasgow’s Silverburn shopping centre is not going to re-open after lockdown ends.

Administrators for the retail chain have failed to reach an agreement on lowered rent with the commercial landlord, Hammerson.

It is understood there has been a similar breakdown in talks about four Debenham’s stores in England.

A total of 1,000 people work across these five shops.

Most of its 142 outlets are expected to re-open, but the south Glasgow store is now one of 15 that definitely will not.

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The number of people dying with coronavirus in Scotland has fallen for the first time, according to new statistics.

Data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) showed that the virus was mentioned in 523 death certificates in the week to 3 May.

This was lower than the 656 deaths that were recorded the previous week.

NRS said it was the first weekly reduction in the number of deaths since reporting began on 16 March.

The latest figures bring the total number of people who have died with a confirmed or suspected case of the virus to 2,795.

Read more here.

Drivetime with John Beattie
BBC Radio Scotland

Prof June Andrews, an expert in elderly care and dementia, highlights coronavirus symptoms are somewhat different for very old people.

Some care homes have reported seeing an increase in falls just before a positive test result for example.

Prof Andrews also suggests Covid-19 may have been in care homes from as early as December.

The average stay in a care home is 18-19 months, explains the expert, so without testing it is "impossible" to say whether people are dying because of coronavirus.

She says whether Covid-19 is listed as relevant on a death certificate, due to a known outbreak in the care home, is "a matter of choice rather than of science."

Prof Andrews said: "It's really not fair to vilify them [care homes] and say that they are somehow or other failing in their job."

Drivetime with John Beattie
BBC Radio Scotland

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Deputy First Minister John Swinney has told BBC Radio Scotland's Drivetime he cannot see any changes to the current coronavirus lockdown being made tomorrow.

Both the Scottish and UK government have a legal duty to review the measures, every three weeks.

It comes as Boris Johnson has suggested he is considering easing the restrictions as early as Monday.

The prime minister is due to make an announcement on the matter this weekend.

Meanwhile the UK has become the first country in Europe to pass 30,000 coronavirus deaths, according to the latest government figures.

A total of 30,076 people have now died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for the virus, up by 649 from Tuesday.

An investigation by BBC News Arabic has found how one Iranian airline contributed to the spread of coronavirus around the Middle East.