The daily news conference from the UK government has begun with Prime Minister Boris Johnson answering some of the questions.

The BBC has also broadcast a response to the new coronavirus rules announced by the UK government from the opposition leader, Sir Keir Starmer -you can watch the statement here.

We will bring you all you need to know from the news conference,

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said staying at home is an “expression of love, kindness and solidarity”.

During a ministerial statement, she said coronavirus was now in retreat in Scotland as a result of the lockdown measures, but that progress was still fragile.

Mark Daly
BBC Disclosure

More than 2,000 coronavirus deaths could have been prevented if Scotland had locked down two weeks earlier, according to a new study.

A team of epidemiological scientists at University of Edinburgh produced the findings, which feature in a BBC Disclosure investigation which will be broadcast on Monday night.

They suggest the death rate in Scotland could have been reduced by about 80% with earlier action.

Experts also told Disclosure the UK as a whole should have acted earlier.

The Scottish government said its actions had been guided by the best and most up-to-date scientific advice.

Read more here.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this evening.

Bosses say plans to quarantine people arriving from abroad will have a serious impact on the industry.

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What happens when you are given one set of rules to follow, while your neighbour is told something different?

One MSP called the borderlands the "forgotten region" after a new "Stay Alert" messaging campaign from the UK government clashed with Scotland's "Stay at Home" policy.

Concerns have arisen that the move will prompt an increase in footfall to Scottish beauty spots and put pressure on people living in Scotland to go back to work if they are based in England.

Meanwhile, southern communities in Scotland have relatively-low recorded cases of coronavirus while Cumbria - which shares a border with Dumfries and Galloway - has one of the highest infection rates in England.

Read more here.

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Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer promises that his party will "have the courage to support the government when that's the right thing to do, and the courage to challenge the government where it's getting it wrong".

"What we needed from the prime minister last night was clarity and reassurance," he says adding that "so many of us have questions that need answering."

"We needed to hear that nobody would be asked to go to work or send their children to school without it being safe to do so.

"I'll keep demanding answers to these questions because that's how we get better decisions and better outcomes.

"And when this is over, and one day it will be, I'm determined we'll build a better society.

"We can't go back to a society where we clap our carers once a week but where half of our care workers are paid less than the real living wage."

Meanwhile the UK opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer has been giving his response to the prime minister's latest statement on the coronavirus crisis.

"We are living through the biggest threat this country has faced for a generation," the Labour leader said in a broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

"Coronavirus has taken so much from us - it's brought normal life to a halt."

"Over 30,000 people have lost their lives... millions are worried about their loved ones, their jobs, their communities, their families and their future."

"That’s why when I was elected leader of the Labour Party, just over a month ago, I promised a new type of opposition.

"Labour will always put the national interest first."

The first minister addresses particular thanks to children at this time.

She says: "Not being at school, or seeing your friends, or hugging your grandparents is really tough. But you have handled it brilliantly.

"I’m so proud of all of you."

Nicola Sturgeon says continuing to stay at home is "an expression of love, kindness and solidarity".

She concludes her address by thanking "each and every one of you."

Ms Sturgeon points to preparations for relaxing restrictions, including guidance for businesses, changes to public transport and looking at safety in schools.

She emphasises the importance of testing to "control new outbreaks."

Nicola Sturgeon says there has been one change to the rules, which is if you want to exercise outdoors more than once a day, you can now do so.

The first minister urges people to continue staying at home, apart from for essential work, going out for food and medicines, and exercising.

She also says that when people are outside they must stay 2m from one another, where face coverings if in enclosed spaces and wash their hands.

"These measures are essential for now, but we know they cause harm of their own, so we will not keep them in place for longer than necessary."

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Ms Sturgeon warns: "If we ease up too soon, the virus could run out of control again.

"That would mean more people dying and all of us staying in lockdown much longer."

She says the risk of easing lockdown measures now is "still too great".

"Too many people are still dying, and the situation in care homes - despite the extraordinary dedication of our care workers - remains a serious concern.

"And the important R number - the rate at which the virus reproduces - is still uncomfortably close to one. If it exceeds one, the virus could rapidly take off again.

"That is why the Scottish government is exercising such care and caution."

The first minister begins by saying "a heartfelt thank you" to the public for staying at home and saving lives.

Nicola Sturgeon says today the coronavirus is in retreat.

She says those who work in the NHS "have responded magnificently"

Ms Sturgeon says in the last four weeks, the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care has fallen by almost two thirds and last week the number of deaths registered in a single week fell for the first time.

"So the progress is real and it is down to you.

"But our progress is still fragile."

The first minister will now give a statement on BBC One Scotland, following yesterday's broadcast by the prime minister.

Drivetime with John Beattie
BBC Radio Scotland

John Beattie asks the public health minister if older people were taken out of hospital and put into care homes without testing.

Mr Fitzpatrick highlights people should be coming out of hospitals when they no longer need to be there, but he accepts older people are particularly vulnerable to this virus.

He says care home operators have a responsibility to ensure they have proper provisions of PPE, though the Scottish and UK governments have been working to procure more in a globally challenging market.

Asked whether the governments have failed to provide PPE to care homes, the minister says the main protection is "barrier nursing".

"PPE has its role and should be available where it's required," but barrier nursing is the prime way of ensuring infection does not spread, he insists.

Drivetime with John Beattie
BBC Radio Scotland

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Modelling has suggested up to 2,000 deaths could have been avoided had Scotland entered lockdown two weeks earlier.

Public Health Minister Joe Fitzpatrick says the first minister has made clear there will have been mistakes, but insists the Scottish government has continued to be driven by the best scientific advice.

Asked about the decision to abandon the test and trace strategy early on, the public health minister explains this was about resources and deciding what was to be done with resources at the time.

There's been a huge effort from the public health workforce on increasing our testing capacity since, he adds.

"There's no question that track and trace is absolutely crucial to the next stage."

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It's been a busy day with Boris Johnson's statement on how to begin lifting lockdown measures in England,as well as the Scottish government coronavirus briefing.

And there's more to come later, too, including:

• 17:55: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will deliver a televised address on BBC One Scotland
• 18:55 - Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will respond to Johnson's televised address from last night, in a broadcast on BBC Radio 4
• 19:00 - Boris Johnson will face questions at a news conference

Drivetime with John Beattie
BBC Radio Scotland

Scotland Officer minister Douglas Ross argues there must be a change of messaging any time there is a change to the restrictions.

As we start to gently ease restrictions, the message stops being as crystal clear as stay at home he says.

The prime minister made clear that there will even be regions of England which will need to move at a slower pace, he says.

Was the Scottish government consulted and told, asks John Beattie.

Mr Ross says all opposition party leaders took part in a call, while Nicola Sturgeon was part of the Cobra meeting over the weekend where all devolved administrations were updated on plans.