Summary

  • Further 16 people who tested positive for Covid-19 die, taking the total to 2,261 deaths in Scotland by that measure

  • UK prime minister's office defends top aide Dominic Cummings, who has been accused of breaking lockdown rules

  • Cummings insists he did "the right thing" when he drove 260 miles to a family home with symptoms

  • Seven tourist hotels across Scotland cease trading

  • Plea for patience over return to Scotland's mountains

  • Muslim Council of Scotland's guidance on Eid during lockdown

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  1. Downing Street releases statement on Cummings' lockdown travel

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  2. Will Scotland's contact tracing system be ready for lockdown easing?

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    Coronavirus testing in GlasgowSNS

    Scotland's new "Test and Support" system of contact tracing should have the capacity to deal with the expected level of coronavirus cases once lockdown starts to be eased on Thursday, Prof Linda Bauld of Edinburgh University suggests.

    First Minister Nicola Strurgeon has claimed Scotland is "very close" to reaching its capacity for 15,500 tests per day, while 660 of the targeted 2,000 contact tracers are in place, with "around 750" at various stages of the appointment and training process.

    "In Vietnam, for example, they were contact tracing about on average 20 people for every positive for the virus," suggests Prof Bauld. "The Scottish government says it will need to have the capacity to test 2% of the Scottish population at any given time - that's a large number.

    "But there were 113 new cases yesterday, which is fairly low, so as long as we release the lockdown gradually, we should be fine."

  3. What will the rules be on visiting parents?

    Yesterday, the first minister was setting out how people will be able to meet up when lockdown starts easing.

    Nicola Sturgeon said that travelling further afield to visit relatives outdoors would be allowed as restrictions are lifted - with phase one set to start from the end of May.

    But Ms Sturgeon urged people to use their judgement and stressed that people should not go inside other people's houses, because of the high risk of spreading the infection.

    Watch the clip for a reminder of what she said...

    Coronavirus: What will the rules be on visiting parents?

  4. 'We’ve been really trying our best to live the spirit of Ramadan'

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  5. Calls for Cummings to resign after lockdown travel

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    The Prime Minister's chief aide, Dominic Cummings, is facing calls to resign after it emerged he travelled from London to his parents' home in Durham with coronavirus symptoms during lockdown.

    Mr Cummings and his wife, who was also unwell, stayed at his parents' home while self-isolating.

    Labour demanded No 10 provide a "swift explanation" for Mr Cummings' actions.

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  6. What the newspapers say

    Scotland's newspapers

    Measures to control the spread of coronavirus for foreign holidays appear on a number of front pages in Scotland.

    You can check out the headlines here

  7. What happened yesterday?

    • A further 24 people who tested positive for Covid-19 have died in Scotland, taking the total by that measure to 2,245 deaths.
    • Anyone entering the UK from 8 June will have to self-isolate for 14 days, with exceptions made for medical professionals, seasonal agricultural workers and road haulage and freight workers.
    • Up to 100,000 jobs in the tourism industry in Scotland "could be lost over the next few months".
    • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon urged people to "stick with" the lockdown restrictions over the coming bank holiday weekend, stressing that nothing will change until next Thursday, 28 May, at the earliest.
    • The first minister confirmed people will be free to meet up with more than one other household - but only one at a time - when phase one of lockdown easing begins.
    • Plans for pupils to return to school part-time in August could "fall to bits" without the support of employers.

  8. Good morning

    We'll be here throughout the day with live updates on how the coronavirus is affecting Scotland.