This is the number of confirmed cases in each Scottish health board area, plus the number of people in hospital as of midnight, with the number in brackets those who are in intensive care.

• Ayrshire and Arran 1058, 11 in hospital (* in intensive care)
• Borders 325, * (*)
• Dumfries and Galloway 260, * (*)
• Fife 834, 61 (*)
• Forth Valley 934, 10 (*)
• Grampian 1273, 66 (*)
• Greater Glasgow and Clyde 3943, 343 (9)
• Highland 337, 9 (*)
• Lanarkshire 1984, 69 (*)
• Lothian 2706, 166 (9)
• Orkney 8 * (*)
• Shetland 54 * (*)
• Tayside 1670 8 (*)
• Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) 6 * (*)

* = less than 5

The latest Scottish Government release confirms 15,382 people have tested positive for Covid-19, an increase of 55 from yesterday.

1,114 patients are in hospital with a suspected or confirmed case (down 102), with 33 being treated in intensive care (down seven).

3,678 people have been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for the virus since 5 March.

A further 22 people who tested positive have died, taking the total to 2,353 deaths in Scotland by that measure.

Professor Jason Leitch may have just said there is "a long way to go" before 1 August can be confirmed as a start date for the Scottish Premiership.

But that hasn't stopped champions Celtic calling for a list of fixtures for next season to be published.

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Like most of us at the beginning of lockdown, Reece had big plans about what he and his partner would do with the extra time.

They were going to paint the decking and the house as well as upholstering the furniture.

"Now, 10 weeks later, we've given up doing that," he told BBC Scotland's Unlocked podcast.

As hairdressers, the couple have gone from full-time employment to being at home all day every day.

Boredom soon started to creep in and that brought with it some lifestyle changes.

How a "couple of joints around the weekend" turned into every day, and became earlier and earlier.

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Off The Ball
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Scotland's national clinical director, Prof Jason Leitch, is again on Off The Ball, answering your questions.

Q: Our youngest daughter was born just as the restrictions started. In what phase of lockdown easing will the grandparents be allowed to hold her?

A:I can't give them an answer. The virus R number - the rate of infection - would have to be down considerably before we can think about exceptions to the physical distancing rule. Physical distancing for transport and work places will be with us for a long time, but we would consider some exceptions in other areas of life as we ease the lockdown.

Q: If Scottish top-flight football does return on 1 August, what date do you reckon will fans be allowed back into the stadiums?

A:I am not sure that people should write 1 August into their calendars quite yet. There's a long way to go before that. It depends on a fair wind and with the virus behaving itself, and the population behaving itself. We saw very considered and very mature plans from the rugby, horse racing and football bodies yesterday. Planning is one thing, but the go-ahead is another matter.

We told them they can't do wholesale training in phase one. You can do "two household training". There is a difference.

Q: If we had a vaccine today, how long in terms of manufacturing and distributing will it be before we are back to normal?

A: That would need mass manufacturing, mass distribution and then education and provision to the population. That's six to eight months from discovery to an actual vaccine to the world.

Off The Ball
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Scotland's national clinical director, Prof Jason Leitch, is again on Off The Ball, answering your questions.

Q: What mark out of 10 would you give the Scottish population for its behaviour as parks and beaches re-opened yesterday?

A: I saw nothing that worried me at all yesterday and so far I am giving them 10 out of 10. I did see some things the previous weekend that made myself and the first minister have a little intake of breath. That may happen again today. We have eased the measures a little but haven't said you don't physically distance.

Q: The UK's death rate per million is the worst in the world - why?

A: It is too difficult a question to answer on 30 May. Different countries count differently. You have to let that settle down for a little bit longer before we talk about excess deaths across Italy, France or South Korea because everybody counts differently. We are doing everything we possibly can to include deaths in that mortality number. We include people are presumed to have Covid related to their death even if there has been no test for that person - not every country does that, for example.

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Scotland's national clinical director, Prof Jason Leitch, is again on Off The Ball, answering your questions.

Q: Why has the loss of taste and smell symptom only just been introduced for Covid-19?

A: We are living out the science in real time. There are about 12 symptoms listed by the World Health Organisation. None of the symptoms tell you immediately you have coronavirus, that's the problem. This has the same symptoms as colds and flus.

Q: I am a type 1 diabetic, so that puts me in the at-risk group and was alarmed to read that more than a quarter of Covid-19 deaths were diabetics. I coach young footballers in the 12-14 age group. Will I be able to return to coaching when football returns and will diabetic players be allowed to play?

A: I hope he will be able to return to coaching and that diabetic players will be able to play again. Type 1 diabetes has a varied impact and some people can have normal lives and others are very immune compromised. So you can't give definitive advice to everyone. Diabetes is a risk for suffering badly from the disease and we will give advice as each phase of the route map opens about what people should do. A type 1 diabetic should be careful and the same goes for asthma.

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Scotland's national clinical director, Prof Jason Leitch, is again on Off The Ball, answering your questions.

Q: On TV you were asked by a caller who said he was on a flight where there was barely any social distancing and barely any face masks and wondered why that flight was even allowed to take place.

A:It's a tricky one because I don't know the guy, I don't know the flight, I don't know the date, I don't know the airline and I don't know when they arrived. But transportation now should be as safe as you can possibly make it and that's why the transport secretary released guidelines this week about trams, trains and buses. Airlines are going to have to adjust to that, but there's almost nobody flying - there are some repatriation flights from other parts of the world.

Q: A caller says he was at a supermarket and only about 5% of customers were wearing a face covering and wonders if there is more that can be done to promote them.

A: We think evidence suggests that, in most environments, it should still be optional. It does add a level of protection for others. The evidence suggests it doesn't protect you much. The evidence is not as strong as for staying at home or washing your hands and cleaning surfaces. We did move the guidance a bit this week and said that, when phase one started yesterday, when on public transport you should wear a face covering - not that you should just consider one. There are some people who can't wear them.

Off The Ball
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Scotland's national clinical director, Prof Jason Leitch, is once again a guest on Off The Ball, answering your questions.

Q: What did you discuss with the sporting authorities from football, rugby union and horse racing, along with the Minister for Sport, this week?

A: We are keen to get sport up and running again in phase two, but what we can't tell them is when phase two of the route map will come. It will come if phase one works and we were very clear to them that, although phase two will allow them to do more, we couldn't guarantee a date.

Q: When will you be able to go to the toilet in another person's home you are visiting for a barbeque?

A: The virus wants to jump from household to household, either because you are too close to other household members or over a surface. Going to the loo without touching a surface is a proper skill. You should not be in someone else's garden long enough to need the bathroom.

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Parents have been asked to vote on how pupils in Perth and Kinross return to school after the summer.

Perth and Kinross Council has asked parents to choose between pupils returning for two or three days a week, or on a week on/week off basis.

More than 12,000 votes have been cast since the online poll was launched on Tuesday.

Schools across Scotland are set to return from 11 August, with councils currently working through the implementation plans for this.

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Scotland's health secretary has said she is confident the country will comply with the government's new programme for containing the novel coronavirus.

Jeane Freeman was speaking after a poll showed high levels of support for the Test and Protect policy.

She said the measures to control the virus were “a collective national effort", but she felt the spirit of solidarity shown in tackling Covid-19 so far would continue.

The new system will mean people testing positive for the virus will then be asked to help trace anyone they have been in contact with to limit the infection's spread.

Dr Tara Shivaji, who is a public health consultant at NHS Grampian and leads their contact tracing team, suggests that, so far, the public are co-operating well.

Scotland's national clinical director, Jason Leitch, will again be taking your questions on Off The Ball, which has just started on BBC Radio Scotland.

Prof Leitch will be joining Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan after 12.30 BST.

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People are being told to avoid Scotland's beauty spots this weekend as lockdown is eased slightly and the sun shines.

Another good reason for not travelling too far is the lack of toilet facilities.

While parks, beaches and walking trails are accessible and a socially-distanced picnic is permitted, restaurants, cafes and public conveniences will remain closed.

A legal limit has not been put on how far people can travel for recreation, but First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the “strong advice” of the government was to stay within five miles of home.

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A former Tory MEP has urged Boris Johnson to extend the deadline for the Brexit transition period as he warned failing to secure a trade deal, combined with the impact of Covid-19, would be "catastrophic" for the economy.

Struan Stevenson, who was a Conservative representative at Brussels for 15 years, insisted it "makes sense" to have longer for the transition talks because economists are already predicting "a recession to end all recessions" following the coronavirus pandemic.

The UK has already formally left the European Union and negotiators on both sides have until the end of this year to agree a deal setting out their future relationship.

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier confirmed earlier this week the bloc is "open" to a two-year Brexit delay - but his UK counterpart, David Frost, insisted the "firm policy" of the government remains not to extend beyond the end of 2020.

Mr Stevenson argued that "throwing a cliff-edge Brexit into the mix" as the economy faces the prospect of a coronavirus-related recession would be devastating.

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Forestry companies have been urged to ensure that unions and workers are involved in changes in work practices with the sector being one of the first to return to work as the lockdown is eased.

Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing was responding to the publication of guidance for safe working produced in collaboration with Scottish Forestry, Forestry and Land Scotland, Confor, the Forest Industry Safety Accord and the Forestry Contracting Association as well as unions and employee representatives.

He stresses that it is also relevant for businesses and employees carrying out other outdoor work, such as peatland restoration, wildlife and nature reserve management and ecological surveys and research.

“Easing out of lockdown will only be successful if we do so gradually and cautiously," Mr Ewing says while pointing out that many businesses and workers in the sector undertook essential business activity to produce construction materials for emergency Covid-19 hospitals built throughout the UK and the pallets that are essential for transporting medical supplies and equipment and food.

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"A lot of myths about working from home have been busted - and productivity has been maintained," says Phil Scone, who leads the Information Services Group, a global tech and advisory firm.

So will those of us who have been working from home during lockdown continue to do so?

"Everything that we are seeing is pointing to new ways of working," Mr Scone tells BBC Radio Scotland.

"In terms of working from home, half will tell you it's been great and a nice change from commuting, the other half will say it's been a nightmare and they don't think they are set up to be at their most efficient from home.

"We are looking at distributed working models in future, with some in the office and interacting with those in other locations."

Anna Codrea-Rado, who co-hosts the 'Is This Working?' podcast, adds: "This doesn't mean we are heading for a new work utopia since there is always the danger that people take bad habits from the office with them.

"In terms of a work-life balance, you need to figure out what works best for you and take responsibility for what makes you productive."