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The Scottish Labour leader says there is a disconnect between the promises being made by the Scottish government and what is actually being delivered on the ground.

As we begin to ease lockdown, what confidence can care workers have that the government will deliver the real changes needed, he asks.

We are setting out “clearly and candidly” the steps we are taking and the reasons for it, says Ms Sturgeon, going on to point to high levels of public support for how the Scottish government is approaching the pandemic.

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Richard Leonard tells the first minister of a care worker who requested a test several weeks ago and was told at the time she was not eligible because she did not have symptoms.

When Mr Leonard approached NHS Lanarkshire about this,15 days after the announcement on routine testing, the health board said it was still working through "operational implications".

He says the care worker has still not been tested and she is concerned about her family and the people she cares for.

Ms Sturgeon explains the health secretary will set out more details on the testing programme and more data will be published soon.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard says between March and April over 3,500 patients were discharged from hospitals, and over 1,000 went into care homes.

How many of them were tested for Covid-19 before discharge and how many went into care homes where coronavirus was already present? He asks.

We don't yet have the data which tells us how many older people who were discharged were tested, replies the first minister.

She reiterates that, back then, the reliability of the test for people not showing symptoms was unclear.

The first minister takes issue with Jackson Carlaw's assertion on the World Health Organisation guidance.

Nicola Sturgeon says they provided technical guidance on long term infection prevention and control on 21 March and that all of the Scottish government guidance has been consistent with that.

She says this will be adapted as new evidence emerges.

"We will continue to take the careful and considered steps that we are taking."

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Jackson Carlaw reiterates that the World Health Organisation urged nations to "test, test, test" at the start of the crisis.

The Scottish Conservative leader claims that the Scottish government has employed "dither, delay and distract" tactics on care homes.

He says the tragedy is Scotland has the capacity to test all staff and residents in care homes twice.

Why is this government still not getting it right, he asks.

Nicola Sturgeon responds to the Scottish Conservative leader's suggestion that she may look elsewhere when looking to explain government failings during the pandemic.

The first minister insists she never blames anybody, rather tries to ensure the public has the information it needs to know it must comply with the government's measures.

She says she must explain how the government's approach adapts as knowledge about the virus adapts.

The programme of care home worker testing is ongoing she reiterates and pledges again to publish those figures.

Jackson Carlaw insists there must be delivery on testing to prevent a second spike of the virus.

The Scottish Conservative leader says he spoke to Renaissance Care where only 56% of staff have been tested.

He adds this has not been on the repeating basis promised by the health secretary.

Mr Carlaw says "it is deeply worrying" that 7% of those staff had no symptoms but were positive.

He says mistakes are happening in care homes that will lead to more deaths and says it won't be possible to blame these failings on "hindsight".

The first minister says she does not accept any death in a care home to be acceptable.

Ms Sturgeon adds: "Each and every one of them is a cause of deep regret."

She points out care home deaths are declining in number "quite rapidly".

The first minister also says they are declining slightly more rapidly than deaths in hospitals.

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Jackson Carlaw says: "The first minister says that widespread testing of care home staff is now under way. I'm afraid it's difficult to believe."

He points out there are 50,000 care home workers in Scotland and there would have to be 7,000 tests a day to routinely test them all once a week.

Yesterday however the total number of tests done for all of Scotland was fewer than 5,000, he says.

"It doesn't add up," he says.

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The first minister says routine testing of care home staff is under way and when the statistics are available they will be reported.

Ms Sturgeon points out this testing must be done on a regular basis, not on a one-off basis.

She says there will also be testing of NHS staff, surveillance testing and testing of people with symptoms.

The first minister calls on everyone who has symptoms to come forward for a test.

Jackson Carlaw says more than 1,350 people were sent to care homes before mandatory testing for Covid-19 was introduced.

The Scottish Conservative leader adds just over 1,800 care home residents have tragically since died having caught the disease.

What is this government doing to prevent a repeat of this tragedy, he asks.

Mr Carlaw also asks how many care home workers have now regularly been tested, as promised two weeks ago by the health secretary.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms an extra 33 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Scotland.

1,117 patients are in hospital with a suspected or confirmed case (down 51), with 34 being treated in intensive care (no change).

A further 11 people who tested positive have died in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 2,386 deaths in Scotland by that measure.

This is lower than the 3,911 deaths confirmed by NRS earlier as that figure includes all cases where Covid-19 is mentioned on a death certificate, even if the patient had not been tested.

154 deaths of people who died in hospital were of people that were previously evidence in care homes, the first minister confirms.

She says the figures are "grounds for optimism" as deaths are at one fifth of the peak level.

Ms Sturgeon reiterates that "life should not feel normal" in terms of lockdown restrictions in order to keep these numbers low.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will now face close scrutiny at Holyrood over her coronavirus strategy.

She will update MSPs on the latest developments, before opposition leaders question her over issues ranging from testing to care homes.

The number of deaths in care homes from Covid-19 has outnumbered the deaths in hospitals in Scotland for the first time, official figures show. Since the pandemic began, 1,818 people have died in care homes. This compares to 1,815 who have died in hospital.

A total of 3,911 Scots deaths have now been linked to Covid-19.

The National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures indicate 131 people died in the week ending 31 May, a decrease of 99 from the previous week. This is the fifth consecutive weekly reduction.

The figures are higher than the daily figure announced by Nicola Sturgeon because they include all cases where Covid-19 is mentioned on a death certificate, even if the patient had not been tested.

More than half (52%) of deaths occurred in care homes, though the number of deaths in care homes also fell the the fifth week in a row.

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The latest tally of deaths due to coronavirus in Scotland will be published by the National Records of Scotland from midday.

Following that, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is due to face close scrutiny at Holyrood over her coronavirus strategy.

She will update MSPs on the latest developments from 12.20, before opposition leaders question her over issues ranging from testing to care homes.

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Police Scotland say there's been a 300% rise in the number of people seeking help from a charity over having sexual thoughts about children during lockdown.

The force said the number of would-be offenders accessing self-help resources via the abuse prevention charity STOP IT NOW, external rose dramatically, with more than 79,000 people accessing the website overall.

Senior officers say internet grooming remains a major threat, with offences on the rise and almost 1,700 crimes reported between April 2019 and February 2020.

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The re-opening of some Scottish McDonald's drive-thru restaurants yesterday saw long queues of cars being directed by police.

Collette, who queued for an hour and a half, admits: "It did feel crazy that we were sitting in a queue for McDonald's, but it was worth it."

Judi James, a behaviour expert, explains people have grown up thinking of fast food as a reward – and after 12 weeks of isolation feel that reward is very much deserved.