That's all for today. We will be back early tomorrow morning with more live updates on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting Scotland.

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• After two days of no new deaths in Scotland, seven fatalities were registered, through a lab test, as having had coronavirus

• The ONS figure for whole of UK - which looks at coronavirus being mentioned on death certificates - shows 50,107 deaths up to 29 May
• Interim chief medical officer Dr Gregor Smith says the virus was likely in Scotland and spreading in the general community before the first cases emerged
• Prof Jason Leitch, national clinical director, says there are "no imminent plans" to change the two metre distancing rule
• 8.9m workers are now covered by the UK government's furlough scheme
• Scotland's Test and Protect data will be published for the first time tomorrow
• Nicola Sturgeon announces an expert group to look at the impact of Covid-19 on Scotland's ethnic minorities
• The Scottish Police Federation calls for anyone who commits a "Covid-19 assault" to be automatically held in custody until they appear in court
• Transmission of the virus by asymptomatic people is unknown, the WHO clarifies, after earlier suggesting it was rare
• More hotel groups warn staff of likely redundancies

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Coronavirus may have been spreading in Scotland before the first cases were confirmed at the start of March, the chief medical officer has said.

Dr Gregor Smith said scientists had identified early cases of the virus which had no clear link to travel.

He said this suggested that coronavirus was likely to have been spreading in the community in February.

But he stressed that these cases were likely to have been "very few in number".

Read more here.

• FM confirms seven Covid-19 deaths recorded in Scotland yesterday after two days of zero deaths
• Today’s figure is likely to pick up on the weekend lag in death registration but shows a continued downward trend
• FM announces an expert group to look at impact of Covid-19 on Scotland's ethnic minorities
• Interim CMO says the government don’t think the Nike conference in Edinburgh caused a wider outbreak of Covid in Scotland

• Scotland's Test and Protect data will be published for the first time tomorrow
• Nicola Sturgeon thanks Scotland's unpaid carers to mark Carers Week 2020
• It's too early to detect impact of phase one easing of restrictions on R-Number
• If you see people breaking the regulations call the police says FM

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An afternoon tea initiative is boosting the morale of elderly residents and those who are shielding in North Glasgow.

Co-ordinated by ng homes it targets retirement complexes as well as individuals in the wider community. In the coming weeks it hopes to reach about 600 people.

It is being supported by organisations including Police Scotland, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Possobilities and Partick Thistle Charitable Trust

Glasgow North East MP Anne McLaughlin said:"Many people have barely been out of their homes since March and we are aware of the huge psychological pressure this is putting on people.

"The community high tea all across the North of Glasgow is a lovely idea and I want to thank all the organisations involved.”

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The number of people cycling in Scotland is up 77% from this time last year as cyclists take advantage of quieter roads and avoid public transport.

Cycling Scotland today released the results of a survey of 2,035 people to see how cycling behaviour might change post-lockdown.

The key findings include:

• More than one in four people living in Scotland (26%) said having more dedicated cycle paths would be the most likely change to encourage them to cycle once lockdown was lifted.
• The figure rose to almost two thirds (63%) for those who only started cycling during lockdown.
• Fourteen per cent of people in Scotland said they thought they would cycle more once lockdown ended. The figure was higher among 18–24 year-olds (20%).
• Eleven per cent of 18–24 year-olds said they started cycling during lockdown. Four per cent of people across all age groups started cycling during lockdown.
• Of those who started cycling during lockdown, the top three reasons were: the weather was good (62%), it improved my wellbeing (57%) and less traffic on the roads (50%).

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Will tourism be able to open in early July, as the sector has called for?

The deputy first minister says there must be gradual process through each of the phases while making sure coronavirus is contained.

Mr Swinney says he does not want to give people false hope.

The government has given clarity on the direction of travel, he insists, highlighting that phase three will be when some tourism businesses can reopen.

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Scotland's education secretary says teachers are "superb judges" of the capacity of young people and they will be able to tailor support.

John Swinney says there is an "extra special effort" to respond to the poverty-related attainment gap to help pupils overcome disadvantaged backgrounds.

The 11 August date is conditional on the science suggesting schools can reopen safety with blended learning, he adds.

How much coronavirus transmission comes from people with no symptoms is still a "big unknown", a World Health Organization scientist has clarified.

Dr Maria Van Kerkhove said on Monday it was "very rare" for asymptomatic people to pass the disease on.

But she has now stressed this observation was based on a relatively small set of studies.

Evidence suggests people with symptoms are most infectious, but the disease can be passed on before they develop.

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Deputy First Minister and Education Secretary John Swinney will shortly be on Drivetime.

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Larry Flanagan, EIS general secretary, says: "Blended learning is the best opportunity we have given the circumstances we're in."

But he warns while it will mitigate some of the challenges, it will not be a silver bullet and teachers won't be able to deliver normal levels of education.

Education Scotland is creating a package for teachers to use in conjunction with classroom learning, he adds.

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Gem Scotland, a history and modern studies teacher, says teaching children while they are at home has been challenging. She says: "I am working so hard just now. I think I'm actually working harder in terms of intensity of effort."

However she reveals only around 50% of her pupils are engaging in the senior phase and a third for broad general education. This means many children will have to catch up when they come back in August.

She sets out the difficulty of planning for next year as timetables are not yet known and teachers are unable to know how much course content they will get through.

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Professor Jason Leitch also tells BBC Radio Scotland that there are "no imminent plans" to change the two metre distancing rule.

Many in the hospitality sector are calling for it to be reduced to one metre.

"It's a risk judgement," explains Prof Leitch. "The droplet spread is well understood but there are variations in guidance across the world. You have to decide where your percentage solution is."

He adds that the public has got used to the two metre rule, but stresses that the advice can change as we develop on the road of suppressing the virus.

"We will get back to normal life," he says. "It’s just a matter of holding our nerve until then."