Summary

  • After two days of no new deaths, the first minister confirms that seven fatalities were registered, through a lab test, as having had coronavirus

  • Although each death is a tragedy for the families affected, Nicola Sturgeon says the trend in the number of fatalities was continuing downward

  • 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

  • Although there is "no real certainty", Dr Smith says the virus could have been infecting people in Scotland in February, many weeks before lockdown

  • The Police Federation say people who commit "Covid-19 assaults" should be automatically held in custody

  • MSPs are to investigate the disruption to Holyrood’s budgeting as a result of the coronavirus crisis

  • Further plans to help communities through the pandemic are to be outlined by Scottish government

Live Reporting

BBC Scotland News

  1. Anonymous donor gives £500,000 to NHS Fife

    Good Morning Scotland
    BBC Radio Scotland

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    An anonymous donor has given £500,000 to the NHS Fife charity endowment fund to help patients during the coronavirus crisis.

    The fund’s chairwoman, Tricia Marwick, told Radio Scotland that the money was being used to buy tablet computers for patients to communicate with their families and to produce care boxes.

    She said the donor “obviously has the best interest of Fife at their heart, we value that contribution, as we do all contributions.”

    The programme also heard from entrepreneur John Mcglynn who has organised £200,000 worth of essentials and gifts for patients at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.

  2. Shops could open if lockdown eases next week

    A number of front pages quote the first minister saying coronavirus is "in retreat" in Scotland.

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  3. Fears over oil and gas industry future

    Good Morning Scotland
    BBC Radio Scotland

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    The oil and gas sector is facing a "triple whammy" of challenges, industry leaders have warned.

    Deirdre Michie, chief executive of trade body Oil and Gas UK, told Radio Scotland that a drop in activity and job losses were a “worrying time” for the sector.

    She said: “We are managing our way through Covid, we have seen the crash in the oil price and the low gas prices.”

    The comments follow BP’s announcement that it will cut 10,000 jobs following a global slump in demand for oil.

  4. New affordable homes in Scotland would 'kick-start economy' post pandemic

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    The next Scottish government is being urged to kick-start post-pandemic economic recovery by committing to build more affordable homes.

    Housing campaigners want whoever wins next May's Holyrood election to commit to investing £3.4bn in housing over five years.

    They are also calling for 53,000 affordable new homes to be built.

    The Scottish government said it remained "absolutely committed" to seeing more affordable homes.

  5. Listen: Shielding in Scotland - 'We're going to do this for as long as necessary'

    Good Morning Scotland
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  6. Loganair to start new Dundee - London route in early July

    Loganair have announced that it will start a Dundee to London City route, which replaces the previous service to Stansted, on 6 July.

    The Glasgow-based airline will also begin a new Dundee to Belfast City route in September.

    Loganair recently relaunched flights from Aberdeen to Birmingham and Newcastle.

    It also continues to provide essential services on its lifeline routes to the Scottish islands.

    All of the airline's flights will be operated under its "Safe Steps to Healthy Flying" protocols to focus on customer safety.

  7. Coronavirus nurse runs 96-mile race in hospital corridor

    Angie Brown
    Edinburgh and East reporter

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    A coronavirus charge nurse is attempting to complete a virtual race of the West Highland Way by running up and down the longest hospital corridor in Scotland.

    Donna Pass, 52, from Forfar, hopes to complete the 96 mile (155km) distance during breaks amid her 12 hour shifts at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.

    The corridor, which is one of the longest in the UK, is almost one mile.

    More people have climbed Mount Everest than have completed the race.

  8. 'We are relying on people's self-compliance'

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  9. Automatic custody call for Covid-19 assaults

    Reevel Alderson
    BBC Scotland Home Affairs correspondent

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    Rank and file police have demanded that those who commit "Covid-19 assaults" should be automatically held in custody until they appear in court.

    The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) said current criminal justice policies favoured those committing offences over officers enforcing the lockdown.

    In a submission to Holyrood's sub-committee on policing the federation called this "morally indefensible."

    MSPs are reviewing the way police have used emergency powers for the pandemic.

    Read more here.

  10. What we learned yesterday

    Nicola Sturgeon
    1. For the second day running there were no new deaths registered in Scotland
    2. Nicola Sturgeon says if progress continues she is "optimistic" that on 18 June Phase 2 of lifting restrictions can begin - at least in part
    3. People who have been shielding since March are being asked to continue doing so until 31 July
    4. They will not be able to meet other households although they will be able to exercise outdoors from 18 June onwards
    5. From today anyone entering Scotland from abroad must quarantine themselves for 14-days or face a £480 fine
    6. Scotland sees the smallest rebound in output of any area in the UK as lockdown eases

  11. Good morning...

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    Welcome to BBC Scotland's live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland.

    We will be bringing you all the latest news and developments, including all the details from the Scottish government's update at 12:30 today.

    You can follow the briefing here on the live page, or you can catch it on the BBC Scotland channel on TV and on iPlayer.