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The UK government is planning to relax its travel quarantine rules in early July for some countries.

Talks are taking place between UK officials and those in a number of European countries, including Portugal, with a view to creating "travel corridors".

The government had previously said that the 14-day quarantine would be reviewed every three weeks and 29 June marks the end of the first three-week period.

A travel corridor would mean that people travelling in both directions between two countries would not have to self-isolate after they travel.

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As the row over how schools return rumbles on, Education Secretary John Swinney joins the show after 17:00 BST.

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UK government figures show a daily rise of 173 deaths of people with coronavirus - that's higher than Thursday's figure which was 135. This takes the total to 42,461.

Six more deaths were announced in Scotland this afternoon but figures between the home nations and UK government differ because of variations in the time-frame used to record deaths.

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Queen Elizabeth II has thanked businesses across the world for their response to the pandemic.

"As many organisations around the country are reopening, I send my warmest best wishes and support to business communities throughout the United Kingdom, Commonwealth and across the world," she said in a message to the British Chambers of Commerce, of which she is a patron.

"At a time of great difficulty for many, it is heart-warming to see the civic response and generosity of so many businesses, small and large, to the challenges posed, whether supporting the health sector or vulnerable communities.

"I wish all businesses every success in their endeavours in the weeks and months ahead."

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If you've been wondering what goes on at a theme park in lockdown, dogs Luna, Skye and Isla have had the run of Landmark Forest Adventure Park at Carrbridge.

The operators of the site in the Cairngorms have been having some fun posing their pooches in the attraction's water slides, dinosaur experience and rollercoaster while making preparations for the centre's reopening.

Landmark is aiming to reopen along with other tourism businesses on 15 July.

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Parent council leaders in Edinburgh have raised "deep concerns" about plans for children to return to schools on a part-time basis.

Pupils in the city could attend schools as little as one day a week under plans to reopen schools in August.

In a letter to Edinburgh city council, 11 parent councils warn the proposals will affect the "education, social and emotional wellbeing" of children.

And they said parents' ability to work would be "severely hindered".

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A 101-year old woman from Dumfries and Galloway has completed a zip wire challenge to raise funds for charity.

Margaret McConchie, of Laggan near Gatehouse of Fleet, said she wanted to do something to help support the people on the front line of dealing with coronavirus.

She flew down the 800m line and raised more than £12,000 for NHS Charities Together.

“I enjoyed the experience thoroughly,” the great grandmother said afterwards.

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The last briefing question, from The National, includes a query about when theatres might be able to plan to reopen.

Fiona Hyslop says she met with with Confederation of Scottish Theatres recently, and recognises it is a "real challenge" for institutions that are not likely to reopen until phase four of lockdown easing.

"It is very difficult to give any certainty as to when that might be," says the culture secretary, adding it is "some way away".

Ms Hyslop says she is taking a "seriously active involvement" in what type of support theatres would need to start productions again.

She has also asked to meet with the UK Culture secretary Oliver Dowden to identify resources they can collectively use so theatres can "return with the vibrancy we know Scotland’s cultural sector has".

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The first minister stresses "we have to make decisions based on our own circumstances", when asked by The Telegraph why is it possible to go shopping in London and Cardiff, but not Edinburgh.

Wales have not yet adopted the extended household model and may be slightly slower on opening up tourism, says Nicola Sturgeon to illustrate the slight divergences in approach.

But she adds: "We are all trying to keep the virus suppressed and sometimes we can overstate the differences," pointing out that many Scottish shops will be reopening on 29 June - only a week behind Wales and two weeks behind England.

"What we are doing right now is working," she adds. "We are seeing the virus decline and retreat. So let's stick with it and hammer it right down to as low a level as possible."

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Vivienne Aitken from the Daily Record wonders why beer gardens are not considered safe options for people to have a drink, during this phase two of lockdown easing measures.

Nicola Sturgeon points out that pubs in England are not open either, including beer gardens, and no date has yet been given for them to reopen either.

"Scotland is not an outlier here," she says, reiterating that she has asked advisors for more evidence before proceeding.

In particular circumstances where you are breathing differently - for example in a gym when exercising, or singing in choirs - transmission of the virus is more likely, she says.

This may also apply in pubs, even outdoors, if it is a noisy environment where there may be music playing, lots of people, and alcohol consumed, so people may be shouting more than normal, adds the first minister.

Prof Jason Leitch adds that people can still celebrate Father's Day in a safe environment - in a garden - with family socially distanced, but that with rain forecast for Sunday, it might be wise to bring it forward a day.

"It's one of the dramatic changes of the last six weeks," says Prof Jason Leitch on the subject of antibody tests.

In response to a question from the P&J, he says such testing is becoming much more reliable and is being used in Scotland for research and surveillance.

"The problem, globally, is that we don't know what it means," he cautions, since it is not yet known if immunity lasts and whether or not you can pass the virus on again.

"No country in the world is doing immunity passports, the science doesn't allow us," he says.

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Concerns about blended learning and whether it will allow enough school time for pupils preparing for exams is raised by Rachel Watson from the Daily Mail.

Nicola Sturgeon says the plan, like everything to do with coronavirus, is not ideal but the priority has to be keeping children safe.

"We can't ignore the fact that there is still a virus posing a potentially deadly risk to our population," she says.

"My objective is to have children in school full-time and on a normal basis as soon as it is safe to do so."

We took a decision to build around tried and tested contact tracing, explains the first minister when Scott McNab asks if she feels vindicated about not deploying a proximity app, given the troubles experienced in England.

She says she is "relieved" not to have built a system that was reliant on such an app.

The first minister revealed yesterday that the number of infectious people in Scotland was estimated to be 2,900, down from 19,000 three weeks ago.

Scott Macnab from The Scotsman points out this is only about 0.05% of the population, and asks how low it has to get before she can say it has effectively been eradicated in the community.

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Nicola Sturgeon says she is not putting a figure on it, but that she wants to get it "as low as possible".

The first minister says we will inevitably see more outbreaks when we start to interact with each other again, but that lifting restrictions from a low starting point means we are able to deal with it in a much more targeted way.

She references an analogy used by her counterpart in Wales, Mark Drakeford.

Chris Musson from The Sun asks how much the first minister regrets "breaking a promise" made by the SNP 13 years ago that primary school class sizes could be cut to 18 pupils.

He says that, if sizes were smaller, children could now get back to school more easily.

Ms Sturgeon says there have been a lot of elections during those 13 years, when the Scottish people have taken a view on whether the government is doing a good job.

She says the government has made a number of improvements in education, from the state of school buildings to reducing very large classes to more appropriate levels.

The UK government announcing the set-up of a £1bn fund to help England's children catch up on education is raised by Tom Eden from PA.

He asks if the first minister will guarantee that Scottish education receives a share of that funding through the Barnett formula.

Ms Sturgeon says early indications suggest that will be the case, but there has been no confirmation from Westminster so far.

"We were already working on options to support pupils catching up on missed education," she adds. Ms Sturgeon also points to hubs for vulnerable children continuing over the summer, plus free school meals.

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Why will it now be compulsory to wear face coverings on public transport when previous advice has been that masks don't work?, asks Bryan Rutherford from Bauer.

Nicola Sturgeon says this is "one of the most basic things we can do to protect each other".

She responds to whether, and how much, people will be fined if they don't comply by saying: "When we put something in law, of course it can be enforced. But let's do things for the right reasons."

Ms Sturgeon says the police will continue to act in a "proportionate and sensitive way".

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Aileen Clarke from BBC Scotland asks if there are plans to ensure probationary teachers will be utilised when schools return in August.

We will need all of our resources to get through this, replies the first minister, who says the issue of schools is of huge importance to her personally.

Nicola Sturgeon repeats her wish to get schools back to normal as quickly as possible and for children to enjoy attending again - and that will be contingent on how successfully the continued suppression of the virus is.

We have to be careful and safe about this, she says, pointing to some 24 outbreaks in England, where there has already been some limited return to schooling.

Is there a concern that, as lockdown restrictions are eased, people "will push the limits" or do as they please?, asks Gordon Chree from STV.

The first minister says this has always been a concern. We've made the progress we have because the vast majority of people have complied with the rules, she adds. Easing restrictions means we are now potentially "providing more bridges for the virus to spread".

"That's why we are lifting these measures very carefully and being clear about the dos and don'ts." People should look at the official guidance and, when in doubt, don't return to pre-Covid practices yet, she says.

Jason Leitch, Scotland’s national clinical director, reminds us that 8.5 million people globally have had coronavirus, with more than 500,000 deaths and 55,000 still in intensive care units.

He compares that to the Ebola outbreak in 2016, which infected 30,000 people globally.

"That is why the move out of lockdown is so, so important and has to be so careful," he says.

With some NHS services starting to resume, he urges people to attend appointments, even if they might be concerned about safety and risk.

"I’d like to assure you the health boards are ready, they have put in place all the appropriate health, safety and social distancing measures required to keep you and staff safe," Prof Leitch says.

"They would not ask you to attend if they did not feel it was safe to do so."

With Father’s Day coming up this weekend, he adds that there is an onus on all of us to keep choosing to do the right things.