A worker at a care home on Skye who had recovered from Covid-19 has tested positive again for the infection, according to Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP Ian Blackford.

He said the person is an employee at Home Farm, a care home in Portree that has been at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak on the island.

Ten residents have died at the home and NHS Highland has had to step in to help the owner, HC-One, provide care.

Mr Blackford, the SNP's leader at Westminster, said the staff member had recovered from Covid-19 and had tested negative twice before testing positive again.

He said: "I felt it important that the public were aware of this development but I do acknowledge the work that is on going to deliver effective infection control at Home farm.

"I am sure that all in the community will want to offer full support to the residents, their families and all staff at what has been a distressing time for all."

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Chief Medical Officer Dr Gregor Smith has written to all NHS boards asking them not to offer on-demand antibody testing.

So far 4,431 antibody tests for surveillance purposes have been completed in Scotland.

"Having assessed the research available, there is currently insufficient clinical evidence to absolutely conclude that people who have recovered from Covid-19 are protected from either a second infection or from infecting others," said Dr Smith.

"Until such evidence exists the main public health benefits are for research purposes or in the clinical management of patients. The World Health Organisation and SAGE have warned there are potentially negative impacts on public health if individuals assume immunity from a positive result and adapt their behaviour in a way which could increase the risk of continued transmission.

"If clinical evidence around immunity changes we will swiftly roll out a national antibody testing programme in order to realise the potential health, social and economic benefits this would offer, and are preparing now for that prospect.”

Chris McLaughlin
BBC Scotland Sports News Correspondent

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All 42 SPFL clubs have taken up the offer of a grant made available by philanthropist James Anderson.

The businessman donated over £3m to help Scottish football through the Covid-19 crisis. An initial fixed sum of £50,000 was offered to each club across the four divisions.

Celtic, Aberdeen and Kilmarnock have decided to offer the money to their club charities.

A report looking at how Scotland can recover from the pandemic also takes a wider view on the economy.

Steven McKenzie
BBC Scotland Highlands and Islands reporter

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Countryside rangers and nature reserve staff have been highlighting incidents of lockdown littering across Scotland.

An abandoned gazebo was among rubbish left in woodland at Livingston in West Lothian. Large logs were also found burned.

There has been fly-tipping and vandalism at the Blawhorn Moss National Nature Reserve at Stirling.

Earlier this month, Police Scotland said tents and other camping equipment were found abandoned at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest, an area in Lochaber with some of Scotland's last stands of ancient native Caledonian pinewood.

Police said not only was the littering an offence, the setting up of the camp broke Scottish government lockdown travel restrictions.

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BBC News, Berlin

The premier of North Rhine Westphalia, Armin Laschet, has announced that a lockdown will be re-introduced in the district of Gütersloh, as a result of the outbreak in Tönnies meat processing plant. A total of 1,553 workers have tested positive with Covid-19. About 360,000 people live in the district.

Social distancing measures will return to the level of March. People in the district can only meet people outside who belong to their own household. Indoor group activities will be banned. Concerts, cinemas, museums, galleries will be closed. Sport in closed rooms will be banned. Gyms, swimming pools and saunas will be closed. Picnics and barbecue will be banned. Bars and cafes will be closed. Restaurants can only serve meals to go.

Quarantine measures for 7,000 Tönnies workers are compulsory. Metal fences have been put up and police officers are guarding the fences. Officials are distributing food and supplies.

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"There have been care home deaths in Scotland and in Wales and in Northern Ireland and in England. Far too many, and I think we've all accepted that", Mike Russell tells MPs at Westminster.

But he says the advice given was the same across the UK and that was to transfer patients to care homes.

He says everyone has been learning during this process as no-one has faced anything like it before.

"Inevitably things will not be perfect and of course everybody will regret that," he adds.

Efforts are being finalised to mark the anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster virtually due to Covid-19 restrictions.

A service to remember the 167 men who died in the 1988 North Sea tragedy cannot take place on the scale normally seen.

Instead, on 6 July, people can watch a service online.

Photos and messages for inclusion can be sent by noon on Friday. More information is available on the Pound for Piper Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/PoundforPiper/, external

Mornings with Kaye Adams
BBC Radio Scotland

Three months on from the beginning of lockdown, Mornings with Kaye Adams is discussing the good, the bad and the unexpected.

"Everybody has had a different experience and the real concern is that people who were already vulnerable going into this, the frail elderly, those with mental health issues and people with precarious jobs are now the most affected," says Doctor Catherine Lido, a social psychologist at the University of Glasgow.

"It has been impacting women more than men too since they tend to do a lot of the care taking at home, which has increased for many, and have been juggling that with other work.

"We were struggling to talk about mental health as a nation so that is one good thing. People are having more conversations about investing in themselves.

"I have also been incredibly impressed with all of the community work, shopping for the isolated, for example. To see people taking care of each other has been wonderful."

Residents must be protected after holiday short-term lets have been advised they could reopen next month, according to the Scottish Greens housing spokesperson.

Many of these properties are flats which share accommodation with permanent residents, says Andy Wightman.

He says he has written to Tourism Secretary Fergus Ewing urging the Scottish government to consider what specific advice should apply to short-term lets in shared stairwells.

Short-term lets in cities are often in tenement buildings, where guests share entrances with permanent residents.

Evidence shows that Coid-19 remains infectious on surfaces such as banisters, doorknobs and doors for some time. Hallways are rarely configured for safe social distancing.

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BBC Parliaments

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf confirms neither the UK Border Force or Police Scotland have issued any fines for breaking quarantine rules.

Both agencies say there has been a high level of compliance with the requirements from people coming off flights in Scotland, he says.

Rules requiring all people arriving in the UK to self-isolate for 14 days came into effect earlier this month.

Intu, which owns some of the UK's biggest shopping centres, has appointed administrators as a "contingency" in case financial rescue talks fail.

In March, the owner of the Braehead shopping centre in Renfrewshire said it was in talks with lenders about new funding.

Intu had been struggling before coronavirus to fill outlets within some centres sites, and had heavy debts.

On Tuesday, Intu said "notwithstanding the progress made" it had appointed KPMG to plan for administration.

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Westminster's Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee will be considering the responses of the devolved governments to Covid-19 this morning.

Scotland's Constitution Secretary Mike Russell will be giving evidence alongside his Welsh and Northern Irish counterparts.

You can watch the committee on Parliament TV, external and we will have reports from the meeting here.

• 9am: HOLYROOD: The health committee takes evidence from the justice secretary on Covid-19 quarantine issues
• 9.30am: WESTMINSTER: MPs quiz the devolved governments on intergovernmental cooperation in tackling the pandemic – Constitution Secretary Mike Russell represents Scotland
• 12.30pm: Scottish government daily briefing
• 12.30pm: WESTMINSTER: Boris Johnson expected to announce a change from the social distancing rule of 2m to 1m in England

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• 2.05pm: HOLYROOD: Topical questions: Today on NHS services resuming and a call for an update on the number of people tracked through Test and Trace and the availability of its digital tool to the public
• 2.20pm: HOLYROOD: Schools statement– from Education Secretary John Swinney on the latest on reopening our schools and blended learning
• 2.50pm: HOLYROOD: Scottish Government Debate: Local Government Finance (Scotland) (Coronavirus) Amendment Order 2020
• 3.20pm-4.50 pm: HOLYROOD: Covid-19 Debate: Advisory Group on Economic Recovery Recommendations

Fundraiser Margaret Payne, 90, is due to make the final ascent in her 'climbing Suilven' on stairs charity challenge.

Ms Payne, from Ardvar, is climbing the height of Suilven mountain - 731m (2,398ft) - with 282 trips upstairs at her Sutherland home.

She embarked on the challenge on Easter Sunday to fundraise for the NHS and a hospice after being inspired by Captain Tom Moore, who raised more than £32m by walking laps of his garden.

She believes she could raise £500,000 by the time she completes the challenge this afternoon.

Speaking to Good Morning Scotland, she said she had a "big thank you for all the donors".

Holyrood Live
BBC Parliaments

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf is discussing regulations relating to international travel, quarantine, and public information with the health committee this morning.

These regulations, which apply to those arriving in Scotland from outside the Common Travel Area, include the requirement to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.

You can watch this committee here with us now.