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A 42-year-old Scottish pilot who spent 68 days on a ventilator, thought to be a longer stretch of time than any patient in the UK, is back now back on the road to recovery.

Stephen Cameron was not in his hometown of Motherwell, but in Vietnam's sprawling and hectic Ho Chi Minh City, with no close friends or family for thousands of miles.

He told the BBC he was "very humbled" by how he'd been taken into the hearts of the Vietnamese people" after he became known nationwide as Patient 91, the moniker given to him by public health officials when he fell ill in March.

Mr Cameron said: "And most of all I'm grateful for the bloody-mindedness of the doctors in not wanting me to die on their watch."

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Here is a round-up of the main UK coronavirus stories this morning.

• Shops with on-street access and some workplaces such as factories are reopening in Scotland following an easing of its lockdown. Small weddings and civil partnerships can now be held outdoors and zoos and safari parks will be able to reopen, but only to visitors who live nearby
• People who were seriously ill in hospital with coronavirus need to be urgently screened for post-traumatic stress disorder, leading doctors say
• Talks on changes to foreign travel and quarantine are expected to take place this morning between the UK government and the devolved administrations

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• The number of mobile Covid-19 testing units in the UK will more than double over coming weeks, with the military earmarked to staff many facilities
• Pupils are starting to return to schools in Wales for the first time since March.

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The British Heart Foundation has warned that it's research budget could be halved next year from £100m to £50m as a result of the pandemic.

The charity's chief executive in Scotland told Good Morning Scotland: "Our worry is the research we do now, next week and next year is the research that will save and improve lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Scotland in the future.

"We don't want that research to slow down and that pace of discovery to cease and that's why we need support now as much as we ever have."

Shops with on-street access are reopening today following an easing of Scotland's lockdown.

However remember the five mile travel distance restriction is in place until 3 July.

Here's the detail of what's back from today:

• Stores of all sizes will be able to reopen - but only if they have outdoor entrances and exits. Indoor shopping centres must remain closed for now, except where they contain essential shops
• While non-essential offices and call centres must remain closed, factories, laboratories and warehouses will be able to reopen - subject to strict physical distancing, hygiene and health and safety guidance
• Businesses are being advised to arrange staggered work times for their staff, agree flexible working where possible, and ensure that it is safe for their employees to get to work

• Outdoor markets will also be able to open, as will outdoor sports courts and playgrounds.

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• Zoos and garden attractions will also be able to open again, although you should not travel more than five miles for leisure - and tickets should be bought in advance.
• Restrictions on moving house will be lifted
• Marriages and civil partnerships will be allowed outdoors, with limited numbers, and registration offices will reopen for essential business.

Easing lockdown rules in Scotland: Click here to find out what will change next - and when.

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BBC Scotland

The jewellery chain Beaverbrooks is only able to reopen some of its stores in Scotland today.

Like other non-essential retailers, it can reopen branches on the high street but branches inside shopping centres have to remain closed for the moment.

Managing director Anna Blackburn told Good Morning Scotland Perspex screens for staff were easier than facemasks. That way it would be easier for staff to read facial expressions and build a rapport with customers.

Photographs of the man shot dead by police after the Glasgow knife attack feature on the front pages of Scotland's newspapers.

They also look at the latest easing of lockdown restrictions, with the opening of non-essential shops.

Find a full summary here

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Stuart Patrick, chief executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, says it's inevitable there's going to be some initial nerves as shops reopen.

But it's important to get shops up and running again because despite the job retention scheme many of retailers' costs have not been covered over lockdown.

He told Good Morning Scotland that there could be billions of pounds worth of unsustainable debt gathering as a result.

This was a concern because of the number of jobs dependent on retail and hospitality in city centres, he added.

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Jamie Hepburn, the Scottish government's business minister, has said its clear and strong message is that shoppers should wear face coverings.

Asked whether making them mandatorty should be considered, he said he's had discussions with retailers and businesses about the necessity to press the message that in retail premises your face should be covered.

"It gives good protection to other people in terms of transmission of Covid-19.

He told Good Morning Scotland: "Of course, we are informed entirely by the public health advice... if it tells us we need to go further then that's something of course we'd be willing to consider."

Graham Stewart
BBC Scotland

There’s been a queue outside Glasgow’s Primark since around 5:50 - and the shop was not due to open its doors until 08:00.

By 7.30 the queue of people numbered more than 100 and stretched from the entrance on Argyle Street all the way round the corner into Miller Street and half way up that road.

Many customers here say they are shopping for essentials like underwear and socks - others just happy to get out the house and back to some normality.

No-one I’ve spoken to has health concerns although a small number are wearing masks.

There are marks on the pavement to ensure that customers are distanced two metres from each other.

The shop is letting in customers in batches of about 10 people and they’re leaving the shop by another door in Queen Street.

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BBC Radio Scotland

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As Edinburgh Zoo reopens, its chief executive David Field has said it's a new era.

"Today is booked out - it's a wonderful new day, it's almost like we're opening the zoo for the first time.

"It's exciting, there's a little bit of trepidation but it's a new era."

He told Good Morning Scotland that social distancing measures were in place and more areas of the zoo such as cafes would reopen as time went on.

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BBC Radio Scotland

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Glasgow University Principal, Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, told Good Morning Scotland that all Scottish universities are continuing to plan for a blended learning approach when teaching resumes in the autumn.

He said: "What we will be able to do depends on the public health regulations in force in the autumn.

"At the moment we are planning for a blended approach and clearly if the pandemic does subside we can ramp up the amount of face to face education."

He also told the programme that he was optimistic that recruitment of international students would "hold up", but in reality the university couldn't be sure.

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Bringing empty homes back into use should be a cornerstone of the post-pandemic recovery, a charity has said.

Shelter Scotland said progress has been made in making long-term empty properties liveable homes again, with 1,412 being made available over the last year - a 25% increase from the previous period.

Working with the Scottish government, the charity is trying to recover about 40,000 properties which have lain empty for six months or longer.

But it warned that progress could stall if local authorities do not make recovering empty homes a part of their strategy for economic recovery.

Housing Minister Kevin Stewart said the Scottish government was actively working with the charity's Empty Homes Partnership partnership.

"The skills and expertise of empty homes officers will be invaluable in helping us face this unprecedented challenge," he added.

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Elaine Robertson, who owns children's shoe shop Ruby Ruby Shoes in Dunblane and Bridge of Allan, said staff would stand behind full-height screens to fit shoes.

They will operate an appointment-only service and will continue to offer a social-distanced home fitting service, which they have run during lockdown.

Will the business make it to the end of the year?

"We'll absolutely definitely give it our best shot but it has had a major impact on the business," she said.

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The shopping experience is going to be very different under the current restrictions, according to Ewan MacDonald Russell of the Scottish Retail Consortium.

As non-essential shops reopen, he told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland that customers were likely to encounter queues and fewer people in stores - just like in supermarkets and pharmacies.

He said consumer confidence was a "huge concern". Although some people were worried about the virus, many were concerned about the economy, their jobs and their own finances.

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