Summary

  • Nicola Sturgeon says three deaths have been confirmed in the last 24 hours - after four days without any deaths

  • There have been nine deaths in Scotland in the last seven days, down from 23 the previous week

  • Ms Sturgeon says it is a moment of "great opportunity" - but also "real danger"

  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled a building plan to soften the impact of coronavirus

  • Ms Sturgeon says the proposals are "simply shuffling around money that was in the system"

  • Health Secretary Jeane Freeman says visiting in non-Covid areas of hospitals will resume on a phased basis from 13 July

  1. Good night...published at 18:00 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    These days will passImage source, Getty Images

    That's all from us here at the live page, have a good evening.

    It is now 100 days since Covid-19 forced Scotland into an unprecedented lockdown.

    Since then the virus has touched everything and changed everything.

    BBC Scotland looks back on some of the key developments during a remarkable three months here.

    Below are some of the people who have lost their lives to Covid-19.

    Read about them here.

    People who have died during the pandemicImage source, bbc
  2. Here's today's headlines...published at 17:50 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    Only essential visitors have been allowed into hospitals during the coronavirus crisisImage source, Reuters
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    Only essential visitors have been allowed into hospitals during the coronavirus crisis

    • The first minister was "extremely underwhelmed" with Boris Johnson's economic recovery plans, saying proposed investment is not new money but she "recognises importance of collaboration" on A1 project
  3. Coronavirus lockdown 'avoided thousands of deaths' in Scotlandpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    Hibernating signImage source, bbc

    A study has suggested between 7,000 and 40,000 people could have died from coronavirus in Scotland if the country had not gone into lockdown.

    Scientists have tried to estimate would have happened if Scotland had copied the approach taken in Sweden, where a lockdown was not imposed.

    Rowland Kao, a professor of epidemiology and data science at Edinburgh University, led the team which carried out the research for BBC Scotland.

    He said: "An obvious question to ask is if Scotland had done something similar to Sweden, would we have had a similar outcome without all the restrictions."

    Read more here.

  4. Emergency Covid-19 powers used 640 times a daypublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

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  5. Warning against different approaches to travel within UKpublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

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    A leading figure in Scottish tourism has warned against Scotland and England taking different approaches to travel, as lockdown measures are eased.

    Marc Crothall, chief executive of the Scottish Tourism Alliance, was responding to hints that the Scottish government could treatairport arrivals differently, and even block travellers coming north across the border.

    He said 70% of Scotland's tourism depends on the UK market and that any restrictions on domestic travel would have a significantly negative impact on the sector.

    Mr Crothall said tourism firms had told him about enquiries from English people who have become concerned about a potential quarantine, and have asked for a guarantee of a full refund should that come into force.

  6. PM's speech: Fact checkedpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

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  7. Rodents on the rise during lockdownpublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    Drivetime with John Beattie
    BBC Radio Scotland

    Lockdown has been a boom time for ratsImage source, PA Media

    Rats have been thriving more than ever in urban areas during lockdown.

    "There has been more rubbish building up in residential areas," says Brian O'Donnell, a rat catcher at Graham Pest Control.

    "Rats can live in various areas. Once they find a food source they will never venture too far away. Cutting back trees and hedgerows, putting waste in the bins properly can help.

    "They are not dangerous. Rats are more scared of us than we are of them. They can carry disease, so we would never recommend picking a dead one up."

  8. Volunteers' face coverings production effort scrubs up nicelypublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

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    NHS Tayside has taken delivery of thousands of reusable face coverings, which were produced for staff as part of a local scrubs initiative.

    The collaborative project between NHS Tayside, local industry, Dundee University, and community volunteers saw 5,000 sets of scrubs produced for frontline staff, with 1,000 of these being made by volunteers from the local community.

    Once the scrubs target had been reached, the volunteer sewers turned their focus to face coverings, making about 10,000 reusable masks for staff across Tayside to use when in public spaces.

  9. Police used emergency Covid powers 640 times a daypublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    Officers made more than 53,000 interventions between 27 March and 17 June, the Scottish Police Authority hears.

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  10. From Friday travel restriction of 5 miles to be relaxedpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    It's still only essential travel over 5 miles until FridayImage source, bbc
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    The rule is still only essential travel over 5 miles until Friday

    From Friday 3 July, the rule which currently restricts people to travelling no more than five miles for leisure or recreation is expected to be relaxed.

    The use of self-contained holiday accommodation - such as cottages, lodges and caravans with no shared services - will also be allowed from that date, along with second homes.

    Find out more indicative dates for further measures to ease the lockdown here.

  11. Bookings flood in as Scottish businesses reopenpublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    Drivetime with John Beattie
    BBC Radio Scotland

    CalMac ferries' website crashed this morning as it opened up for bookings following the lockdown and it is not the only business to be overwhelmed by the public's thirst for holidays and entertainment.

    Aberdeen hotel manager Stephen Gow tells BBC Radio Scotland: "We took somewhere over 1,000 bookings in the first hour of going live at 12 noon yesterday. Exciting times."

    Mr Gow has created two new outdoor areas, utilising car parks, and says "people are desperate to get back out gain and have lots of celebrations they want to catch up with".

    Brel's new outdoor seatingImage source, SNS
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    Glasgow's Brel venue has a new outdoor area

    Glasgow pub and eatery owner Oli Norman says reports that his drive-in movie event took 4,000 bookings in the first hour.

    "We open our bookings live for Brel tomorrow at 12 and we're pretty confident," he says. "We've had about 150 enquiries per day for bookings.

    "So many businesses are going to the wall and we're determined we're not going to be one of them. Weather is a challenge, but people are happy to sit outside in a cagoule and enjoy a pint."

  12. Briefing key points: On 100th day of lockdownpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    Scotland and the UK have now been in lockdown for 100 days as part of efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19.

    Nicola Sturgeon today warned tough and unpopular decisions may still need to be taken to prevent a resurgence of coronavirus in Scotland.

    However the first minister said there has been "massive and very welcome progress" since lockdown began.

    Nicola SturgeonImage source, bbc
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    Nicola Sturgeon led the briefing as ever

    Here's the other key points from today's Scottish government coronavirus briefing:

    • Three deaths were registered with Covid-19, which takes the total by that measurement to 2,485 - this after four days without a death
    • The health secretary confirms that visiting to non-Covid areas of hospitals can resume safely and on a phased basis from 13 July
    • The first minister is "extremely underwhelmed" with Boris Johnson's economic recovery plans, saying proposed investment is not new money but she "recognises importance of collaboration" on A1 project
  13. Nicola Sturgeon says 'unpopular decisions' may still be neededpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    Ms Sturgeon is still taking advice on whether to follow the UK government in relaxing the 2m distancing rulImage source, Getty Images
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    Ms Sturgeon is still taking advice on whether to follow the UK government in relaxing the 2m distancing rul

    Tough and unpopular decisions may still need to be taken to prevent a resurgence of coronavirus in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has warned.

    The first minister said there had been a "sustained and significant" reduction in cases and deaths from the virus.

    But she said there was still a risk of people letting down their guard and allowing the virus to spread again.

    Ms Sturgeon is to announce on Thursday whether the 2m (6ft 6in) physical distancing rule is to be relaxed.

    Read more here.

  14. Coronavirus: A heated debate over cross-border quarantinepublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

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    Scotland Editor

    Nicola Sturgeon says she has no plans, right now, to introduce a quarantine period for visitors coming into Scotland from other parts of the UK. But by saying she is also "not ruling anything out", the first minister has ignited another heated constitutional debate.

    Ms Sturgeon says we are not dealing with politics at the moment, but with a virus that doesn't respect borders or boundaries.

    "Anyone who is trotting out political or constitutional arguments is in the wrong place," she says.

    But the first minister was obviously well aware that even mentioning such an idea would cause a huge political controversy.

    BorderImage source, GETTY IMAGES

    The Scottish Tory leader, Jackson Carlaw, has said the virus "should not be used as an issue to drive a wedge between Scotland and England".

    The suggestion of a quarantine was not the idea of impatient pro-independence campaigners, but was first raised by one of the most eminent public health experts in the country, Professor Devi Sridhar, who is also an advisor to the first minister.

    As experts now predict that Scotlandcould be on course to eliminate (not eradicate) the virus by the end of the summer, questions are being asked about whether Boris Johnson is aiming at a policy of elimination for England - or if the UK government is content to allow Covid-19 to continue to circulate at a higher level as long as it does not threaten to overwhelm the NHS.

    Read more of Sarah's analysis here.

  15. Mental wellbeing worsens for teenagerspublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

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  16. No extra money for Scotland from PM's announcement - Sturgeonpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

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    On the prime minister's speech this morning, in which he advocated the UK "bouncing back better" from coronavirus, the first minister said she was "to put it mildly, extremely underwhelmed" by Boris Johnson's plans.

    "This is not new money - this is simply shuffling around money that was in the system", the FM said.

    She added that her expectation was that there would be no additional Barnett consequentials coming to Holyrood as a result of the package announced by the PM this morning. Instead, she said, there may be a "re-profiling" of what they were already expecting.

    "I don't think that's commensurate with the scale of the challenge we face", Ms Sturgeon added.

  17. Johnson sets out 'ambitious' economic recovery planpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

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    Coronavirus: PM says Britain must 'build, build, build'

    Boris Johnson has said now is the time to be "ambitious" about the UK's future, as he set out a post-coronavirus recovery plan.

    The PM vowed to "use this moment" to fix longstanding economic problems and promised a £5bn "new deal" to build homes and infrastructure.

    Plans set out in the Tory election manifesto would be speeded up and "intensified," he added.

    Labour and the CBI said he was not focusing enough on saving jobs.

    Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said there was "not much of a deal and not much that's new".

    It came as new figures showed the UK economy shrank faster than at any time since 1979 between January and March.

  18. Progress, investment, local lockdowns and...rodentspublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    Drivetime with John Beattie
    BBC Radio Scotland

    Nicola SturgeonImage source, AFP

    Scotland has had 100 days of lockdown and Drivetime will be discussing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's assertion that the country has made "massive progress" in tackling the virus and her warning about not becoming complacent.

    The programme, which is starting at 16:00 BST, also delves into the Prime Minister's announcement of an infrastructure plan to combat the looming economic crisis and considers what it means for Scotland.

    Boris Johnson

    Boris Johnson has had to impose the first full local lockdown since measures were eased in England and host John Beattie will have the latest from Leicester.

    Meanwhile, the programme will be finding out why rodents are on the rise during the pandemic.

  19. Scottish hospital visits to begin again on 13 Julypublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

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    Only essential visitors have been allowed into hospitals during the coronavirus crisis

    Hospitals in Scotland will be able to accept visitors again from 13 July, the health secretary has announced, external.

    Jeane Freeman said patients in non-Covid areas will be able to have a visit from one named visitor.

    The visits must be agreed in advance with the ward where the patient is being treated.

    Strict social-distancing and hygiene measures will be in place to limit the risk of transmitting the virus.

    Read more here., external

  20. Testing, testing, testing: How Iceland snuffed out Covid-19published at 15:37 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

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    BBC Radio Scotland

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    A view of Iceland's capital Reykjavik

    Iceland has been a success story in dealing with Covid-19, with fewer than 2,000 cases and just 10 deaths.

    A rapid response and widespread testing was key in getting the virus under control early, with more than 60,000 people checked from a population of just over 360,000.

    Social distancing remains in place, while life for most Icelanders is pretty much back to normal after a period of reduced working hours.

    There are very few foreign visitors at the moment but all arrivals are tested at the airport and instructed to isolate until their results are known - usually on the same day. This initiative was initially free but there is now a fee of around £40.

    Dr Poppy Lamberton, a global health specialist at Glasgow University, told Radio Scotland testing started on arrivals from overseas on 24 January, saying that the UK "missed an opportunity" to implement something similar.

    She also stressed that Iceland did a good job of shielding care homes, while the population was markedly fitter than the UK, with fewer problems with underlying health conditions.