Since Sunday an intensive contact tracing operation has been under way and all staff at the Sitel call centre have been told to isolate at home for 14 days and be tested, says the first minister.

As of this morning 390 test results have been returned and 15 positive cases have been identified of people who work at the site.

A further five cases have been identified through the tracing of family members and close contacts.

Currently 295 patients are in hospital with a confirmed case (down eight), with three being treated in intensive care (down one).

No deaths were registered in the past 24 hours of people who tested positive, meaning the total remains at 2,491 under that measure.

This is lower than the 4,193 deaths confirmed by NRS earlier, external as that figure includes all cases where Covid-19 is mentioned on a death certificate, even if the patient had not been tested.

Three of those deaths across that week were in care homes.

Nicola Sturgeon begins with the daily figures and she confirms 18,484 people now have tested positive for Covid-19, an increase of 10 from yesterday.

The first minister says the health board breakdown will be available later, but the provisional information shows three of these 10 cases were in Lanarkshire.

One of those three is associated with the outbreak there.

The first minister says from today she will report the percentage of people tested who have been newly identified as positive.

An indication of the epidemic being under control is that less than 5% of samples test positive over a two-week period, according to the World Health Organisation.

So the 10 cases represent 0.3% testing positive and the 22 cases yesterday represented 0.8%.

The Scottish government's daily coronavirus briefing is due to start shortly at the earlier time of 12.15pm.

It will as ever be led by Nicola Sturgeon.

Today the first minister will be joined by interim chief medical officer Dr Gregor Smith.

You can watch or listen to the briefing here with us on this live page.

• The weekly Covid-19 death statistics show six deaths in the week ending 19 July - the 12th weekly reduction and the lowest weekly total since the pandemic began
• There are no plans for a local lockdown in North Lanarkshire after a covid outbreak at a call centre at Maxim Park near Motherwell
• A total of 19 cases have been linked to the Sitel site which was doing work for NHS England's test and trace system

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• Beauty salons, tattoo parlours and tailors can now reopen with enhanced hygiene measures in place as Scotland continues with Phase 3 of its route map out of lockdown
• The trade association for retailers has said Scottish sales for June "remained in the doldrums

A total of 4,193 deaths in Scotland have been linked to Covid-19, official figures show.

The National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures, external indicate six people died in the week ending 19 July.

That is the 12th weekly reduction in a row and the lowest weekly total since the pandemic began.

The figures are higher than the daily figures announced by Nicola Sturgeon because they include all cases where Covid-19 is mentioned on a death certificate, even if the patient had not been tested.

Deaths involving the virus accounted for less than 1% of all deaths registered from 13 to 19 July, showing a significant decline from the peak in week 17, 20 to 26 April, when Covid-19 deaths accounted for 36% of all deaths.

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The rise in people working from home as a result of the coronavirus crisis presents a further challenge for businesses based in town and city centres, says Scott Corfe, research director at Social Market Foundation.

In cities such as Glasgow and Edinburgh, businesses are quite dependent on commuters as a customer base, he says, and even with lockdown easing, many companies are not necessarily going to resume previous practices.

"I think there's a reluctance among many people to go back to the office as much as they did before," Mr Corfe tells BBC Radio Scotland.

"Firms are going to rethink whether they need all that office space in city centres, That is going to be a further challenge for cafes and restaurants if people are not returning to city centres to work.”

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• The fallout from yesterday's report by the Intelligence and Security Committee on Russian activity in the UK continues to dominate, with ministers suggesting they could introduce new spy laws.

• Ministers say HM Passport Office is working hard to clear a backlog of 400,000 applications after they had to reduce staffing to ensure social distancing in their offices.

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Scotland's biggest mass participation sporting event has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Great Scottish Run 10k and half marathon was due to take place in Glasgow on Sunday 4 October.

The weekend festival also features a 100m toddler dash, junior 2.5k and a 1-mile family run in George Square.

Organisers said there was "no option" to stage the races as planned, or at a later date in the year.

Runners can roll their place into the 2021 event, which is scheduled to take place on 3 October, or request a refund.

Other high profile races cancelled this year include the Edinburgh Marathon, Loch Ness Marathon and the Great North Run.

An update on the London Marathon, which was re-scheduled for 4 October, is due next week.

An Austrian woman goes on trial today for ignoring quarantine rules. The unprecedented case involves a woman from Klagenfurt accused of going to the post office while suffering from Covid-19 and not wearing a mask. She could face a three-year jail term.

Ireland's government has relaxed quarantine rules on travel to and from 15 European countries but says the safest thing is still not to travel. The "green list"includes Malta, Finland, Norway, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia and the Baltic republics. The UK, France and Spain remain on the quarantine list.

France's public health authority says it's still too early to give a precise coronavirus death toll - but says 29,186 deaths in hospitals and care homes were directly linked to the virus from March to the end of May. At one point, at the end of March, the mortality rate was 60% higher than normal.

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The mayor of A Coruña in the Galicia region ofnorth-west Spain has criticised Second Division club Fuenlabrada for travelling to her city for a crunch match even though there was a Covid-19 outbreak in the team. Monday's match was called off but the club says everyone who took the plane had taken a negative test. The match will be replayed on 30 July, but local team Deportivo have been relegated.

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A longstanding trend of people moving towards online shopping will only increase as a result of the coronavirus crisis, says Scott Corfe, research director at Social Market Foundation.

Even before the crisis the high street was "in deep trouble", he tells BBC Radio Scotland, with 16% of shops across the UK vacant.

A decade ago, we bought fewer than 7% of things online, but last year that figure was just under 20%, with the latest retail sales data showing about £1 in every £3 is spent online

"What you’re seeing is the coronavirus crisis accelerating the demise of the high street," says Mr Corfe. "A lot of people are changing their behaviour, possibly on a permanent basis."

With fewer people going to the high street, retailers must be willing to change and adapt, he says, optimising their online presence and offering "more of an experience", such as shops with cafes.

More empty retail outlets could be converted into quality housing in town and city centres, Mr Corfe suggests.

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The first minister will lead today's Scottish government briefing from the new regular time of 12.15pm.

Nicola Sturgeon will be joined by Interim Chief Medical Officer Dr Gregor Smith.

You can listen or watch the briefing here with us on the live page and, as ever, we'll bring you extensive coverage.

• There are no plans for a local lockdown in North Lanarkshire after a covid outbreak at a call centre at Maxim Park near Motherwell
• A total of 19 cases have been linked to the Sitel site which was doing work for NHS England's test and trace system
• 360 people connected to Sitel have been tested with 307 results having been returned so far
• 63 contacts identified as needing to be traced and, so far, 56 have been reached

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• Beauty salons, tattoo parlours and tailors can now reopen with enhanced hygiene measures in place as Scotland continues with Phase 3 of its route map out of lockdown
• The trade association for retailers has said Scottish sales for June "remained in the doldrums

The Covid-19 testing station at Brunton Park in Carlisle saw 497 people yesterday, the highest since it started work, as the city's health services tried to get control of the new outbreak of the virus that has been traced to four pubs.

Health officials say testing is available in Carlisle at Brunton Park today (22 July) and tomorrow (23 July) from 10:00 to 15:00, and at Penrith Rugby Club seven days a week, and people can book a test here, external.

With the city now in the top 20 nationally for news cases in the week ending 17 July, just before the outbreak was found, local tracers now now trying to find whether any more contacts to the six people originally identified, have also been infected.

More details of testing stations, and other information about the control of outbreaks, can be found here, external.

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Rosey Barnet, owner of Shearer Candles in Glasgow, says people have "been very respectful of one another" as they adapt to a new way of shopping.

"They’re not browsing too long if they think someone else is waiting," she tells BBC Radio Scotland.

"We've reconfigured the shop, we've got a one-way system and we've developed our own hand sanitizer – which is one of the main things that kept us in production over this period."

Ms Barnet says her business continued online during lockdown, but as fragrant products are popular, people prefer to test them in person.

"You can’t smell them online, so people will come in to try them," she adds. "We have to be very careful and only have one sample out at the time. Then we take it away and dust things down.

"Making customers feel welcome is also a big deal, but it's important to observe rules and make sure people feel there is no pressure on them."

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Beauticians and nail salons are able to reopen with enhanced hygiene measures.

Universities and colleges are now able to introduce a phased return to on-campus learning, as part of a blended model with remote teaching, from the same date.

Live drive-in events are also be able to take place from today, which means a potential return of live concerts, comedy nights, theatre productions and bingo.

Can you remember all the changes in phase three of lockdown? If not check them all out here.

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Tourism is the biggest industry in the Highlands and the thousands of people whose livelihoods depend on it have been eagerly awaiting the safe return of visitors.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, the region's six million annual visitors were worth an estimated £1.2bn and supported 20,000 jobs.

In the Highlands, the relaxation of lockdown restrictions last week - after more than three months - has brought a mini boom in visitors for some places, and an unexpected lack of them in others.

The Cairngorms has been among the hotspots.

Over on Skye, tourism businesses had been anticipating a positive start to the return of visitors.

Before Covid-19, the number of tourists to the island had increased to an estimated 500,000 a year.

But now some businesses say bookings are only "trickling" in.

One hotel says they have been about 25% of what it would normally get in July.

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So wearing a face covering has now become the norm in shops and on public transport, indeed it's been mandatory in Scotland for quite some time.

But how do you wear one correctly? What do you do if you wear glasses? Can you make them at home? What about my medical condition?

The answers to all these questions are answered here.