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Alistair Grant from The Herald brings up a survey suggesting NHS staff are at "breaking point".

Nicola Sturgeon says she appreciates NHS and social care staff deserve more than words and that they deserve to see that appreciation and value reflected.

The Scottish economy has now decreased in size for two quarters, shrinking by 17.6% since February.

Vivienne Aitken from The Daily Record highlights a tweet showing a crowded corridor in a Scottish secondary school.

Ms Aitken asks if perhaps in school corridors, where masses of children are moving through, face coverings should be looked at.

She points out that children under 11 are getting the virus and wonders if it's time to look again at the social distancing restrictions being lifted for that age range.

Ms Sturgeon stresses there are not outbreaks in primary schools.

Rather we are seeing individual cases of primary-age children getting the virus in the community.

The first minister points out the government has never said younger children can't get the virus, but the evidence suggests the younger you are, the less likely you are to transmit it.

Where images of children not social distancing is seen, directors of education will be contacted to ensure guidance is followed and face covering guidance is continually under review, she adds.

Mr Swinney agrees and says the issue of face coverings will continue to be looked at.

Craig Paton from the Press Association asks if rising new case numbers suggest Scotland is entering a second wave of the virus.

Nicola Sturgeon believes we are experiencing spikes and clusters as we come out of the first wave of Covid-19 and ease the lockdown.

Interim chief medical officer Gregor Smith says we need to understand why the numbers have risen. He says the evidence is that the numbers are down.

He says there is no evidence of sustained community transmission across Scotland that would signify we were entering another rapidly increasing phase.

He says we need to be vigilant and not allow that to happen and that as our contact increases with other people, it is inevitable that cases will rise.

Tom Martin from the Daily Express asks about today's GDP figures, which he says show the country in a deep recession and June's slight recovery lagging behind the whole of the UK.

He asks: "How much do you think you're cautious approach, for example the later reopening of shops here, has contributed to that?"

Nicola Sturgeon points out the slightly different structure of the Scottish economy in terms of hospitality and tourism, which she says are a bigger proportion of the economy.

"The overall direction I hope is a strong one."

Ross Govans from STV asks if there is a real danger that compliance In Aberdeen could slip as there is doubt about council support for the decision to extend the lockdown.

Mr Govans adds: "And, at least in part, you appear to have ignored the recommendations of the local outbreak management team."

"We don't ignore anybody," replies Ms Sturgeon, adding the chair of the management team was involved in the decision, as were the co-leaders of Aberdeen City Council, to extend the lockdown.

"This is a difficult decision," she adds.

"I am going to continue to err on the side of caution."

She accepts the council wants to have a quicker lifting of restrictions, which is partly due to the midweek review on Sunday, to see if they can be lifted quicker.

David Wallace-Lockhart from the BBC asks if the £1m fund giving £1,500 grants to businesses in Aberdeen is enough when some face imminent closure.

Nicola Sturgeon says there are limits to the amount of finance they can make available.

She says the overall objective of the government and the local council is to get restrictions lifted as soon as possible.

She says there are signs that cause concern, including elevated infection rates out with the cluster and that they will monitor it over the next few days.

She says she hopes she will be able to give better certainty over the timetable of easing next week after another weekend in lockdown.

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John Swinney says efforts will be made to share good ideas in schools across Scotland.

Education Scotland will help share good practice in the implementation of anti-virus measures.

He says an additional investment of £135m has been made to welcome pupils back and help bring more teachers into schools.

He recognises the negative impact of a prolonged lockdown and says now is the time to inject energy, pace and a renewed focus on all children achieving.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney says it is regrettable that we are seeing clusters related to schools, but local authorities are doing everything necessary to guarantee safety of pupils and staff.

Addressing the issue of face coverings, the education secretary says he has asked the Education sub group to review their use and says there is no evidence transmission has happened in school.

"While face coverings are effective in reducing transmission they have some negative effects on communication and learning. These risks have to be kept in balance."

He says it will be kept under review.

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Nicola Sturgeon warns of the fragility Scotland faces in the fight against the pandemic.

The first minister stresses again people must follow the five pieces of advice in FACTS: They are:

• Face coverings in enclosed spaces
• Avoid crowded places
• Clean hands and surfaces regularly
• Two metre distancing; and
• Self-isolate and book a test if you have symptoms

The first minister announces: "An immediate £1m support fund for businesses in Aberdeen.

"The fund will be delivered by Aberdeen City Council.

"It will provide grants of up to £1,500 for hospitality businesses that have been required to close."

A small part of the fund will be used to help other businesses who have felt the impact of the restrictions, like supply chain businesses and hotels.

She says the fund will open next week.

Nicola Sturgeon says she accepts that the news the restrictions in Aberdeen will remain will be disappointing.

However she adds: "Moving too quickly with transmission levels as they remain just now would, in our view, risk the hard won progress that people in Aberdeen have made."

As a result the conclusion is:

• hospitality business such as pubs, cafes and restaurants will remain closed
• restrictions on household gatherings and travel will remain in place for another week

The first minister says assuming the numbers continue to fall, the government will aim to start lifting restrictions next Wednesday.

The hope is this will begin with lower-risk premises like non-licensed cafes from next Wednesday.

The first minister pledges there will be a midweek review on Sunday setting out a firmer timetable for lifting other restrictions.

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Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard says the Scottish government must "step up to the plate" and produce a kick-start plan for Scotland's economy.

He made his comment after it was revealed that the country's GDP was down 17.6% since February.

The first minister continues: "We are not yet in a position to say that this outbreak is over or completely under control."

There remains some concern that the level of transmission not associated with the hospitality cluster remains elevated, explains Ms Sturgeon.

She adds the non-hospitality cluster rate remains over 20 per 100,000 compared to six per 100,000 for the rest of Scotland.

It is therefore the government's view that it is not yet safe to lift these restrictions immediately, the first minister announces.

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Ms Sturgeon says Aberdeen has seen the most significant outbreak in Scotland by some distance.

The first minister says 15 of the 50 new cases are in the Grampian area.

398 cases have been identified since 26 July, with 226 of these associated with the cluster linked to Aberdeen pubs and 1,141 contacts have been identified.

Ms Sturgeon says more than 90% of cases and contacts have already been contact traced.

She says there is evidence the original cluster associated with bars and night life is being contained.

However there is evidence of individual cases and other smaller cases in the city which do not appear to be linked to the original outbreak, she explains.

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The first minister details the latest on the clusters around Scotland:

• 17 cases are now linked to the 2 Sisters food processing plant in Coupar Angus - 15 of these are employees and two cases are in the wider community
• There are two new individual cases involving pupils at schools in Johnstone and Dundee
• This in addition to yesterday's confirmation of three pupils - at Newhill Primary in Blairgowrie, Oakbank Primary in Perth and Todholm Primary in Paisley - who also have the virus
• A fourth pupil at St Ambrose High in Coatbridge has tested positive for Coronavirus, part of a cluster in North Lanarkshire and North East Glasgow
• She stresses these are not school based clusters and the number of cases in Lanarkshire has risen to nine

The first minister says more detailed figures on Test and Protect will be published today, showing since 22 June more than 900 positive cases have been tested and protected.

She says only three individuals out of 925 couldn't be contacted she adds.