The first minister confirmed that, for now, Scotland must remain in Phase 3 of lockdown.

However she did announce the following:

• Gyms, swimming pools and indoor sports courts will be able to reopen from 31 August - subject to strict guidance being observed
• From Monday 24 August live events, outdoor contact sport, indoor advice centres and child contact centres can reopen and driving lessons can resume
• Also able to return on Monday 24 August are bingo, amusement arcades, casinos, snooker/pool halls, indoor bowling and funfairs

• It is hoped stadia and entertainment venues can reopen by 14 September, with the return of indoor contact sport for all
• It is also hoped more people will be able to attend weddings and wakes by 14 September - though numbers will remain restricted
• There is no date for a return to non-essential offices and 'working from home remains the default position'

• Police in Scotland will be given powers to break up and disperse house parties
• Councils will be able to close pubs and other hospitality venues which are not complying with the guidance
• 77 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the past 24 hours - the highest number for nearly three months
• The first minister warns restrictions are being considered to contain the Coupar Angus 2 Sisters outbreak where a total of 43 cases have now been identified

• Ms Sturgeon also says Kingspark School in Dundee is closed as eight adults have tested positive and she outlines several cases linked to schools across Scotland
• The estimated upper range for the R number could be above one in Scotland

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Ms Sturgeon hits back at Willie Rennie over his quip about the English border.

Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie asks about the number of spot checks on travellers arriving in Scotland from abroad.

Mr Rennie says he has "little confidence" in the Scottish government's pledge to deliver spot checks on 20% of arrivals.

"If the first minister focused a little bit more on the international border than the English border we might be in a better position," he says.

Ms Sturgeon says that around 600 people are being contacted per week but, as the number of flights increase, the figure becomes less than 20%.

She adds that decisions may be taken to increase that capacity further as other countries are added to the list.

Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie highlights concerns about the return of schools and asks whether face coverings should be worn in high schools where social distancing is not possible.

The first minister says it is important for children to be back in full-time education but she understands the concerns that have been raised by parents.

Commenting on cases where pupils have tested positive for the virus, Ms Sturgeon says: "It is community transmissions that is causing issues for schools."

She adds that the Scottish government will continue to review the scientific evidence and says: "On the issue of face coverings I do think this is something we have to constantly review."

Mr Leonard asks the first minister if she will apologise to care home staff, care home residents and grieving families.

Ms Sturgeon replies: "If the government has got it wrong, at any stage, in our handling of this, notwithstanding the best intentions we have then yes, I say sorry for that."

She adds that she is "acutely aware" of the impact of the virus on individuals, families, businesses and communities across the country.

The first minister also tells parliament that news reports of hospitals being overwhelmed in Italy influenced decision-making across the UK.

She adds: "Lots of things have kept me awake at night but at that point I did not know if our hospitals would be able to cope with the influx.

"I also did not know what risk elderly patients, particularly elderly patients who had no need to be there, would be at if they were in hospital when Covid patents were coming in in huge numbers."

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard also questions the first minister about care homes and asks for hospital discharge statistics.

Ms Sturgeon tells him Public Health Scotland is working with health boards to assess the data and she hopes to have it by the end of September.

Mr Leonard says the data should be made available “urgently” and says a freedom of information request by his party found 1,200 people were discharged without being tested for Covid-19.

He adds that the figure is likely to be a “gross underestimate” as five of Scotland’s 14 health boards failed to answer.

The first minister says the understanding of testing has developed during the pandemic.

She adds: “The fundamentally important aspect of tackling Covid or any other infectious disease in a care home or anywhere else is infection prevention and control.”

But as well as clinical screening, Ms Sturgeon says the focus has also been on isolation, social distancing and visiting restrictions.

Ms Davidson also presses the first minister about the remit for an inquiry into what went wrong in Scotland’s care homes in the early days of the pandemic.

Ms Sturgeon says it is not for her to tell Police Scotland or the Crown Office what to do.

The Scottish Conservatives' Holyrood leader Ruth Davidson asks the first minister about revelations in the Sunday Post that patients were discharged from hospital to care homes after testing positive for Covid-19.

Ms Sturgeon describes the weekend reports as a “really serious issue” and stresses that ministers had no insight into the individual clinical decisions that were taken.

She says Public Health Scotland work has been commissioned to provide more information and shed light on the rationale behind the decisions.

Ms Sturgeon adds “We will provide as much information as we can as all of us seek to learn the lessons and reflect on the decisions that were made in the handling of, what everyone knows, is an unprecedented situation.”

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Up to eight people from a maximum of three different households can meet indoors - and can stay overnight as long as there is physical distancing between different households.

The first minister stresses this applies in pubs and restaurants too.

People should stay two metres from people in other households, clean surfaces after touching them, and wash their hands regularly.

Up to 15 people from five different households can meet outdoors, while also following the 2m distancing rules.

Adults are being advised not to meet people from any more than four different households in one day - but there is no limit for those aged under 18.

People who are part of a non-cohabiting couple no longer need to stay physically distant from each other, indoors or outdoors.

Children aged under 12 no longer have to physically distance from other people, either indoors or outdoors.

Since the start of phase two on 19 June, people who live on their own, or only with children under 18, have been able to form an extended household group.

You can find out more at NHS Inform, external, including social distancing and face-covering rules.

The first minister tells the chamber: "We are still making progress in our overall fight against this virus."

She adds: "But we cannot take this progress for granted."

"Covid is still a major risk and we must still be cautious."

That is why today's review is a careful and balanced approach, she explains.

"We are all dependent on the choices made by each and every single person in the country."

Ms Sturgeon concludes by stressing again that 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

Ms Sturgeon moves on to talk about house parties and says the evidence shows these pose a major, very significant risk.

The first minister explains that if the virus is at the party it is likely everyone there will catch it.

That is why the advice is that no more than eight people from a maximum of three houses should be gathering indoors.

She says large house parties pose a very real risk of causing major outbreaks as we have already seen in Scotland

The first minister announces that: "In the case of a flagrant breach and as a last resort we intend to give the police powers of enforcement to break up and disperse large indoor gatherings."

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Ms Sturgeon says the government has considered what further enforcement actions are required to minimise the risk of transmission in people's homes and pubs.

The first minister adds that she is grateful to the many hospitality venues who have reopened responsibly and followed the rules.

She points out that not all hospitality businesses have implemented the guidance effectively.

The government will strengthen the power of local authorities to act under these circumstances and act when individual premises are breaching guidelines.

Local authorities will be able to close such premises or impose conditions on them staying open, she explains.

The first minister explains that the reason children can be back at school is because people cannot go to the office.

Ms Sturgeon says: "If we opened everything up right now the overall impact would simply be too great.

"The virus would run away from us and we would in all likelihood have to reintroduce restrictions none of us want to see."

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The first minister says the government is unfortunately not setting a date yet for the reopening of non-essential call centres and offices.

"For now, working from home remains the default position," she says.

A full return to office working would significantly increase the risk of transmission, warns the first minister.

It would also make trains and buses too busy and a return to work is too difficult at this time if we want to keep schools open, she argues.

"Our priority is to enable children to be safely back at school."

The first minister also hopes that by 14 September weddings and funeral wakes will be able to take place, with more attendees than at present.

She stresses that numbers will however remain restricted.

Ms Sturgeon explains these are the only changes to restrictions planned for this period but further changes will be possible from Monday 14 September in line with the route map, external.

These future changes are indicative only.

The first minister tells the chamber she hopes that from 14 September sports stadia will be able to reopen – following guidance (e.g.physical distancing, restricted numbers) with tests for safe reopening possible at earlier dates.

Ms Sturgeon hopes indoor contact sports for people aged 12 and over can return

She also hopes that entertainment sites and cultural sites such as theatres and live music venues will be able to reopen too.

These venues can open for preparation and rehearsal from 24 August.

The first minister says the reopening of gyms, swimming pools and indoor sports courts can take place on 31 August.

They had originally been pencilled in to reopen on 14 September.

The relevant guidance must be in place for any of these businesses to reopen.

Ms Sturgeon says the government has decided that the reopenings pencilled in for Monday 24 August can proceed.

This will only be allowed with physical distancing, enhanced hygiene and with the following of specific guidance.

The first minister says the following can reopen on Monday:

• Live events outdoors with restricted numbers
• Organised outdoor contact sports can resume for all ages - with a cap on the number being coached restricted to 30
• indoor advice can now be given by organisations such as Citizen's Advice Scotland
• Bingo halls can reopen
• Driving lessons can resume

Other changes scheduled for Monday not mentioned by the first minister include:

• Snooker/ pool halls and indoor bowling facilities can reopen
• Amusement arcades and casinos can reopen
• Funfairs - both static and travelling - can reopen