Here are the coronavirus headlines from around Scotland:

• The first minister confirms Scottish secondary school pupils will have to wear face coverings in corridors, communal areas and school buses from next Monday 31 August
• Covid-19 testing capacity in Scotland is to be increased following a "major spike" in demand
• Three new mobile testing units will be deployed and capacity at regional testing centres will also be increased

• Detailed guidance on face coverings and schools will be published on the Scottish government website this afternoon

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• People attending court will be asked to wear a face covering, according to new guidance

• The first minister confirms the number of positive cases linked to the 2 Sisters processing plant in Coupar Angus has risen to 152
• A growing number of cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed among pupils and staff at Scottish schools - find out where here
• There were 44 new cases of Covid-19 in past 24 hours and no deaths with the virus by the daily measure

That's all from us here on the live page today, please take care and stay safe.

The health secretary replies emergency and urgent care including cancer services have been prioritised throughout the pandemic.

Ms Freeman adds cancer surgery capacity is currently operating at close to pre-Covid levels and is looking to increase.

She points to the new national plan for cancer services to be published in the Autumn.

The government has just published its framework for the recovery of cancer surgery, external during the coronavirus pandemic, as approved by the National Cancer Recovery Group.

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Monica Lennon asks what action the government is taking to ensure that patients have timely access to cancer services.

The Scottish Labour health spokesperson also asks when cancer surgery will be restored to full capacity across all NHS boards.

The health secretary points out there will be a public inquiry into the entire pandemic, when pressed to hold an inquiry into care homes now.

Ms Freeman highlights the need to tackle the pandemic and other challenges facing the NHS.

Labour MSP Neil Findlay asks why patients were discharged to care homes in March and April on clinical need but not in the preceding months.

Mr Findlay refers to the Sunday Post report, external of a leaked letter from the health secretary which it says revealed the pressure put on hospitals to send elderly patients into care homes in the weeks before and after lockdown was imposed.

Ms Freeman says she has commissioned data that will identify those discharged with a positive Covid test and when they were discharged.

She hopes to have that data by the end of this month.

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SNP MSP Emma Harper asks for an update on delayed discharge into care homes.

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman replies 357 patients were discharged to care homes in June this year.

The number of delayed discharges has reduced since the pandemic began, adds Ms Freeman.

Lib Dem MSP Beatrice Wishart asks if the guidance should be adopted as soon as possible even before it comes into place on Monday.

The education secretary says: "I would encourage the wearing of face coverings as soon as practicable by young people."

Certainly before the 31st of August, adds Mr Swinney.

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Scottish Labour's education spokesperson Iain Gray asks why we can't complement the use of face coverings with testing.

Mr Gray points out the GMB Scotland union is calling for routine on-site coronavirus testing of school staff in Scotland

Mr Swinney replies it is already possible for staff to get a test when they are concerned about Covid.

There is a direct employer portal to facilitate this, he adds.

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Jamie Greene asks if the changes on face coverings are guidelines or are they mandatory regulations which schools must follow.

If the latter who will enforce them asks the Tory MSP.

Mr Swinney replies the guidelines are for all secondary schools in Scotland without question.

Ross Greer welcomes the announcement, but wonders why it was not made before schools returned.

The Green MSP points out there is not greater scope for social distancing in the classroom.

Mr Swinney insists the guidance has been issued today because the public guidance has changed.

He says the WHO guidelines balances the public health benefits with the potential for face coverings to undermine learning, which is why the guidance does not include classrooms.

In a classroom setting teachers should be exercising 2m distancing from pupils and any individual is free to wear a face covering if they choose to do so, he adds.

Education Secretary John Swinney replies that, in light of the latest advice including the WHO guidelines, the Scottish government has updated guidance on the use of face coverings in secondary schools and on school transport.

Mr Swinney explains that unless specific exemptions apply face coverings should be worn:

• in secondary schools, by adults and all pupils moving around the school, such as in corridors and communal areas where physical distancing is difficult to maintain
• on dedicated school transport by all children aged five and over, bringing it into line with guidance for public transport

The education secretary adds that the guidance on schools reopening will be updated to incorporate this new advice.

We begin topical questions with a query we already have the answer to.

Green MSP Ross Greer asks for the government’s response to the latest WHO guidance that young people over the age of 12 should wear a mask to help prevent transmission of COVID-19.

Of course we already know Scottish secondary school pupils will have to wear face coverings, communal areas and school buses from next Monday.

The new rules will apply to all pupils and staff aged over 12.

The guidance, external has been updated based on new advice from the World Health Organization(WHO).

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We switch now to Holyrood where MSPs will ask ministers about the decision that Scottish secondary school pupils and staff will have to wear face coverings in corridors, communal areas and school buses from next Monday 31 August.

There will also be questions on delayed discharge to care homes and when cancer surgery will be restored to full capacity.

You can watch topical questions here with us on the live page.

Here are the headlines from Tuesday's daily government briefing:

• The first minister confirms Scottish secondary school pupils will have to wear face coverings in corridors, communal areas and school buses from next Monday 31 August
• Covid-19 testing capacity in Scotland is to be increased following a "major spike" in demand
• Three new mobile testing units will be deployed and capacity at regional testing centres will also be increased

• Detailed guidance on face coverings and schools will be published on the Scottish government website this afternoon

• The first minister confirms the number of positive cases linked to the 2 Sisters processing plant in Coupar Angus has risen to 152
• A growing number of cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed among pupils and staff at Scottish schools - find out where here
• There were 44 new cases of Covid-19 in past 24 hours and no deaths with the virus by the daily measure

So secondary school pupils in Scotland will have to wear face coverings between lessons from 31 August.

It's the latest change to the rules on face masks and coverings in the UK, with each country taking its own approach.

Click here to find out the rules for face masks or face coverings across the UK.

Guidance for pupils and staff on the use of face coverings in schools and on school transport has been updated.

In light of the latest scientific and public health advice, including World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, face coverings should now (unless exemptions apply) be worn:

• in secondary schools, by adults and all pupils moving around the school, such as in corridors and communal areas where physical distancing is difficult to maintain
• on dedicated school transport by all children aged five and over, bringing it into line with guidance for public transport

Detailed guidance on face coverings for schools will be published on the Scottish government website, external later this afternoon.

• Here is the current Scottish government guidance on face coverings, external, which will shortly be updated to include schools
• The BBC has created a guide on how to make your own face covering

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David Bol from The Herald says that Public Health Scotland (PHS) has been unable to reach its 20% target for contacting people arriving in Scotland from a country on the quarantine list.

He says the justice secretary told MSPs this was due to a lack of staff.

The first minister says the initial target was 20% of passengers up to a limit of 450 a week. She said PHS had been doing more than the 450 passenger cap but because passengers numbers had been high they had not reached the 20% figure.

"Yes, we are looking at resourcing of that as international travel grows again," she said.

"As we are doing that, we want to make sure that first and foremost we are staffing the contact tracing operation sufficiently to deal with outbreaks."

Callum Clark from Bauer says some employees from the 2 Sisters factory, which is the centre of a cluster of coronavirus cases, have broken self-isolation rules.

He claim his colleagues have filmed a handful of workers heading into a supermarket near the mobile test centre in Coupar Angus. They also have witnesses saying dozens of people are breaking the rules.

Ms Sturgeon says if people do not follow the guidance it will lead to greater transmission.

"That is why I plead with people to follow the guidance," she says.

"I will continue to set out as clearly as I can the reasons why we need people to do this."

Interim Chief Medical Officer Dr Gregor Smith stresses face coverings are not a replacement for other public health measures in schools.

Dr Smith adds social distancing is particularly important and maintaining distancing of at least 1m is beneficial.

"We must try to continue to do that even when people are wearing face coverings."

Im is good but 2m is even better, points out Dr Smith.

In terms of compliance, he points out pupils must be persuaded that it is the right thing to do.

The message is this, it's a benefit to you, your class mates and the people back home as well, he concludes.