Nicola Sturgeon confirms guidance on meeting friends and family from other households as lockdown restrictions ease

Five new deaths from coronavirus have been reported as Scotland gets set to enter phase two of the route map out of lockdown.Latest figures from the Scottish Government show 2,453 people have now succumbed to the disease.Giving her daily briefing, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she expected to confirm a further easing of restrictions on Thursday  - although she warned that not all measures would be implemented overnight.It is expected that some personal restrictions will be lifted and

Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister confirmed she is optimistic that in 10 days the country could start to make more headway in its attempts to ease restrictions.She said the nation was now at a “crucial juncture” in its long running fight against the virus.

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independence “as soon as possible” - but her focus is on tackling the coronavirus crisis. At her daily media briefing, the First Minister looked forward “normality” when the country can start discussing constitutional debate again.

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