296 people have now died from coronavirus in Scotland - an increase of 74 deaths overnight.
18.03.2020 - 17:41 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Schools and nurseries in Perth and Kinross are set to shut at the end of the week, following an announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Speaking today (Wednesday, March 18), Ms Sturgeon said closing schools down was “inevitable by the end of the week” due to the coronavirus outbreak.
She said the scientific position has moved in the direction of advising schools to be closed, and she said they may not reopen before the summer holidays.
John Swinney, who is education minister and MSP for
296 people have now died from coronavirus in Scotland - an increase of 74 deaths overnight.
Scotland's care homes are in crisis as deaths from coronavirus spiral and staff raise fears over lack of protective equipment.
The number of people who have died after contracting the coronavirus in Scotland has risen to 222, it has been announced today.
222 people have now died from coronavirus in Scotland - an increase of 2 deaths overnight.
220 people have now died from coronavirus in Scotland - after an increase of two deaths overnight.
A drive through coronavirus testing centre is to open at Glasgow Airport within the next few days, the Express can reveal.
172 people have now died from coronavirus in Scotland – after an increase of 46 deaths overnight.
A temporary morgue to hold up to 100 bodies is being constructed in Edinburgh amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Nicola Sturgeon says the first thing she’ll do after the coronavirus lockdown is lifted is hug her parents and mother-in-law.
There are now 221 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ayrshire and Arran.
Thirty-three people have died in Scotland from coronavirus - an increase of eight overnight.
Scots police now have powers to prosecute or fine people who are not following social distancing measures introduced earlier this week.
The number of people who have died in Scotland from coronavirus has reached 25, an increase of three overnight.
The number of people who have died in Scotland from coronavirus has reached 22.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called on hair salons, building sites and non-essential shops to close.
The number of people who have died in Scotland from coronavirus has reached 14 as the total number of positive cases rises to 499 - an increase of 83 overnight.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has told the public that coronavirus advice should be treated as a set of rules and "shouldn't be seen as optional".
Schools and nurseries in West Lothian are likely to shut by the end of the week after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said closures across Scotland were now "inevitable".