What we learned from the 5pm coronavirus briefing

Vaccines- Over-50s first in the queue Matt Hancock set out who could be first in line for a coronavirus vaccine if one is proven to be effective. Priority would be given to frontline health and social care workers, the over-50s and those with heart and kidney disease.

Almost 14,000 jobs have been furloughed in East Ayrshire as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.Figures made available reveal the impact of COVID-19 on the back of the country being locked down on Monday, March 23 in a bid to combat the deadly disease – with Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s programmes preventing jobs being axed.A total of 13,700 employments have been furloughed as part of the job retention scheme (JRS) in East Ayrshire.Meanwhile, 3500 claims have been made through the

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens The £4.5million handed over by the Scottish Government will be used by education chiefs to mitigate the impact of coronavirus on children’s learning.The money is part of the Attainment Challenge Fund and will allow the council to plough cash into schemes that best support children from the area’s most deprived households.It will be shared across all 62 schools in the local authority area. Read More News: The council can also take advantage of a

Scotland's “test and protect” system. Both have the same purpose - to find everyone that people who test positive for coronavirus have been in touch with and get them to self-isolate.

coronavirus test which caused a scare last week, took the 5pm press conference.

1 - That’s still a no-go to sunny SpainMatt Hancock signalled that there is little chance of quarantine rules forcing people into 14 days self-isolation if they return from travel abroad being lifted in time for Scottish school holidays.The policy will be reviewed at the end of June, by which time Scottish schools will be out for the summer.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local

There have been no new recorded deaths from coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours.Latest Scottish Government figures show the disease has claimed the lives of 2,415 people - the same figure as yesterday.In Ayrshire, there's been a slight rise in the number of confirmed cases.That now stands at 1,079 - up two from yesterday.There are 10 people battling the disease in Ayrshire hospitals - also up two on yesterday.There remains fewer than five patients in intensive care in the region with

Covid-19 pandemic must be delivered within months to prepare for a second wave of the disease, Scotland 's former chief scientific adviser has said.

Ayrshire is continuing to slow down, new figures show.

Kate Garraway has left viewers in tears after taking to Good Morning Britain to update fans on her husband's coronavirus battle. Derek Draper, 52, has been in intensive care since 30 March after being hit by the deadly bug.The 53 year old presenter has now taken to her ITV breakfast show for the first time since Derek fell ill and given fans a new update in an extremely moving interview.

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A further 12 people have died from Coronavirus in Scotland bringing the death toll to 2,375.

Piers Morgan has told Good Morning Britain viewers that he has been banned from the government’s daily press briefings.

Matt Hancock has announced the number of people in the UK who have died after testing positive for coronavirus is 39,045.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ayrshire has risen by just two to 1,060.

A top UK Government scientist strongly outlined his position on the Dominic Cummings scandal after being asked to clarify rules at today's live briefing.