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Nicola Sturgeon yesterday told Scots there are “much brighter times ahead” as she revealed details of how the coronavirus lockdown could be eased. The First Minister said she expected the stay-at-home order would have to remain in place until April 5, but indicated that more children could go back to the classroom from March 15. She also suggested the ban on communal worship could be lifted – possibly in time for Easter and Passover. Ms Sturgeon’s statement to Holyrood did not go as far as Boris Johnson did on Monday – with the Prime Minister having given people in England a four-stage plan that could see all restrictions there lifted by June 21.
Hospital admissions are tailing off slightly , according to the latest figures ANOTHER four people have died in Scotland after contracting coronavirus, Nicola Sturgeon has announced. The deaths, recorded in the past 24 hours among people who had tested positive in the previous 28 days, bring the total under that measurement to 5709. The First Minister warned the latest figure was likely to be an underestimate since registration offices are largely closed over the weekend. However, she said there was “some cautious ground for optimism” due to hospital admissions “tailing off slightly”. Public health expert and Scottish Government adviser Professor Devi Sridhar welcomed the drop in cases.