Nicola Sturgeon briefing LIVE: First Minister updates the country on coronavirus

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Quarantine has now been lifted for all Scots travelling back from Spain as more lockdown measured are eased.

Monday saw positive cases in Scotland down by a third.

Coronavirus in Scotland LIVE

A major breakthrough has seen the country one step closer to a Covid-19 vaccine.

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