First Minister addressed MSPs at virtual meeting at Holyrood on whether the country was ready to be placed at Level 0 from Monday, July 19.During the announcement the SNP said face masks would remain in place for "some time to come" which is in conflict with what the Prime Minister Boris Johnson said would happen in England.Over the last 24 hours 2,529 people have tested positive for the deadly virus in Scotland.In that same time period four Scots have passed away, it means that 7,761 people have died after returning a positive test since March last year.
Meanwhile an outbreak of Covid-19 at a Scots prison has left families “gravely concerned” as they claim the virus is “out of control.” It comes a week after a nurse described the situation.