UK coronavirus live: Scotland records no Covid deaths for second day; quarantine rules come into force
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Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, has announced that no one has been recorded to have died in Scotland from confirmed Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, for the second day running.
Sturgeon said this was very welcome news but cautioned against assuming the crisis was over. That result only included people with laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 cases, but it meant the total deaths by that measure remained at 2,415.
More courts and tribunal buildings are to reopen in England and Wales as the lockdown eases.
The Justice Secretary, Robert Buckland praised the judiciary and court staff for ensuring that “justice has not stood still” in recent months, as he said that the latest move will give people confidence that justice can “continue to be done in a way that is safe”.
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