Coronavirus briefing: Scotland's death toll reaches 172 as police reveal numbers fined for breaching lockdown rules

Apr 3, 2020

Good evening everyone,

We're coming to the end of another week and we hope you're managing to stay in good spirits despite the obvious.

Amid the grim news of growing death tolls there are some gaps for the light to get in - and it's important to look for them where we can.

Our Alone Together podcast will help you through the daily challenges we all face, while one 11-year-old boy from Falkirk has drawn a moving map of how he views the UK.

In Glasgow, two young girls covered the front of their home in colourful chalk to raise spirits while you may have noticed more and more rainbows appearing in windows around the country.

We hope you stay safe this weekend, and that reading some of the more positive stories from the last 24 hours helps lift spirits a little bit.

Thank you for your continued support,

Your Scotsman team

Here are the latest coronavirus news stories this evening:

There have now been 172 Covid-19 related deaths in Scotland with 3,001 confirmed cases.
Police in Scotland have issued 140 fines for breaching lockdown rules
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has rejected claims of an early peak in coronavirus levels and warned Scots of a "long haul" ahead to get on top of the virus
Royal Mail chiefs have been urged to provide protective clothing for postal workers in Edinburgh
Hermes delivery staff say they fear becoming 'super spreaders' as they visit up to 130 homes a day
Two British nurses have died with coronavirus over the last 24 hours
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has urged people to stay indoors this weekend despite projected hot weather, telling the UK population: "This is not a request, it is an instruction: stay at home, protect lives."
A total of 3,605 people have now died from coronavirus in the UK as a whole


	Scotland's coronavirus death toll reaches 172 as 3,001 test positive

	The death toll has increased by 46 in the last 24 hours.

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