Good evening,

The Scottish death toll, according to the National Records of Scotland, has risen above 2,000 for the first time. However, the number of deaths per week has dropped for the second week in succession and Nicola Sturgeon has hinted that restrictions on movement could soon be eased a little.

It will still be quite some time before everything is back to normal, but we can all play a part in making sure that it comes sooner rather than later.

Please continue to follow the guidelines as strictly as you can. Keep yourself and your loved ones safe.

Here are tonight's headlines:

• Thirty four people in Scotland have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Scottish Government. A total of 2,007 patients have now died in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said.
• A leading expert is urging the Scottish Government to “bid quickly” for the antibody test that can determine whether people have been infected with coronavirus in the past.
• Social media site Twitter has said employees can opt to continue home working "forever" after the Covid-19 crisis eases.
• Lord Sugar has branded Piers Morgan a 'sickening bully" after the controversial Good Morning Britain host laid into the UK Government over its handling of coronavirus crisis.
• A carer who became an internet sensation after footage of her dancing with an elderly care home resident went viral has been found dead in her home.

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