First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed she will make further announcements on the timeline of the roadmap out of lockdown tomorrow.
A charity is warning of a crisis in social care for children and young people with disabilities and their families across the Highlands.
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has struck a deal to produce the Oxford University-developed vaccine should “the science come off”.
The plea comes as the cash-strapped council urgently makes plans to get 50,000 pupils back in full time education
There is a downward trend of Covid-19 linked UK deaths, based on a seven day rolling average.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcomed new figures which show the number of Covid-19 related deaths has fallen for the seventh week in a row.
There have been no new deaths registered in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in the last week.
UK scientists have discovered that a medicine which is more than 60 years old is effective in reducing deaths from Covid-19.
Nicola Sturgeon has said it is “almost certain” Scotland will need the furlough scheme to be extended beyond October after a leap in jobless numbers.
Data shows the number of new cases of coronavirus across the UK fell by 109 while nationwide 38 people died in the last 24 hours.
There were no new deaths in Scotland in the last 24 hours among those with a confirmed case of Covid-19, according to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
The reproduction rate of Covid-19 has remained unchanged in the UK according to transport secretary Grant Shapps.
First Minister says the alternatives to inaction would risk lives by easing the lockdown or put huge pressure on business
UK health secretary Matt Hancock has claimed the latest data shows that Covid-19 is now “in retreat.”
The estimated number of people with Covid-19 in Scotland is now thought to stand at around 4500.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced people living alone in England are to be allowed to visit one other household without social distancing.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the Test and Protect system has so far detected hundreds of new Covid-19 cases across Scotland.
Two more deaths from Covid-19 have been confirmed in the NHS Highland area, bringing the total so far to 113.
The UK daily total of positive Covid-19 tests has hit its lowest level since the end of March as just 1205 more people contracted the virus.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said phase two of easing the lockdown could begin in 10 days’ time if everyone obeys the current lockdown rules.