Coronavirus in Scotland: 64 more deaths in hospital - BBC News
Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland is 'ready to go' with more testing for key workers as the number of positive cases rises to 9,697.
Could people be allowed to meet a limited number of others to ease some of the isolation of lockdown? Image caption: Could people be allowed to meet a limited number of others to ease some of the isolation of lockdown?

Earlier today, the term 'bubble groups' was mentioned by the first minister as a possible way forward, the idea being that people could meet a strictly limited number of others outside their own households as lockdown measures are eased.

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman did not exactly burst the bubble but did say that the concept had "not entirely been decided yet".

She told BBC Radio Scotland: "What was set out was the critical factors we will look at, the way by which will we take decisions - we do really want to hear from the public.

"We need more weeks of the current lockdown to be sure, but it looks like there are signs of hope, that we are depressing the virus sufficiently so that we can begin to consider measures to ease the restrictions.

"We need to look at all the data and say 'if we did X or Y, what would be the impact?' The bottom line is that we are going to be living with this virus for some time to come.

"What we need to find is a better balance for more normal living, although we won't go back to how it was before, while we control it."