lockdown since Christma s with non-essential shops shut, almost all hospitality businesses closed and a ban on travelling outwith local council areas.
The First Minister is expected to say that schools can begin reopening to the youngest primary pupils from next week, with limited numbers of senior high school students also allowed to return to class.
But Scots will be hoping she can also provide some detail on when the toughest lockdown restrictions can expect to be eased.The number of positive covid test results has been falling across the country in recent weeks, with the number of coronavirus patients in hospital also dropping.