Scotland could be be Covid-free in a matter of months, a leading expert has suggested. A professor at Edinburgh University thinks the country is on track to eliminate the coronavirus by the end of the summer.
Prof Devi Sridhar believes Scotland will return to normal - if progress can be maintained. The number of worldwide coronavirus cases has now passed 10 million since the start of the pandemic, new figures confirmed today.
But there were no confirmed deaths from the virus on Friday or Saturday north of the border, officials announced. However, the biggest problem in keeping the current infection levels is an open border with England.