The first minister has said schools and nurseries across Scotland will close from the end of this week and may not reopen before the summer.
Nicola Sturgeon announced the move as it was confirmed a third patient in Scotland has died after testing positive for Covid-19.
The total number of coronavirus cases is now 227, up 32 on Tuesday.
Ms Sturgeon said: "My view is that it is now inevitable that we will close schools and nurseries.
"My planning assumption is that schools will close to pupils at the end of this week. I wanted today to give parents notice of that."
