Daily coronavirus briefing: Number of Scottish deaths doubles, Prime Minister vows to 'turn the tide'

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the tide can be turned in the coronavirus fight within the next 12 weeks as he updated the public on the timetable for restrictions. [View email online]( [News]( [Sport]( [Arts and Culture]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Mar 19, 2020 Good evening, Focus today has been on the Scottish Parliament where education secretary John Swinney has been giving more detials on the Scottish school closures and what will happen with exams. Meanwhile it has been confirmed the death toll from COVID-19 in Scotland has doubled in a day to six, and the Bank of England has cut interest rates down to 0.1 percent in response to the crisis. Here are some of the day's other key points: - The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that no additonal troops have been deployed in Scotland as part of the wider government response to the coronavirus outbreak. - It has been confirmed that two inmates at HMP Kilmarnock have tested postive for the virus. - Scottish courts are to cut the number of trials during the outbreak. The number of all types of criminal trials will be cut as part of measures to maintain the justice system during the pandemic. - Prime Minister Boris Johnson held his daily press briefing this evening. He said 'we can turn the tide within the next 12 weeks' in the battle against the virus. - Mr Johnson also promised to massively increase testing for COVID-19. - For the very latest NHS advice on coronavirus click [here]( [In full: the measures discussed by Boris Johnson in his daily coronavirus briefing]( Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the tide can be turned in the coronavirus fight within the next 12 weeks as he updated the public on the timetable for restrictions. [{$escapedtitle}]( [Subscribe to The Scotsman today!]( [Article Image]( ['In the midst of two world wars, the exams went ahead': John Swinney school closure impact statement.]( The Education Secretary addressed parliament this afternoon addressing the fall out of school closure [Article Image]( [No extra troops deployed in Scotland as part of coronavirus response]( The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that no additional troops have been deployed in Scotland as part of the wider government response to the coronavirus outbreak. [View more Coronavirus news]( Please note Due to the unprecedented nature of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic we have launched this new daily newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest official information and advice. How to opt out of these emails We are sending these daily Coronavirus email bulletins in addition to our daily newsletter emails. If you would like to opt out of only these additional Public Interest emails, and continue to receive your regular daily newsletters, please [click here](. You have received this email as you have an account on The Scotsman, published by JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. To manage your individual newsletter preferences with the The Scotsman, please [click here]( and log in to your account. Alternatively you can [update]( your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive from JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, or [unsubscribe]( from all future emails. JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with registered number 11499982, having its registered address at Third Floor, 1 King William Street, London, England, EC4N 7AF, United Kingdom. We will process your personal data in accordance with our [privacy policy](.