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Nicola Sturgeon has said it is Not Yet known when The Peak of the Corona Virus epidemic in Scotland.

The First Minister dismissed speculation that special measures could begin to be soon phased out.

she spoke as new figures are a further 46 people with the coronavirus died in Scotland confirmed, taking the total number to 172.

Ms Sturgeon said that 3,001 people had now tested positive for The Virus , an increase of 399 from Thursday.

There are 1,321 patients in the hospital that were diagnosed with The Virus , including 176 treated on the intensive care unit.

The First Minister said the Scottish Government daily coronavirus briefing that you had hoped, "more security", if The Virus could peak in "The Next weeks".

And you modeling said, how the epidemic is likely to play, was Away from computer-simulations models filled with "real data" that can be diagnosed more cases of The Virus .

she added: "I want to be clear, and I can only speak for Scotland, that Nothing what I saw - Absolutely Nothing - would Give Me any basis whatsoever, that this virus peaks in a week.

"I know it will be media-news about the whole of the United Kingdom today, people listen, and if I were to ask more people to do The Right thing, it is important that I do that on the basis of openness.

"I don't want to listen to people, something that is, in my view, for Scotland to be the case. "

Ms sturgeon would also like to thank the people for the observance of the lockdown measures So Far , and you are urged not to fall into the temptation to relax, their social distance, over Easter.

Scotland' s coronavirus case figures correct as of 14:00 on the 3. April 2020Source: the Scottish Government

Ms sturgeon, the view was Scotland's chief medical officer, Dr Catherine Calderwood, Who Said it would be "Many months" before the country is able "to this virus", without The Risk of re-emerging.

She Said : "Every Day we notice more and more people infected with The Virus , as The Day before, and more people admitted to the hospital and in the ICU, and more death cases of day-to-day as we go through this epidemic.

"So, at The Moment We Are not able to give a clear date of when The Peak would be.

"What would we have for The First the slowdown in the rate of Those People is always positive, and We Are not seeing that yet. In fact, the examined proportion of people who are positive, increases from day to day and has done for the last Two to three weeks. "

have Set Up in Many hospitals, the drive-through Tests for areas

Ms Sturgeon has said that the NHS in Scotland-testing would increase capacity from 1,900 A Day , to at least 3,500 "to The End of this month, at the latest", and denied that this is less demanding than in other parts of the UK.

UK health Minister Matt Hancock has said the goal of 100,000 tests per day in England - But Ms Sturgeon set, it is not fair to compare that the Scottish Government 3,500 goal.

said she: "The 3,500-goal we have set for The End of this month, at the latest, was synonymous with The First Pillar of The Five pillars, Matt Hancock outlined yesterday.

"the United Kingdom is The Target of 25,000 by The End of April, so in proportion, our goal is to be a little more ambitious than the British. "

"It's over, and above, where the UK gets to 100,000, and what I'm saying is that, by the same measures that Scotland will get to a position that is proportional to the same. "

More cases, more people in the hospital, more deaths. This gloomy briefing highlights the gloomy fact that Corona Virus is spreading fast and infecting more and more people

Yesterday, the British government has to test plans for Nhs England 's 100,000 people Every Day , from The End of April. Nicola Sturgeon was pressed on the Scottish opponent and gave a robust answer.

she insists the Scottish Target of 3,500 per day by The End of this month - more ambitious than the German goal.

She Said , the correct comparison with England 's tests in the NHS and in Public Health laboratories - what are the so - called "Pillar a" Target -25,000 tests per day.

The Rest of the Pillar Two would be of higher education institutions and private partners such as Amazon and boots. The First Minister says, means that Scotland is out-test England . to prepare

The NHS continues, and we said to Scottish hospitals now have 500 ventilators for severely ill patients. Orders will be said in the space for more, We Are , and there is no upper limit on how Many of the NHS to buy.

There is No End in sight. Easter is approaching and The Weather improved, the current lockdown will be more difficult for Many wears.

But Nicola Sturgeon was at pains to make it clear, there is no sign of danger-and Death Toll -the climax of Easter. She Said , it is still uncertain when that will be - and the restrictions will be in place for "a long series of weeks".

Current Test is only reliable, confirmed, in the, has anyone coronavirus, But both the Scottish and UK government's hope that a reliable anti-body test which tells whether you have previously had the disease, will soon be available.

The Scottish Government also plans around the anti-body Test, But the First Minister warned against expectations that such a start could, in the foreseeable future.

"this type of test does not currently exist," She Said . "We hope to do it soon, But the fact is that there may be still some time Away . "

Scotland' s coronavirus death source: Scottish Government

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Source of news: bbc.com