Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Saturday.
2. Soldiers arrive in Scotland to drive ambulancesto help ease pressure on the NHS
. Some 114 Ministry of Defence personnel will be carrying out non-emergency driving work from Sunday for an estimated two months. A further 111 personnel will help run mobile Covid testing units. There have been reports of patients facing long waits for help to arrive. Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said he expected the additional resources, along with other measures, would produce a "significant improvement" in waiting times.
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