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The Scottish government confirmed on Friday afternoon that results for two of the five patients in Scotland tested for coronavirus had come back negative.

Emphasising that the risk to the public remained low, Scotland's chief medical officer, Catherine Calderwood, said:

Scotland is well prepared for these types of outbreaks - we have a proven track record of dealing with challenging health issues and the UK was one of the first countries in the world to develop a test for the new virus.

I am being kept fully informed about the precautionary steps being taken, including timely updates on the patients who are currently being tested.