21st March 2020
Communication received from Scottish Government on 20th March, 7pm:
The First Minister has said that COVID-19 is the biggest challenge of our lifetimes and asked everyone to follow health advice. Restaurants, cafes, pubs, gyms and cinemas are being asked to close.
The Chancellor has unveiled a further series of measures to support businesses.
Following yesterday’s announcement that schools are to close, guidance on childcare provision for key workers has been published.
This is a fast-moving situation and we are working hard to expand the information available. A specific Q&A on rates reliefs and grants was published yesterday and the findbusinesssupport.gov.scot website is updated regularly in relation to Covid-19. There is also a separate HMRC helpline for tax issues at 0800 015 9559.
Updates on public health advice for coronavirus can be found on the NHS Inform website.