Social distancing has slowed the spread of coronavirus in Scotland.
Deputy chief medical officer Gregor Smith told a press conference lead by Nicola Sturgeon today that the rate of transmission has reduced by two thirds.
Before social distancing measures were put in place, for every one case of coronavirus, you were likely to pass it on to three more people. That rate is now below one, he said.
Dr Gregor Smith said: "This is a nasty little virus that spreads easily and prays on those who are especially vulnerable in our society.
"The reproduction rate sat at over three, what this means is that for every person that caught the virus, they spread it to at least three others"
"So one case became three cases and each of those three people spread it to another three people to make nine cases."
"The actions you've taken have managed to reduce the rate of reproduction by two thirds, the reproduction rate is now calculated to be under one."
"The virus has not gone away, but it is spreading much less readily than it was before
"So one person is likely on average to spread it to less than one more person."
The rate of new cases has also slowed in Scotland which has led to a lower number of hospital admissions.
While Dr Gregor Smith said he is "confident" the deaths in Scotland will soon slow, he is warning people not to get complacent.
He said stopping social distancing now would be like getting rid of a parachute, "before you have landed back on former ground."
