Details of which countries people in Scotland can travel to and from without quarantine are expected tomorrow.

However, Nicola Sturgeon said she will not simply rubber stamp decisions already taken for England by the UK Government.

Ms Sturgeon has been urged by airport bosses and others in the aviation and travel industry to come to a decision on so called “air bridges” with other countries.

The boss of Glasgow Airport Derek Provan has called for a four nations UK approach to reaching agreements with other countries.

And Barrhead Travel in Glasgow has said it will be making staff redundant because if the loss of business since lockdown.

Ms Sturgeon however, said the government will not be rushed into announcements or decisions.

She said : “I understand the impatience here but we must take these decisions properly.

“If people want a First Minister that is just going to be a rubber stamp for decisions taken elsewhere at any point, but particularly where she has a concern that those decisions may not be absolutely the right ones given the circumstances we face in Scotland, then that is not me.

“We need to do that careful analysis, we need to weigh up the risks and benefits ourselves, and we need to come to a considered view overall.”

The UK Government has listed Spain, France, Italy, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus in its low risk category where travellers to and from England do not need to self-isolate on their return.

Dr Gregor Smith, chief medical officer, said the changing global situation had to be carefully assessed.

He said: “As community transmission becomes much less across Scotland, one of the considerations we have got to make is how we prevent fresh importations of Covid-19 from other country.

“The situation internationally right now is very volatile, we’re seeing a lot of countries - not just across Europe but across the globe - where there are very changing pictures domestically.

“We want to make sure as we take these very important decisions we have got the latest information and data available to us so we can make a very safe decision.”

The latest coronavirus statistics showed there had been one furhter death in Scotland taking the total to 2489 where a person tested positive.

There were two new positive cases recorded taking the total in Scotland, since the outbreak began, to 18,302.

Ms Sturgeon said there were 699 people currently in hospital with confirmed or suspected coronavirus, which was an increase of 17, but a decrease of eight in confirmed cases.

The statistics show the number in hospital who are confirmed as having coronavirus is 376.

There are 125 care homes in Scotland with a current suspected cases of coronavirus among its residents.

There were seven patients in intensive care a decrease of one.

In the Greater Glasgow and NHS health board area the total number of cases since March now stands at 4,862.

There are currently 202 people in hospitals across the area.