The Scottish Government announced the first case of Covid-19 on March 1 2020, in a Tayside resident who had recently travelled from Italy and was admitted to hospital and treated in isolation.
One year on, the country is once again in lockdown and 9,347 people have died with the virus, according to National Records of Scotland (NRS) data.
But a routemap out of this lockdown has been announced and the vaccination programme is making promising progress.
Here are the 48 key dates from the last 12 months in pictures.
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5. June 2020
JUNE 7 - No new coronavirus deaths are reported for the first time since lockdown began. JUNE 19 - Phase two of easing lockdown allows people who live alone or solely with under-18s to meet another household indoors without physical distancing in an “extended household”. JUNE 22/23 - Face coverings become compulsory on public transport. Plans for “blended learning” in schools when they return are scrapped. Photo: John Devlin
6. July 2020
JULY 10- Phase three allows up to 15 people from five households to meet outdoors, or eight people from up to three households indoors. Face coverings become mandatory in shops. JULY 15 - Hairdressers, indoor pubs and restaurants, museums and galleries reopen. Places of worship reopen for communal prayer and congregational services. Photo: TOBIAS SCHWARZ
7. August 2020
AUGUST 5 - Tough restrictions are reimposed in Aberdeen due to a cluster of cases. AUGUST 11 - Pupils return to school. AUGUST 31 - Masks become mandatory in secondary school corridors and communal areas. Gyms and swimming pools reopen. Photo: Google
8. September 2020
SEPTEMBER 1 - New restrictions on visiting other households are introduced in Glasgow, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire. SEPTEMBER 7 - These are extended to East Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire as Ms Sturgeon says the Scottish Government may need to “put the brakes” on easing lockdown. SEPTEMBER 10 - Social gatherings are restricted to six people from two households. The Test and Protect app is launched. A day later, household restrictions are introduced in Lanarkshire. SEPTEMBER 25 - A ban on indoor household visits and a “strict nationwide curfew” for pubs and restaurants begins. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell