Nicola Sturgeon will address the Scottish Parliament later today on the removal of the face mask rule still in place across the country.
The First Minister met with her cabinet to decide if the requirement to wear a covering on public transport and in several other settings will be lifted.
The decision of the cabinet will be announced in Holyrood later today.
Meanwhile, coronavirus cases remain at a high level across Scotland.
The number of patients in hospitals with recently confirmed covid has reached a new record high, with 2,383 people requiring care, up 23 on the previous day, according to latest Scottish Government figures.
There was a drop in the number of patients requiring intensive care which fell to 20, down one on the day before.
Scotland has recorded 39 coronavirus-linked deaths and 9,311 new cases in the past 24 hours, figures published on Tuesday showed.
It means the total number of people who have died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus has risen to 11,359.
So far 4,353,178 people have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccination, 4,092,407 have received their second dose, and have 3,450,121 received a third dose or booster.
Here's all you need to know about the statement:
What time is Nicola Sturgeon speaking?
The First Minister is expected to get to her feet in the Scottish Parliament at around 2pm on Wednesday, March 30.
During her statement Sturgeon will announce the latest covid figures then take questions from opposition leaders Douglas Ross (Tories) and Anas Sarwar (Scottish Labour).
MSPs from all sides will get to ask questions.
Where can I watch the statement?
The update will be streamed on the Daily Record's main Facebook page which can be viewed here.
The Scottish Parliament website will have a stream of the speech as will its Facebook.
If you'd prefer to watch it on the TV then the BBC Scotland channel will have a special programme of the statement which airs at 1.55pm.
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