In her most detailed route map yet, the first minister says restrictions should be substantially lifted by June
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Nicola Sturgeon has announced that Scotland’s hairdressers, car showrooms and garden centres will be allowed to reopen in three weeks time, as she forecast the country’s lockdown could be substantially lifted by June.
The first minister said the overall decline in Covid infections and rapid expansion of vaccinations meant she expected to see lockdown restrictions on the mainland shifting down a tier to level 3 and Scotland’s islands to level 2 by 26 April. Continue reading...
