Scotland will return to a tiered system from the last week in April, Nicola Sturgeon has said, as she confirmed her ‘framework’ would be staggered by three weeks – two weeks faster than in England.
The First Minister told MSPs the five-level system should see the entire country enter Level 4 and drop down to Level 3, which would see sectors such as non-essential retail reopen from Apr 26. The stay at home restriction will be lifted from Apr 5.
She said: “It is therefore from the last week of April that we would expect to see phased but significant reopening of the economy, including non-essential retail, hospitality and services like gyms and hairdressers.
“And, of course, the more of us who are vaccinated and the more we all stick by the rules now, the faster that safe pace is likely to be – if we all stay in this together, our progress will be greater.”.
Care home restrictions will be eased from early March, and from Mar 15 the next phase of school returns – including primary…
— to www.telegraph.co.uk
