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Coronavirus in Scotland: Pubs, restaurants and hairdressers reopen
Jul 15, 2020
Scotland has begun its most significant relaxation of coronavirus measures since the country went into lockdown in March.
Hairdressers and barbers, bars and restaurants, cinemas, tourist attractions, places of worship and childcare settings can now all reopen.
Nicola Sturgeon says it is "the biggest step so far" in exiting lockdown.
But she warned it would also bring the greatest risk for potential resurgence of the virus.
The reopening of indoor spaces requires anti-virus precautions to be in place and all customers will be asked to provide their name and a phone number , as part of the NHS Test and Protect scheme.
Ahead of the easing of restrictions, the first minister warned it was now more important than ever to stick to public health measures.
Image caption Nicola Sturgeon was blunt when she said sticking to public health measures was now more important than ever
She said: "The changes that come into force are the highest risk changes so far since we started to come out of lockdown.
"Many of them involve indoor activity and we know the risk of spreading the virus is significantly higher inside - in a pub for example - than outdoors.
"We also see that in other parts of the world these kinds of places are already being shut down all over again because transmission has increased."
Many businesses are preparing to open their doors for the first time since March, but not all are planning to do so right away.
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