Shopping centres will be able to reopen from Monday 13 July, when dentists and optometrists will be allowed to begin scaling up their work again. The changes which take effect from Friday will increase the size of gatherings that will be allowed in Scotland, and let people meet up indoors for the first time. Couples who do not live together will no longer have to physically distance from Friday onwards, and dates have been set in the coming weeks for the reopening of bars and restaurants, hairdressers and barbers, and the tourist industry.
People will be allowed to meet up in extended groups outdoors, and with two other households indoors, from today.Įxemptions to the 2m (6ft 6in) physical distancing rule will also be introduced from 10 July, although the use of face coverings in shops will be mandatory.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that coronavirus had been suppressed to a 'low level'. People in Scotland will be able to visit other households indoors and stay overnight as the country enters the next phase of easing the lockdown.
