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Coronavirus: Sturgeon reinforces stay at home message after Johnson statement Coronavirus: Sturgeon reinforces stay at home message after Johnson statement
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has stressed that the "stay at home" message remains in place in Scotland after Boris Johnson unveiled his plans for easing the lockdown. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has stressed the "stay at home" message remains in place in Scotland after Boris Johnson announced his "conditional plan" to reopen society.
The prime minister said people in England who cannot work from home should be "actively encouraged" to return to their jobs from Monday. During his statement, the prime minister urged people to "stay alert, control the virus and save lives".
He also urged people to "stay alert, control the virus and save lives". But Ms Sturgeon said there should be a "simpler" message and that people in Scotland should still be stay at home.
Ms Sturgeon said the message remained for people in Scotland to stay at home. The once-a-day exercise limit will be removed in Scotland from Monday.
The first minister also stressed the advice to businesses in Scotland had not changed. But Ms Sturgeon said people must still stay close to home and emphasised the move does not extend to picnics, sunbathing or barbeques.
She had earlier announced that the once-a-day exercise limit will be removed in Scotland from Monday. During his address in Sunday evening, Mr Johnson said people in England who could not work from home should return to the workplace - but avoid public transport.
But she said people must still stay close to home and emphasised the move does not extend to picnics, sunbathing or barbeques. Mr Johnson said people could do more outdoor exercise, and announced that a new five-level Covid Alert System would govern how quickly lockdown restrictions could be eased.
The first minister said the Sunday papers had been the first place she had seen the UK government's new slogan and admitted: "I do not know what 'Stay Alert' means." Ms Sturgeon said the prime minister should have stressed "more strongly" that most of the changes he referred to in his speech applied to England.
"When he talks about things like border control, he is talking for the whole UK, but really all of us have a duty right now to be as clear as possible and, having watched the prime minister, I think there is still some room for some simpler messages," she said.
Ms Sturgeon said the Scottish government was being "deliberately cautious" and was taking "baby steps".
And she added: "If you change the message from stay at home to something vaguer then you don't give clear messages to the public."
The first minister stressed the advice to businesses in Scotland had not changed and she was not encouraging anyone to go back to work.
She said different parts of the UK were at different stages of the infection curve, and that the "all-important R number" was thought to be higher north of the border.
The first minister had earlier said that she had first learned about the UK government's new slogan in the Sunday papers and admitted: "I do not know what 'Stay Alert' means."
Ms Sturgeon accepted the need for other parts of the UK to move at different speeds, based on scientific evidence and said she is committed to the closest possible cooperation.Ms Sturgeon accepted the need for other parts of the UK to move at different speeds, based on scientific evidence and said she is committed to the closest possible cooperation.
But she added: "We should not be reading of each other's plans for the first time in newspapers and decisions that are taken for one nation only, for good evidence based reasons, should not be presented as if they apply UK-wide.But she added: "We should not be reading of each other's plans for the first time in newspapers and decisions that are taken for one nation only, for good evidence based reasons, should not be presented as if they apply UK-wide.
"Clarity of message is paramount if we expect all of you to know what we are asking of you and as leaders we have a duty to deliver that clarity to those that we are accountable to, not to confuse it."Clarity of message is paramount if we expect all of you to know what we are asking of you and as leaders we have a duty to deliver that clarity to those that we are accountable to, not to confuse it.
"To that end I have asked the UK government not to deploy their 'stay alert' advertising campaign in Scotland.""To that end I have asked the UK government not to deploy their 'stay alert' advertising campaign in Scotland."
Ms Sturgeon added that the message in Scotland is not "stay at home if you can" but rather "stay at home full stop".Ms Sturgeon added that the message in Scotland is not "stay at home if you can" but rather "stay at home full stop".
She was speaking after latest figures show the number of deaths has increased by 10 to 1,587, while the number of positive cases is now 13,486.She was speaking after latest figures show the number of deaths has increased by 10 to 1,587, while the number of positive cases is now 13,486.
'Mixed messages' The first minister said the new guidelines governing exercise in Scotland were not a "licence to meet up in groups" in parks or beaches.
The first minister said the R number "may be higher" in Scotland, where the first positive case was confirmed on 1 March, than other parts of the UK.
But she said "real progress" has been made in recent weeks and cautioned against easing restrictions too soon or sending out "mixed messages".
Ms Sturgeon added: "Let me be very blunt about the consequences if we were to do that. People will die unnecessarily and instead of being able to loosen restrictions, hopefully in the near future, we will be faced instead with having to tighten them.
"We must not take that risk."
The first minister said the new guidelines governing exercise were not a "licence to meet up in groups" in parks or beaches.
She also emphasised the ongoing need for people to maintain social distancing and not mix with other households.She also emphasised the ongoing need for people to maintain social distancing and not mix with other households.
Ms Sturgeon said the move will bring "health and wellbeing benefits", especially to those who live in flats and children.Ms Sturgeon said the move will bring "health and wellbeing benefits", especially to those who live in flats and children.
Guidelines concerning the range of outdoor activities, reopening garden centres and the resumption of some outdoor work will also be considered in the coming days.Guidelines concerning the range of outdoor activities, reopening garden centres and the resumption of some outdoor work will also be considered in the coming days.
The Scottish government will also be speaking to councils about the prospect of re-opening waste and recycling centres.The Scottish government will also be speaking to councils about the prospect of re-opening waste and recycling centres.
The first minister said an update on these developments will be issued next weekend.The first minister said an update on these developments will be issued next weekend.