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| Scotland's roadmap out of lockdown unveiled | Scotland's roadmap out of lockdown unveiled |
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| The reopening of Scotland's economy - including shops, bars, restaurants, gyms and hairdressers - is expected to start in the last week of April, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. | The reopening of Scotland's economy - including shops, bars, restaurants, gyms and hairdressers - is expected to start in the last week of April, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. |
| She said there would be a "progressive easing" of restrictions before then, with four people from two households allowed to meet outdoors from 15 March. | She said there would be a "progressive easing" of restrictions before then, with four people from two households allowed to meet outdoors from 15 March. |
| All primary and more secondary school pupils could return from that date. | All primary and more secondary school pupils could return from that date. |
| It is hoped to lift the stay at home restriction on 5 April. | It is hoped to lift the stay at home restriction on 5 April. |
| Ms Sturgeon said the Scottish government's strategic framework was "deliberately cautious" at this stage. | |
| Live coverage of the first minister's statement | Live coverage of the first minister's statement |
| Is vaccination slowing Scotland's Covid death rate? | Is vaccination slowing Scotland's Covid death rate? |
| Covid deaths falling as vaccine 'having an effect' | Covid deaths falling as vaccine 'having an effect' |
| "But in the coming weeks, if the data allows and positive trends continue, we will seek to accelerate the easing of restrictions," she said. | "But in the coming weeks, if the data allows and positive trends continue, we will seek to accelerate the easing of restrictions," she said. |
| However, opposition parties said the statement "fell short" of expectations and lacked clarity on its "ultimate goal". | |
| On Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that shops, hairdressers, gyms and outdoor hospitality in England could reopen on 12 April as part of a four-step plan to ease lockdown. | |
| Ms Sturgeon said the aim in Scotland was to move fully back to a levels system of restrictions from the last week in April. | |
| "At that stage, we hope that all parts of the country currently in level four will be able to move out of level four and back initially to level three - possibly with some revision to the content of the levels." | "At that stage, we hope that all parts of the country currently in level four will be able to move out of level four and back initially to level three - possibly with some revision to the content of the levels." |
| The youngest pupils returned to school this week | The youngest pupils returned to school this week |
| She said that from the last week of April, the government would expect to see "phased but significant re-opening of the economy, including non essential retail, hospitality and services like gyms and hairdressers". | She said that from the last week of April, the government would expect to see "phased but significant re-opening of the economy, including non essential retail, hospitality and services like gyms and hairdressers". |
| More detail will be set out in mid-March, including the order in which parts of the economy will reopen. | More detail will be set out in mid-March, including the order in which parts of the economy will reopen. |
| The aim is for a "progressive easing" of the level four restrictions at three-week intervals. | The aim is for a "progressive easing" of the level four restrictions at three-week intervals. |
| Scotland's youngest children and some senior pupils returned to the classroom on Monday, and Ms Sturgeon said schools were the "immediate priority". | Scotland's youngest children and some senior pupils returned to the classroom on Monday, and Ms Sturgeon said schools were the "immediate priority". |
| It is hoped that the next phase will see the remaining primary school pupils and more senior pupils back in the classroom "for at least part of their learning" from 15 March. | It is hoped that the next phase will see the remaining primary school pupils and more senior pupils back in the classroom "for at least part of their learning" from 15 March. |
| The rules on outdoor mixing would also be relaxed on that date, with up to four people from two households allowed to meet, and non-contact sports for under-18s resuming. | |
| The final phase of the return to school would take place on 5 April, when it is hoped to lift the stay at home restrictions. | The final phase of the return to school would take place on 5 April, when it is hoped to lift the stay at home restrictions. |
| At least six people from two households should be able to meet together outdoors from that date, and communal worship will be allowed to resume. | |
| The levels system of restrictions would then be reintroduced from 26 April, along with a "more substantial" reopening of society and the economy. | |
| "It is important to stress, of course, that all of this depends on us continuing to suppress the virus now - and continuing to accept some trade-offs for a period, for example on international travel," said Ms Sturgeon. | |
| "However, if we do so, I am optimistic that we can make good progress in returning more normality to our lives and the economy." | |
| 'Holding document' | |
| The Scottish Conservatives' Holyrood leader, Ruth Davidson, said the statement "fell short of public expectations". | |
| "We didn't get information about when measures like social distancing will end and when we will be able to do something as basic as give a loved one a hug," she said. | |
| "Everyone understands that we might not be able to give people absolute certainty - but they were at least expecting the first minister to give them some kind of hope. | |
| "Nothing has been published about what happens after 26 April. This isn't a route map out of Covid, it is holding document." | |
| Scottish Labour's interim leader, Jackie Baillie, said the statement lacked clarity on its "ultimate goal". | |
| She also called for a revised testing strategy which includes mass community testing where appropriate. | |
| RULES: What are the restrictions in your area? | |
| LOCKDOWN: Six months that changed our lives | |
| CASES: Where are the latest cases in Scotland? | |
| VACCINE: When will Scots be vaccinated against Covid? | |
| WHO? The people who have died with Covid-19 |