A Freedom Day of sorts arrives in Scotland and England tomorrow, not with a bang but a ping. The “pingdemic” has been born.
The opening of a new chapter in our battle against Covid will not be met with air-punching jubilation but expressions of confusion - given the hotch-potch of restrictions with some being lifted in some places but not in others - and anxiety - given the surge in infections.
While limits on social gatherings will be eased with greater freedom for hospitality venues, legal obligations on social distancing and mask wearing as well as recommendations about working from home will be different in different parts of the country.