Scots business welcomes Covid easing but nightclubs rage at 'perpetual limbo'
BUSINESS leaders have welcomed Nicola Sturgeon’s confirmation that Covid lockdown restrictions will ease significantly from Monday.
The First Minister said only Moray, where the virus is four times as prevalent as the national average, was likely to remain in Level 3.
However the rest of the mainland would move down to Level 2, allowing the opening of indoor pubs, cafes and restaurants, cinemas, theatres, casinos bingo halls.
While most islands will move to Level 1, with greater socialising allowed.
Hugging family and friends who had been off-limits will also be allowed in most of Scotland, with no physical distancing required for permitted household visits.