balance ofjudgment that has informed the decisions cabinet reached this morning. as i indicated earlier, we will begin to lift the protective measures announced before christmas for monday, but we will do that in a phased way which will allow us to form in the days ahead a clearer picture of the trends in infection and the associated impact. as a quick reminder, the measures i am specifically referring to our limits on attendances at live public events, the requirement for distancing between groups and public indoor places, and the requirement for table service and hospitality venues serving alcohol on the premises. i expect to confirm further dates next week, however, i can confirm today that the attendance limit of 500 at large scale outdoor events will be lifted from monday 17th of january. that means for example spectators will be permitted again at major outdoor sporting events including football fixtures scheduled for early next week and the forthcoming six nations rugby matches.
lifted from monday 17th of january. that means for example spectators will be permitted again at major outdoor sporting events including football fixtures scheduled for early next week and the forthcoming six nations rugby matches. the covid certification scheme will remain in place for these and other events and venues previously covered, but with two important changes. firstly, guidance will now stipulate that the organisers of large events of 1000 or more people should check the certification status of at least 50% of attendance rather than the current 20% or at least 1000 people, whicheverfigure is highest. and second, from monday, the requirement to be fully vaccinated for the purposes of covid certification will include having a booster, if the second dose was more than four months ago. the nhs scotland covid safe app for domestic use will be updated from thursday so that its qr code includes evidence about booster vaccination. it will also be possible to update copies of status
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