ican i can confirm today that the attendant s limit of 500 at large scale outdoor events will be lifted from monday. that means spectators will be permitted again at major outdoor sporting events, including football fixtures scheduled for early next week and the forthcoming six nations rugby match is. the covid certification scheme will remain in place for these events, but with two important changes. our guidance will now stipulate that the organisers of large events with 1,000 or more people should check the certification status of at least 50% of attendees rather than the current 20% or at least 1,000 people, whicheverfigure is highest. second, from monday, the requirement to be fully vaccinated for the covid certification will include having a booster if the second dose was more than four months ago. nhs scotland status app will be updated from
the attendance limit of 500 at large scale outdoor events will be lifted from monday 17th of january. that means, for example, that 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 scottish tories said this was possible due to the uk vaccination programme and the public. the outlook is much better now, not because of government restrictions but because of people s good sense. the people of scotland got this right, not the government. we will have our first i game here on tuesday. livingston football club say they are delighted that next week s game against dundee can go ahead as normal. it s absolutely fantastic first and foremost for the club. i i think a player wise, staff wise, none of us really wanted to be i playing here in front i ofjust 500 spectators. i think from the fans perspective
of cases in scotland and the rest of the uk, as our health editor hugh pym reports. there have been empty football stadiums in scotland since boxing day, with major matches postponed because of government imposed rules. but not for much longer, with an easing of the restrictions from next week and fans required to show vaccine passports or proof of a negative test. the attendance limit of 500 at large scale outdoor events will be lifted from monday 17th january. that means, for example, that 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. but it s not the same story in wales, where the government has opted not to relax restrictions at this stage, including strict spectator limits at sporting events.