Nicola Sturgeon said the legal requirement for social distancing in Scotland would be removed from next week. She confirmed the country would move beyond level 0 of the Scottish government’s five-tier system of Covid controls from 9 August. But setting out what she described as ‘sensible and cautious’ mitigations, Sturgeon said face coverings would remain mandatory in all indoor settings, and that it would remain a requirement for indoor hospitality and similar venues to collect customers’ contact details
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