People in Scotland will be told to remain local when the “stay-at-home” order is lifted on 2 April, Nicola Sturgeon said as she plotted a course out of lockdown for the country.
The first minister announced some non-essential shops, including click-and-collect retail services, garden centres and homeware stores, alongside hairdressers, can open from 5 April.
Children will return to full time education after the easter break and from 26 April pubs and other hospitality venues will reopen outdoors.
Earlier, medical experts and leaders across the UK defended the AstraZenecavaccine after several European countries paused its use over concerns that the jab may lead to blood clots.
The World Health Organisation and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) separately said they were evaluating the safety of the vaccine, with the EMA expected to publish updated guidance on Thursday.
Emer Cooke, the EMA's executive director, told a press conference on Tuesday there was currently "no indication" that the jab was the cause of the reported blood clots in a small number of recipients.
On Tuesday morning, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced that Qatar, alongside Ethiopia, Oman and Somalia, will be added to the so-called coronavirus “red list” of high-risk countries on Friday.
Travellers were given 82 hours' notice of the change, which the DfT said was in response to “new data showing an increased risk of importation of variants of concern”.
