Nicola Sturgeon yesterday announced a series of important dates as Scotland continues to emerge from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.
The First Minister revealed details of the Scottish Government’s new Covid roadmap in an address to MSPs at Holyrood on Tuesday.
The document has future implications for the legal requirements over face coverings and contact tracing over the coming weeks and months.
Details of a new Covid threat levels system was also unveiled by the SNP leader.
And while this move to living with Covid was announced, Nicola Sturgeon continued to urge Scots to remain vigilant from the threat posed by the virus.
Sturgeon said: “Covid is unfortunately still with us and we must therefore remain vigilant and prepared for the threats it poses.
"But today’s new framework is an important moment in our recovery. It marks the point at which we move away, hopefully sustainably, from legal restrictions, and rely instead on sensible behaviours, adaptations and mitigations."
Here are some important dates in Scotland’s recovery from the pandemic over the coming weeks.
February 28
- Covid vaccine passport scheme to come to an end. The app will remain available to support businesses wishing to implement a voluntary scheme.
March
- Scots aged five to 11-years-old to receive appointments for their vaccine from mid-March
- Care home residents, Scots aged over 75 and everyone over 12 that is immunosuppressed will receive second booster dose from this month
- The Scottish Government is expected to published a detailed transition plan on the future of the Test and Protect programme this month
March 21
- Legal requirement to wear face coverings in certain indoor settings and on public transport will be converted to guidance
- The legal requirement for certain businesses and service providers to collect the details of customers for contact tracing proposed will be scrapped
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