After almost four months in lockdown, Scotland will take its first steps back to some form of normality on Monday, April 26.
With significant lockdown changes coming in, we are asking Glasgow Live readers to share how they feel about them in our new survey.
Nicola Sturgeon announced the easing of lockdown restrictions on Tuesday, which will include the reopening of hospitality, gyms, non-essential retail, beauty salons, museums and galleries as well as non-essential travel to other parts of the UK.
Further key Level 3 changes from Monday include:
- adults on the shielding list can return to the workplace, if they cannot work from home, while children who have been shielding can return to school
- non-essential work inside people’s homes – such as painting, decorating or repairing – will be permitted, subject to mitigations
- non-essential informal childcare will resume
- driving lessons and tests can take place, while gyms and swimming pools can reopen for individual exercise
- the attendance limit for funerals and weddings – and related events such as receptions – will increase to 50
- cafés, pubs and restaurants can resume full outdoor service, subject to local licensing, and serve food indoors without alcohol until 8pm
- takeaways to resume normal service, with physical distancing and face masks in premises
But some things won't change. Indoor socialising is still not allowed, the government will still be asking people to work from home wherever possible and there won’t be any overseas travel allowed apart from existing exemptions. People must also continue to follow social distancing rules even when meeting up.
The First Minister said that if everyone follows the rules, it is expected that all of Scotland will move to Level 2 on Monday, May 17.
We want to know what you think about the changes. Fill in the survey below:
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