Scotland's First Minister has set out a proposal for easing the coronavirus lockdown - as she warned that "normal as we knew it is not on the cards in the near future".
Nicola Sturgeon said "lifting the lockdown is not a flick of the switch moment" but more of a gradual change to the current conditions.
Laying out a 26-page document on the possible exit plan, she explained that businesses might be able to reopen if they can keep customers and staff 2 metres apart.
The same would have to be in place in schools with modifications needed in some classrooms.
Ms Sturgeon also suggested some outdoor activities might return - but warned that mass participation events and going to the pub would not be back any time soon.
It came after the Scottish government published a document called "COVID-19 – A Framework for Decision Making".
Ms Sturgeon said the paper was "the start of a process" and she promised to share her government's thinking on an ongoing basis.
She described the document as a "first cut", designed to start an "adult conversation".
She added: "The decisions that lie ahead of all of us are really complex.
"We will, as we have done all along, seek to inform those decisions with the best scientific advice possible.
"But the science will never be exact so we are also required to make very careful judgements."
Her approach is at odds with that of the Westminster government who have so far shied away from explaining its plans for the lockdown to the public.
Today Boris Johnson’s official spokesman insisted the government was treating the public like grown-ups - despite not spelling out an exit plan.
Asked if the UK government agreed with Ms Sturgeon it was incumbent on all governments to involve the public, the spokesman said: “Yes, and that’s exactly what’s happening.”
He added: “We’ve been very up front about the challenges we’ve faced in making sure the NHS is not overwhelmed.”
Ms Sturgeon said that, while her overriding concern was containing the virus, "the lockdown measures we are taking to contain the virus are also doing damage."
She spoke of finding a better balance between the two but said it was essential to "never take our eye off the ball".
"A return to normal as we knew it is not on the cards in the near future," she exlained.
But she said "what we will be seeking to find is a new normal".
She also warned that talk of "lifting the lockdown" sounded like a very dramatic and sudden decision.
She said: "Our steps when we take them will be gradual".
Examples of changes included explaining that "school classrooms may have to be redesigned".
And she said that "Big gatherings and events are likely to be off for some months to come."
The First Minister warned that, if needed, restrictions would also have to be put back in place.
The Scottish government blueprint states: "If, after easing any restrictions, the evidence tells us we are unable to contain the transmission of the virus then we will have to re-impose them, possibly returning to lockdown with little notice.
"While we will do our best to avoid this, it is possible that such a cycle may happen more than once until we reach a point when we have in place an effective vaccine."
In her daily press conference Ms Sturgeon said: "I want to be frank with you every step of the way."
The First Minister described the lockdown measures as "the toughest set of circumstances that the vast majority of us have ever lived through".
She added: "I can't stand here and promise you that it's going to get a whole lot easier soon.
"But as I hope we have started to set out today, if we keep doing the right things and if we consider all of the options carefully and with the right objectives in mind, I do believe there will be a way through and we will find that way through."
