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Holly Lennon

When hairdressers and barbers could reopen as lockdown is phased out in Scotland

Guidance has been published on when hairdressers and barbers could reopen in Scotland as coronavirus lockdown is phased out.

Following the publication of the Scottish Government's routemap out of lockdown, we now have a rough idea of when we might be able to get our hair cut.

Speaking at her daily briefing, the First Minister joked that the reopening of hairdressers is a priority for 'almost every woman in the country - and some men' and confirmed that they will be covered under Phase 3 of the plan.

The phase states that larger retail, pubs an restaurants and personal retail services can reopen in indoor spaces, with physical distancing and increased hygiene routines.

There's no specific guidance on when each phase will begin. If current measures continue to suppress the virus, then Phase 1 will begin on May 28.

Each phase will be reviewed every three weeks and measures are subject to change if the criteria isn't met.

To move on the Phase 3, the R has to be consistently low and there has to be further sustained decline in infectious cases.

Any signs of resurgence will be closely monitored as part of enhanced community survillence.

Ms Sturgeon explained: "We will make decisions on when and to what extent we can move to these phases carefully and on the basis of evidence.

"And we will carry out formal reviews at least every 3 weeks, though I hope we can move more quickly than that if the evidence allows."

A full rundown of the phases is available here.

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