Coronavirus lockdown restrictions ease further across Scotland

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Media captionHundreds of purchasers comprise braved the rain to queue out of doorways an Ikea in Glasgow

More coronavirus lockdown restrictions comprise been eased in Scotland with more areas reopening.

Because the adjustments are expected to lead to public transport getting busier, the Scottish authorities has made face coverings obligatory.

From Monday, dentists comprise been ready to reopen to care for patients who decide to be seen urgently.

Locations of care for are also allowed to reopen for person prayer – but now now not communal care for.

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Hundreds of folk waited within the rain to dawdle to Ikea advance Glasgow

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Workers at Ikea had been accessible to attend customers navigate the store’s contemporary manner following the lifting of restrictions

And more shops comprise reopened, together with IKEA.

On Monday morning hundreds of purchasers queued within the rain out of doorways the Braehead store.

They waited in a socially-distanced queue which stretched around the automobile park.

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Passengers and workers must now wear face coverings

It modified into once the principle time face coverings had been crucial for commuters on public transport.

Nearly each person on buses, trains, the Glasgow Subway and Edinburgh trams, planes, taxis and interior most hire cabs, besides to enclosed areas on ferries, is anticipated to wear one now.

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On one bus service in Aberdeen, a BBC reporter said after about 3 stops there modified into once a lack of socially distant seats and passengers began sitting in any accessible rental

There are a pair of exceptions, together with those with decided medical cases and minute younger folk.

On one bus service in Aberdeen, BBC reporter Davy Shanks said after about 3 stops there modified into once a lack of socially distant seats and passengers began sitting in any accessible rental. He said now now not all passengers had been carrying a masks.

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Rev Peter Sutton makes preparations to permit rental for interior most prayer within the Memorial Chapel at St Cuthbert’s Parish Church in Edinburgh. Social distancing measures comprise been set apart in purpose on the church, together with hand hygiene stations and a one manner system.

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Rev Peter Sutton washes his hands before making preparations to permit rental for interior most prayer within the Memorial Chapel at St Cuthbert’s

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Parishioners Jacqueline Baillie and Linda Farrer pray within the Memorial Chapel at St Cuthbert’s, which is now delivery for interior most prayer

On Monday, areas of care for had been also allowed to reopen.

Communal care for products and companies are unruffled now now not allowed, but worshippers are allowed to dawdle to for interior most prayer as lengthy as they stick to social distancing principles.

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Officers take a look at horse-containers as they blueprint at Ayr for Scotland’s first meeting support for the reason that resumption of racing

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Professional sport would perchance be allowed to renew now.

Horse racing has returned to Scotland for the principle time since lockdown with a gathering at Ayr.

The sport has been suspended in Scotland since 17 March but restarted in England on 1 June.

Dentists had been also allowed to reopen to patients with “pressing” care wants – but practices can’t carry out decided procedures which generate aerosols, together with drilling.

Patients who want such procedures in an emergency will continue to be directed to hubs where dentists would possibly perchance perchance perchance comprise salvage entry to to more PPE so they are going to moreover be utilized safely.

And the building change would perchance be ready to transfer to the next segment of its restart idea.

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