CORONAVIRUS UPDATE 9th JULY 2020

Move to the 3rd phase of lockdown easing

The first minister has confirmed the move to the third phase of lockdown easing in a statement to the Scottish Parliament.

Indoor gatherings with a maximum of eight people, from three different households, will be allowed from tomorrow – this can include overnight stays.

Shopping centres can reopen from Monday 13th July.

Dentists will reopen on Monday, but they will be limited in what they can do.
Pubs, restaurants, and holiday accommodation can open from Wednesday 15 July.
Hairdressers can reopen from Wednesday, subject to enhanced hygiene measures being in place.

Places of worship can reopen on Wednesday for communal prayer, but no singing is allowed.
In a limited number of sectors – an exception to be made to the requirement for two metre physical distancing. However, this will be subject to strict conditions tailored to the circumstances of each sector.

For public transport and the retail sector, the exception to the 2m rule will be permissible from tomorrow, with required mitigations in place. More details on this when we get it.

The first minister tells the chamber: “I also want to remind everyone that face coverings – already mandatory on public transport – will from tomorrow be mandatory in shops as well.
“There will be some exemptions – for young children, people with certain health conditions and for staff in some circumstances.

“For the vast majority of us, however, it will be the law that we wear face coverings in shops.
“Wearing a face covering on a bus, train or in a shop should, for the foreseeable future, become as automatic as putting on a seatbelt in a car.”

Shop staff would not be expected to enforce the rule, with the police instead mandated to issue fixed penalty notices to people not wearing face coverings.

The Scottish Craft Butchers office in Perth is now closed following government guidelines.
We will be available to our members to answer any queries via email or by mobile phone and will be available out of office hours for any members wanting to contact us.
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