Scotland to Ditch Most Pandemic Restrictions, Keep Mask Mandate

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, attends a COVID-19 briefing at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland Britain, on March 2, 2021. Jane Barlow/PA Wire/Pool via Reuters

Scotland will ditch most remaining pandemic restrictions on Aug. 9, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

Sturgeon told a special session of the Scottish parliament on Aug. 3 that all nightclubs will be allowed to re-open and full capacity crowds allowed to return to sports and concert venues.