Scotland Lifts Most COVID-19 Restrictions

Scotland Lifts Most COVID-19 Restrictions
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visiting Barrhead Foundry vaccination centre near Glasgow in Scotland on Aug. 9, 2021. Jeff J Mitchell/PA
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Most coronavirus restrictions have been removed in Scotland after the country moved beyond level-0 at midnight.

Legal requirements for physical distancing—except in health care settings—and gatherings have been removed, and all venues, including nightclubs, are now able to reopen.