Scots Urged Not to Evade COVID-19 Rules by Celebrating New Year in England

Scots Urged Not to Evade COVID-19 Rules by Celebrating New Year in England
Members of the public are seen shopping on Waverley Bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Dec. 18, 2021. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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The Scottish government has warned people not to evade the region’s more stringent COVID-19 rules by travelling to neighbouring England for New Year celebrations.

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister John Swinney said on Dec. 29 that it would be the “wrong course of action” for Scottish residents to mark Hogmanay—or New Year—on the other side of the border, where COVID-19 restrictions are more relaxed.