Coronavirus in the North East: Lockdown rules relaxed – dates to know
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Nicola Sturgeon has announced that pubs, restaurants and hair salons will all be allowed to open again in three weeks time.
In addition, she stated that people from three different households will be allowed to meet up indoors.
During today's daily briefing the First Minister provided a list of target dates for various activities.
However, she added that could all be revised if the situation with Covid-19 were to change.
Warning that the virus is expected to "pose a real and significant threat for some time to come", she added: 'We must keep working to drive it down further, towards the point of elimination.
"That gives us the best chance of keeping it under control through testing, surveillance, contact tracing and the application of targeted suppression measures when necessary.
"The prize if we succeed is getting greater normality back in our lives, maybe more quickly than we would have envisaged a few weeks ago, and without reversals back into blanket lockdown."
The five-mile travel limit will be lifted on July 3, which is a week on Friday.
Meanwhile beer gardens can re-open from Monday, July 6.
People will be allowed to meet up with two other households indoors from Friday, July 10.
Museums, galleries, cinemas, libraries, holiday accommodation, restaurants and hair salons can all re-open from Wednesday, July 15 – subject to physical distancing measures.
People will also be allowed to go into pubs from the same date. However the establishment will have to keep their contact details for up to a month.
Ms Sturgeon said theatres, nightclubs and bingo halls would have to wait until a later date to re-open.
She added that further consideration is being given to the opening of indoor gyms, as well as to the restrictions which currently apply to weddings and funerals.
Phase 2 target dates:
3 July – Travel distance limit for leisure will be lifted
3 July – Self-catering holiday accommodation will be permitted, providing it requires no shared facilities between households
6 July – Outdoor hospitality can commence subject to the Scientific Advisory Group review
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Phase 3 target dates:
10 July – People can meet in extended groups outdoors, with physical distancing
10 July – People from up three different households will be allowed to meet indoors with physical distancing
13 July – Organised outdoor contact sport can resume for children and young people, subject to guidance
13 July – All dental practices begin to see registered patients for routine care
13 July – Increasing capacity within community optometry practices for emergency and essential eye care
13 July – Non-essential shops inside shopping centres can reopen, subject to the Scientific Advisory Group review
15 July – All childcare providers can open subject to individual provider arrangements
15 July – All holiday accommodation will be permitted
15 July – Indoor hospitality can reopen, subject to the Scientific Advisory Group review
15 July – Hairdressers and barbers can reopen with enhanced hygiene measures
15 July – Museums, galleries, cinemas, monuments, libraries will reopen with physical distancing and other measures, such as ticketing in advance
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