No mainland areas of Scotland will transition to level zero Covid-19 restrictions next week as planned, first minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed on Tuesday afternoon (22 June).
The country’s current restrictions will remain in place for another month until 19 July, a delay of around a month, Sturgeon revealed during a Scottish government briefing.
The delay will likely further impact the UK’s first "seacation" season, with a number of cruise lines planning calls in Scottish ports this summer.
The Scottish government hopes to lift remaining legal restrictions on people’s freedoms owing to Covid-19 on 9 August, whereby the levels system will be mothballed.
