Covid in Scotland: Call for clarity over shop regulations

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Image source, EPA Image caption, The SRC wants clarity over the need for customers to wear masks in shops Retailers have called on the Scottish government to provide greater clarity on the Covid regulations affecting shops when it sets out its new framework on Tuesday.
- A timeline for lifting the regulations and statutory guidance affecting shops on the use of plastic screens and barriers, physical distancing in queues and floor markings Clarity on the future statutory requirement for customers to wear face coverings in stores A concerted effort and an upbeat message to encourage and entice people back into city centres The group pointed out that the regulations affecting retailers on physical distancing and up to 50 other mitigations and measures became legally enforceable on 17 December, adding that the work-from-home order was lifted last month.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Nicola Sturgeon said it was not the right time to bring current testing arrangements to "a sudden end" A Scottish government spokesman said: "We know our economic recovery remains fragile, and that many retailers have had an incredibly challenging time over the last two years.
NOT THE RIGHT TIME Boris Johnson has said that the legal requirement to self-isolate will be dropped in England as part of his "living with Covid" plan.