place for these and other events and venues previously covered, but with two important changes. firstly, guidance will now step elite that the organisers of large events of 1000 or more people should check the certification status of at least 50% of attendance rather than the current 20% or at least 1000 people, whichever figure current 20% or at least 1000 people, whicheverfigure is highest. and second, from monday, the requirement to be fully vaccinated for the purposes of covid certification will include having a booster, if the second dose was more than four months ago. the nhs scotland covid safe sap for domestic use will be updated from thursday so that its qr code includes evidence about booster vaccination. qr code includes evidence about boostervaccination. it qr code includes evidence about booster vaccination. it will also be possible to update copies of status which are valid for three months and be possible to gain admission into events and venues covered by the certificat
would be proportionate. given that cases are now falling rapidly and the current wave is receding, we decided that we will not at this stage extend the covid certification scheme to other premises, but we will reconsider this should circumstances and therefore the balance ofjudgment a change in any significant way. new cases were to start to rise very sharply again, extension of certification might be a more proportionate alternative to other more restrictive measures. but our conclusion today given the improving situation is that extending certification would not be proportionate at this stage but there is one minor change to the certification regulations that we will propose. nightclubs and other late night venues must apply the scheme if they have in use a designated area for dancing and we intend to amend the defamation to the macro definition to provide
looking over the public statements he is giving but we don t know. thank you very much indeed. scotland s first minister has announced that coronavirus restrictions will be lifted from monday. nightclubs will be allowed to reopen and the requirement for table service in hospitality will end. the three household limit on indoor gatherings will also end. she said scotland is now on the downward slope of infections and that there has been a significant fall in new cases. given that cases are now falling quite rapidly and the current wave is receding, we decided that we were not at this stage extend the covid certification scheme to other premises. we will of course reconsider this should circumstances and therefore the balance of judgment change in any significant way. if cases were to start to rise
certification status of at least 50% of attendees, and are indicated last week the cabinet would consider and decide today whether or not to extend the certification scheme to other premises, such as licence hospitality venues, and this was undoubtedly the most difficult decision we faced this morning and again at thejudgment decision we faced this morning and again at the judgment we have arrived at was finely balanced. 0n the one hand extending covid certification could offer public health benefits, making sure people attending are vaccinated or toasted, reducing the risk of transmission tested. 0r reducing the risk of serious illness, but on the other hand we understand that extending certification could create additional cost for businesses at an already very challenging time and of course the smaller the business to more difficult these costs can be to bear so the cabinet was weighing up these decisions and deciding what
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