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Submitting... Health chiefs warned people not to “go crazy” as the restrictions ease, but Chief Medical Officer Dr Gregor Smith said last week he is hopeful the harsh restrictions left behind on Monday will not return. Jennifer Morrison, 30, General manage of St Lukes, Glasgow moves a keg of beer as the venue gears up for reopening. Business chiefs urged Scots to “think local” and support shops and attractions close to home as they reopen. Scotland’s Towns Partnership, the organisatio...

A NEW digital tool to collect contact details for tracing is now live in nearly 6500 venues including pubs, restaurants and cinemas. More than 6400 venues have so far signed up to the voluntary service ahead of a significant relaxation of Covid restrictions today. Check In Scotland lets people give their details quickly and securely by scanning QR code posters at venues or downloading the app of the same name, said the Scottish Government. All names, numbers and email addresses are stor...

© Heather Fowlie / DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A north-east publican feels the industry is “damned if we do, damned if we don’t” ahead of reopening – as concerns over the sustainability of trade for bars, cafes and restaurants under the Scottish Government’s Covid rules remains ahead of reopening. A row between the hospitality sector and ministers broke out last week as the full ...

Check in Scotland app launches - Everything you need to know about the new contact tracing app A new digital service that allows businesses to conduct faster contact tracing in Scotland has launched.  Over 6,400 venues have signed up to partake in the voluntary service for businesses in Scotland, which aids businesses in collecting the contact details of their visitors and customers. The Check-in Scotland service will enable people to quickly and securely provide their contact details...

Scotland will continue to use its postal appointment system as other nations introduce voluntary booking.

Scotlands chief medical officer receives his covid-19 jag at Lanarkshire supercentre Dr Gregor Smith visited the supercentre in Motherwell. Scotlands chief medical officer, Dr Gregor Smith, receives his Covid-19 vaccine at the Ravenscraig facility (Image: RGR) Join thousands of others and get the latest Lanarkshire news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you pro...

BBC News Published image captionMore than one million people have now received their second jabs Scotlands Covid-19 vaccination programme has reached a major milestone as the number of second jabs given passed the one million mark. Mondays official figures showed that 1,068,704 people had received their second dose, 23.5% of the adult population. Almost 2.8m (61%) have had their first dose. For much of April, second doses have been prioritised to meet the UKs 12-week recommendation between dose...

Cafes, beer gardens, non-essential shops and museums have started reopening in Scotland as lockdown easing continues. Early-morning queues formed outside shops in Edinburgh’s Princes Street with shoppers keen to snap up a bargain in person. The country moved from Level 4 to Level 3 of the Scottish Government’s five tiers of restrictions on April 26. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced last week that the continued suppression of coronavirus and the success of the vaccine rollout meant s...

The lateral flow test kits can be picked up from testing centres or ordered online from Monday.

Covid in Scotland: Free rapid home testing kits available for everyone from tomorrow It means anyone without Covid-19 symptoms who does not already have access to asymptomatic testing in their workplace or community can test themselves. Free lateral flow home test kits will be available for pick up without an appointment from many local walk-in or drive-through test sites. (Image: Andrew Aitchison via Getty Images) Dont miss any of Glasgow Lives biggest stories - sign up to our daily email news...