Updated: 0:02, 28 Jul 2021
NICOLA Sturgeon has signalled Scotland is on track to drop most Covid legal restrictions next month after 17 months of social curbs.
The First Minister said there were “really strong grounds for optimism” amid plummeting case numbers and huge jab rates.
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It signals an end to the ban on nightclubsCredit: Getty Images - Getty
And she said she was confident of further progress ahead of the August 9 target for relaxing most rules under law.
On that date, the Scottish Government has said it wants all “major remaining legal restrictions” lifted, such as limits on gatherings and the ongoing ban on nightclubs reopening.
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