Laws requiring face masks to be worn on public transport and in some other settings in Scotland will not be scrapped next week as planned due to the “current spike” in COVID cases, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Coverings will be required in most indoor public settings and will last until at least early April, the first minister announced today.
In February, the Scottish government had announced that the legal requirement for face coverings will become guidance.
Other coronavirus guidelines for businesses and service providers to collect customer details for contact tracing will end as planned on 21 March.
Ms Sturgeon also confirmed people with COVID-19 symptoms will no longer be asked to take regular lateral flow tests from 18 April and people without symptoms will not be required to take twice-weekly lateral flow tests.
However, they will continue to be
