Scotland’s COVID-19 Omicron Restrictions To Be Lifted

Restrictions brought in before Christmas across Scotland are to be lifted from next Monday, Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has said.

Nightclubs will reopen and limits on hospitality come to an end as all of Scotland’s Omicron coronavirus restrictions are lifted next Monday.

The changes – first introduced to slow the spread of the Omicron variant – will take place from 24 January, as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the country is on a “downward slope” of infections.

The requirement for table service in hospitality will come to an end and attendance limits on indoor events will also be lifted, as well as restrictions preventing adults from taking part in indoor contact sport.

She said: “From Monday, we will also lift the guidance asking people to stick to a three-household limit on indoor gatherings.