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Lockdown restrictions in Scotland are likely to be loosened a little bit, of 28 May , Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.

The First Minister made The Announcement , as they revealed a four-Phase "route-map" is aimed at the restart of the company with a simultaneous suppression of The Virus .

The First Phase belongs to, people to meet out there with people from another household.

schools - Meaning a lot of back, a week earlier than planned after the summer holidays.

But the First Minister said, the kids are back to a "blended-model", where you Will learn a mixture of school and home.

teachers back to the schools in June, with support for conversion is given, where possible, The Children go to elementary school, 1 or relocation of the primary school in the secondary schools.

And an increasing number of children access to critical child care for The Children of key employees at Lockdown .

Ms Sturgeon said The First Phase of easing Will see the garden centre and recycling-open facilities, while some outdoor activities such as golf, fishing, tennis, and bocce Will be allowed again, so the outdoor work such as agriculture and forestry.

people Will also be able to sit or sunbathe in parks and open spaces, and Will be able to meet people from another household, even if only initially in small numbers, and while you're out.

Various households should continue to be away than two meters from each other, and the visit inside Other People 's houses is not permitted, in The First Phase .

hundreds of people flocked to The Beach in Edinburgh on Wednesday on what was the hottest day of the year in Scotland, So Far

in addition, people Will be able to Travel to - the best with Hiking or Cycling for recreation, to stay although you Will be asked, "where possible" within or in the vicinity of their own environment.

Take-away and drive-through food outlets not deterred, re-open, as long as you secure physical distancing, but "non-essential" indoor shops, cafes, restaurants and pubs must remain closed during The First Phase .

There Will also be a gradual resumption of some aspects of Criminal Justice , as well as face-to-face-kids-hearings, and people At Risk , have more contact with Social Work and other support services.

And the NHS-services which were canceled because of the coronavirus-crisis "in a targeted and step-wise" to continue.

The route-map for the loosening Lockdown

The Scottish Government has recognized:

Phase 1: The Virus is Not Yet contained, but the cases are on the decline. 28. May you should comply with to be able to, another household Outside In small numbers. Sunbathing allowed, along with some outdoor activities such as golf and fishing. Garden center, and "drive-through" take-able to open the aways again, some work can be continued in the free, and childcare can begin services.

Phase 2 : Virus checked. You meet larger groups in the outdoors and meet inside a household. Construction, factories, warehouses, laboratories, and small shops can resume its work. Playgrounds and sports facilities, can once again open, and the professional sports can Begin Again .

Phase 3: The Virus is suppressed. Meet inside people from More Than one household. Non-essential offices would re-open, along with gyms, museums, libraries, cinemas, major shops, pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and dentists. Live events could be held with restricted numbers, and physical distancing restrictions. Should open the schools again, of 11. August.

Phase 4: The Virus is no longer a significant threat. University and college Campus again opening can be allowed in full, mass events. All jobs are open and Public Transport is again at full capacity.

The Situation Will be checked to be introduced every three weeks, with further phases of relaxation, if enough progress is made, keep The Virus under control.

But Ms Sturgeon said she hoped to be able to move faster than that, if The Evidence allows.

she describes the First Steps as a "proportionate and appropriately cautious," and said they should be "brings some improvements to the well-being of the people and the quality of life, begin to steer our economy moving again, and start the us safe to a new normality".

The First Minister added: "It is important to emphasize, however, that to increase during the permissible reasons out of your house, the Standard message during Phase one Will remain to stay home as much as possible. "

New cases of death per dayApparent peak in The Number of deaths at 9. April marked in red. Numbers up to 10 MaySource: National Records of Scotland

Ms Sturgeon said that the map of the Travel route Not Yet set the final dates for the future when phases are introduced, because The Virus is unpredictable.

She Said : "Our emergence from Lockdown is faster or slower, depending on the continued success that we have, in the suppression of The Virus .

"In the coming weeks, our messages are more varied and complex, as we have a difficult balance to strike, the protection of Public Health and allow personal choice.

"Simple, strict rules, and they are replaced by The Need for all of us to exercise judgment and responsibility. "

But Ms Sturgeon key advice said how to isolate, if you wash symptoms of Covid, a strict physical distancing, you Will remain the pads of your hands and face-the same.

The Scottish Conservatives, said the way out of the Lockdown would only be possible if the Scottish Government is sorted out "problems with testing".

The Party said the leader, Jackson Carlaw ,: "Unfortunately, defects on Tests So Far , the weakest aspect of this SNP government in response to the Corona Virus crisis.

"tens of thousands of tests have gone unused and there are big problems in The First tests were to the vulnerable people who need it most, and those who work with them.

"And now we learn that the Minister of health on the Problem that older people discharged from hospital, to nursing homes tested without, for Covid-19. "

Some of the easing measures announced, which have been introduced by Ms sturgeon, in England last week, but the First Minister said at that time, it would surely be for Scotland to follow the same daily routine.

This Was mainly because the so-called R-number - essentially the rate at which The Virus spread was higher in Scotland than in some other parts of the UK.

But The Number of people who die from the Corona Virus in Scotland fall in the last few weeks The Number of patients in need of treatment in the hospital and in the ICU.

This has the First Minister and their advisors more confidence that any loosening of the lock - in was in the UK on 23 March - Will not lead to a resurgence of The Virus .

Dr. poppy Lamberton, an epidemiologist at the University of Glasgow, said the "lag" between Scotland and England would help to assess the Scottish Government , the potential impact of the easing of the closure, and whether it Will be in the future to an increase in the rate of infection.

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Source of news: bbc.com