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A new lockdown system is scheduled to take effect in Scotland next week, in which local areas will be placed on five tiers of restrictions.
The plan was debated by the MSPs for three hours in parliament yesterday before it was given the green light to start on November 2.
Each of the 32 local authorities in the country will fall into levels 0 to 4, based on coronavirus infection rates.
Nicola Sturgeon previously gave an indication of what to expect in Scotland, but final details will be revealed in the coming days.
So based on what we know so far, at what level could your area be located?
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Level 0
This level is the closest to normality, but currently no local authority has been established to be at this level.
The Scottish government has told city councils that “it would not be safe to move any area directly to the lowest level”.
Level 0 will allow a maximum of eight people from three households to meet indoors and 15 people from five households to meet outdoors.
Restrictions on the tourism sector will also be lifted and shops, hairdressing and beauty businesses will be opened, except those that work in a mobile capacity, and public buildings.
Pubs and restaurants will also reopen indoors and outdoors at normal licensing hours, but socializing rules will apply.
Stadiums will be able to open with restricted numbers and public outdoor events and seated indoor events will also be able to go ahead.
Places of worship will also be open for up to 50 people, with the same limit on weddings and receptions, as well as funerals and wakes.
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Level 1
Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon has indicated that some tips could fall into Tier 1.
These include:
- Highlands
- Moray
- Orkney
- Shetland
- Western islands
At this level, socialization is restricted to six people from two households inside and outside, with an additional restriction on events, meaning that only a small number of people will be seated indoors, with a restricted number outside.
The number of people who will be able to attend weddings or funerals and their associated events will also be reduced to 20.
Unlike Level 0, where there will be no restrictions, amateur indoor sports will not be allowed among those over 18 years of age.
Hospitality businesses will be forced to close at 10:30 p.m., both indoors and outdoors, and the last entry will be allowed at 9:30 p.m.
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Level 2
Council areas outside the center belt have been allowed to serve alcohol until 10pm and these rules are believed to apply to Level 2.
However, Nicola Sturgeon has indicated that the rules on certain islands, such as Arran, could be relaxed.
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Angus
- Argyll & Bute (different restrictions may apply to islands)
- Angus
- Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
The measures will remain largely the same as in Tier 1, however, socialization in the home will be prohibited, with a few exceptions, including caring for a vulnerable person.
Outdoor groups in public places will be limited to six people from two households.
Cinemas, game rooms and bingo halls will be the only leisure facilities that will remain open, with soft games, fairgrounds, indoor bowling, casinos, theaters, billiard or billiard rooms, music venues, nightclubs and closed adult entertainment venues.
Only drive-in events will be allowed, with indoor, outdoor and stadium events canceled.
Public buildings will enforce protective measures, while NHS services will reduce face-to-face contact with patients.
Indoor hospitality venues will also close at 8 p.m., with last entry at 7 p.m. and outdoor businesses will close at 10:30 p.m.
Level 3
The center belt is already subject to restrictions similar to those of Level 3.
There are also fears that Dundee could move to a higher level due to concerns about rising infection rates.
At this level, the sale of alcohol to pubs and restaurants would be prohibited and they would close at 6:00 pm with the last entry at 5:00 pm
Socialization rules will remain the same as Level 2, with guidance issued for essential hotel use only.
Outdoor events will no longer be allowed and movie theaters, game rooms and bingo halls will also be closed.
Indoor exercise will be limited to individual workouts, and outdoor exercise will only be allowed for those under the age of 18, except for professional sports.
- City of Glasgow
- Renfrewshire
- East Renfrewshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- West Dunbartonshire
- East Ayrshire
- North Ayrshire
- South Ayrshire
- Inverclyde
- Edinburgh city
- Midlothian
- East Lothian
- West Lothian
- Clackmannanshire
- Falkirk
- Stirling
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Dundee
Level 4
No area of the council is stated to be under Level 4 restrictions, which are the strictest proposed.
This level has been described as the closest to the lockdown imposed in March, with travel bans and a requirement to stay home if cases spike too much.
While socialization will remain the same as Tier 3, nonessential retail will be closed and the wedding cap will be lowered to 20 people, along with the number allowed in places of worship.
All hospitality will be closed, similar to the closing of March.
Formal child care will be subject to a “specific intervention”, while informal child care will only be allowed for the children of key workers.
Gyms will once again be closed and outdoor sports will be limited to non-contact sports, while professional sports will continue.
Essential work, outdoor work, or those who have a job in construction and manufacturing will be the only sectors allowed to continue, with all others recommended for working from home.
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