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Nicola Sturgeon has admitted that Scots are divided on easing closure restrictions at Christmas, calling it “terrible” by some.
The Prime Minister revealed that she had received a variety of messages from members of the public since a four-nation approach for the holiday season was confirmed Tuesday night.
He admitted that some people thought the decision to allow people to form a “Christmas bubble” with three households over a five-day period was too small, but others thought it was terrible.
The SNP leader even suggested that Scots should go for a family outing on December 25 instead of gathering indoors.
And it revealed that one of the reasons the Scottish government agreed to a relaxation of the rules was that some people would have simply ignored them otherwise.
“While I take my responsibility very seriously, I cannot protect the country from this virus without help,” the Prime Minister said at her daily press conference.
“I trust people to listen to and follow the advice we give, and overall I think most people have.
“That also means, sometimes, treating people like adults and acknowledging that there are particular moments, and I think Christmas is one of them, when some people, regardless of what I say, will want to make their own judgments.
“I can just shrug and let it happen, or try to help all of us collectively try to get through that in the safest way possible.”
The four nations of the United Kingdom agreed on a common set of rules at a government meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
The rules mean that up to three households will be able to form a “Christmas bubble” from December 23-27, a total of five days.
People will be able to travel between levels and throughout the UK with no restrictions other than the duration of those five days.
In Northern Ireland an additional two days are added to allow for travel back and forth to other parts of the UK.
Sturgeon added: “As is the case with most of these COVID decisions, some of you will think that this is a reasonable decision, others will think that it does not go far enough, and many of you will think that it is terrible and goes too far. .
“On this occasion, what we are trying to do is reflect the reality that for some people, rigidly sticking to the rules in force during Christmas, if that means, for example, leaving family members alone, is something for which such may not be ready.
Rather than letting everyone decide their own limits, we’ve tried to put some outer limits around that. But that doesn’t mean that we are actively encouraging people to come together.
“Just because we allow you to create a bubble doesn’t mean you have to and meet the maximum number allowed. We trust people across the country to make informed decisions about whether or not to join Christmas.”
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