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Nicola Sturgeon lockdown update: Pubs & restaurants will reopen INDOORS on Monday in Scotland three weeks before England
PUBS and restaurants will reopen to punters INDOORS on Monday in Scotland - three weeks before England.
In England outdoor drinking in beer gardens has been back on the cards since restrictions lifted on April 12 - but Boris Johnson's roadmap won't allow punters back indoors until May 17.
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Now Nicola Sturgeon has revealed Scotland's roadmap - which sees Scots back inside pubs and restaurants before Brits.
From Monday April 26 Scotland moves from Level 4 to Level 3 of the Scottish Government's five tiers of restrictions.
This means up to six people from two households can socialise indoors in a public place, such as a pub or restaurant.
Hospitality venues like cafes, pubs and restaurants can open until 8pm indoors - but without alcohol - and outdoors where alcohol is allowed to be consumed. Local licencing laws will apply outdoors.
Ms Sturgeon said: "Taking all of the recent data into account, I am pleased to confirm today that from Monday April 26 those parts of the country that are currently in Level Four, which of course includes all of the mainland of Scotland, will move down to Level Three.”
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In England according to Boris Johnson's lockdown roadmap, indoor dining will be possible on May 17.
Until then, outdoor service remains the only option.
As of 12 April 2021, pubs, restaurants and cafes can reopen for outdoor service.
Pubs are also allowed to offer takeaway pints - something which was banned during lockdown.
Customers have to abide by the rule of six while dining outside.
Restaurant-goers are only be allowed inside to use the toilet and will have to wear a face masks when doing so.
However the government has ditched the hated 10pm curfew and the substantial meal requirement, putting an end to the Scotch egg debate.
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On May 17 along with pubs, cinemas and indoor bingo halls, restaurants will also be able to open for indoor dining, with social distancing, in May.
Some businesses will not open and sadly some will stay closed forever as a result of the third national lockdown.
While social distancing is expected to stay in place until autumn, pubs and restaurants will have to ensure they are Covid-secure before reopening.
After months of lockdown, the much-anticipated day all restrictions are expected to be lifted is June 21.
The Rule of Six will be ditched and all legal limits on social contact will be lifted.
Nightclubs are expected to open for the first time since March 2020, along with theatres.
It is hoped restrictions on weddings will also be scrapped.
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