SCOTS will still have to wait another two days to get in the beer gardens – as ‘Super Saturday’ kicked off with first orders at 6am south of the border.
Nicola Sturgeon says pubs can open outdoor seating areas from Monday, July 6, as bars and restaurants prepare to resume business on July 15.
But the rules have already been relaxed in England.
Thirsty Brits could turn up ready for an early morning drink as their locals reopened after more than three long months.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged Brits to be “sensible” and threatened more local lockdowns if they don’t behave on ‘Super Saturday’.
Scotland’s coronavirus death toll remains at 2,488 as the number of positive cases reached 18,287 today.
Follow all the latest updates on Scotland’s pandemic.
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CHILDREN COULD ATTEND SPFL GAMES BEFORE CROWDS RETURN
NATIONAL clinical director Jason Leitch says Scottish football matches could proceed with children and school groups in the audience before fans are allowed to return to stadiums in full.
Speaking on the BBC’s Off The Ball programme, Leitch was asked why children and young people couldn’t attend matches – even in full crowds of adults cannot return.
Read more: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5773895/coronavirus-leitch-school-children-spfl/
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NO NEW CORONAVIRUS DEATHS IN SCOTLAND OVERNIGHT
THERE have been no new Scottish deaths overnight from coronavirus.
It comes as the total number of Scots who have now tested positive for the bug reaches 18,287.
The number of people currently in hospital with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 stands at 429.
Read more: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5773860/coronavirus-scotland-latest-figures-july-4-saturday/