Nicola Sturgeon confirmed "baseline" covid restrictions will remain in place across Scotland. The First Minister told MSPs at her weekly statement on the pandemic that recent data "continues to give grounds for optimism".
But Scots will still be expected to wear face coverings when using public transport, visiting shops or other indoor public spaces.
The Scottish Government is required by law to review all covid restrictions every three weeks. Meanwhile a new study has found immune cells protecting against Covid-19 are able to identify the Omicron variant.
The powerful cells have been found to provide long term immunity against the virus as they tackle infected cells within the body. To sign up to the Daily Record Politics newsletter, click here. A grieving son who was unable to give his mum a proper funeral because of coronavirus restrictions says Boris Johnson has "betrayed" the country by permitting parties in Number 10 during lockdown.Robert Sherman lost his mother Mary nine days after the first UK-wide lockdown began in 2020.Restrictions put in place at the start of the pandemic by the Prime Minister meant only a handful of relatives were allowed to spend 10 minutes at her graveside where she was buried one week later.Read More: 'Betrayed us all' Son unable to give Scots mum proper funeral in lockdown slams No10 over partygateT cells, a type of white blood cell, are able to hunt down and destroy an infection.Researches closely analysed the role of T cells - which can be made in response to vaccines and/or infection - in preventing serious illness due to coronavirus variants.Importantly, the scientists found that the cells were able to tackle Omicron despite the numbers of mutations within the virus strain.Read
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