> Businesses are no longer required to retain customers’ contact details.
> However, the legal requirement to wear face coverings in shops, hospitality venues and public transport remains in place.
> Asymptomatic people will still be advised to test regularly until 18 April – with tests free of charge – and people with symptoms should continue to get a PCR test until the end of that month.
> However, the population-wide testing and contact tracing system will come to a close at the end of April, with people with symptoms advised to stay at home.
> Some public health experts have questioned whether face coverings will have any effect on the jump in case numbers.
> Christine Tait-Burkard, from The Roslin Institute, has told BBC Scotland the impact that mask-wearing makes without many of the other restrictions in place “is small, or is smaller than it ever was before”.
> But she backed the extended retention of the legal requirement as “last reminder” of the need for caution.
So they all but say masks are ineffective in the current context but should remain as a reminder to be cautious. Health theatre.
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> Businesses are no longer required to retain customers’ contact details.
> However, the legal requirement to wear face coverings in shops, hospitality venues and public transport remains in place.
> Asymptomatic people will still be advised to test regularly until 18 April – with tests free of charge – and people with symptoms should continue to get a PCR test until the end of that month.
> However, the population-wide testing and contact tracing system will come to a close at the end of April, with people with symptoms advised to stay at home.
> Some public health experts have questioned whether face coverings will have any effect on the jump in case numbers.
> Christine Tait-Burkard, from The Roslin Institute, has told BBC Scotland the impact that mask-wearing makes without many of the other restrictions in place “is small, or is smaller than it ever was before”.
> But she backed the extended retention of the legal requirement as “last reminder” of the need for caution.
So they all but say masks are ineffective in the current context but should remain as a reminder to be cautious. Health theatre.