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Scottish Gov't to Lift All COVID Restrictions, But Will Keep Emergency Powers as 'Contingency Measures'

David McLoone : Feb 23, 2022  LifeSiteNews.com

Although vowing to "return to a normal way of life," the government has extended its power to impose punishing restrictions at the stroke of a pen.

(Edinburgh, Scotland) — [LifeSiteNews.com] The Scottish government has said it will begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions by the end of next month, ditching its divisive vaccine passport scheme starting Monday while leaving mask mandates in place for a further three weeks. (Image: Pixabay)

In a speech to the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, Scottish Nationalist leader and First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon announced plans to "return to a normal way of life," vowing to end all COVID-related restrictions by March 21.

The country's COVID certification scheme—which requires large venues and nightclubs to grant access only to the fully COVID jabbed—"will come to an end next Monday," she said.

As of March 21, Sturgeon continued, "assuming no significant adverse developments in the course of the virus, we expect that the legal requirement to wear face coverings in certain indoor settings and on public transport will be converted to guidance."

Although it is removing the legal mandate, the government "will continue to strongly recommend the wearing of face coverings." No evidence was provided to show the necessity of maintaining the face mask rule for another four weeks; however, evidence continues to mount showing face masks provide no "statistically significant" benefit to stopping the spread of the virus.

Sturgeon said that she also intends to end the legal requirement on "businesses and service providers to retain customer contact details," a measure used as part of the public health system's "Track and Trace" program, on March 21... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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