Pubs and Restaurants Remain Shut as Aberdeen Eases out of Lockdown

However, hospitality businesses, such as pubs and restaurants where the Aberdeen outbreak is believed to have originated, will remain closed until Wednesday.

Pubs and restaurants were shut just over two weeks ago. At the same time, restrictions were placed on travel and visits to other households after a spike in Covid-19 cases were linked to bars and nightlife in the city. The five-mile restriction on non-essential travel and the ban on indoor gatherings ended at midnight. The reopening of pubs, cafes and restaurants will be subject to environmental health checks.

The decision to lift the lockdown was made after a Scottish Government Resilience Room meeting yesterday afternoon, hours after council leaders met government officials for crunch talks to allow the restrictions to be relaxed after local health experts said the virus was back under control.