Shops reopen...

Yesterday saw shopping centres reopen, visitors allowed back to hospitals and children’s contact sports restart as Scotland continues to ease the lockdown restrictions as Nicola Sturgeon confirms there have been no deaths from Covid-19 for a fifth day.

I have it nailed. I will ignore every trained university graduate, every epidemiologist and every public health expert and instead listen to every leftwing journalist whose only job is to rubbish the very suggestion on how we can best this. That should do it.

Baxter Bruce Henderson

[Nicola Sturgeon] is making a brilliant job of things. Boris [Johnson] could take a whole ton of advice from her...

Abita de la Riviere

Well, she hates Boris but still takes £12.5 billion from Westminster and without the help from Westminster we would be bankrupt and up the Swanee, but remember, there are more people in London than the population of Scotland.

Great news.

Dennis Burns

Susie Hayes Power

Well done everyone in Scotland for following the scientists’ guidelines.

Pauline Downie

Awaiting the comments from the “Yoons”: Sturgeon playing politics and making things difficult for the funeral business.

Alex Eckersley This is the eye of the storm in between wave 1 and wave 2. It has nothing to do with independence. with the New York Times declaring that that country is now “the world’s cautionary tale”. But what’s it really like on the ground?

Nigel Davis

Great stuff. Now the inquiries into her conduct can proceed without further delay.

Lux (Not Ron)

I will wait until Wednesday for the true figures.

Angry Scot lockdown, with a lack of visitor numbers and concerns over continued physical distancing among the reasons.

Hardly surprising, given that Blackford, Sturgeon and Nats in general have been doing everything in their power to discourage tourists from coming here. restrictions on those who choose to holiday here, return here from holiday, or wish to visit the families here in Scotland”.

Gavin Beattie Scotland’s business destroyed by ignorant politicians with zero economic credibility. Question for toddlers? Without a vibrant economy where are you getting the taxes for the NHS and all that lovely money that you expend, uni fees, prescriptions etc?

James Blair The effects of the Covid pandemic are being felt all over the world.

therealpax oral health” if they are not allowed to conduct routine treatment soon. Absolutely shocking, I was offered private treatment but not NHS; they’re targeting the poorest people.

Isobel Ross

I’ve been told I can go for a hygienist appointment (hand scale) soon but although my Denplan covers my treatment it doesn’t cover PPE, which is £7 extra.

Jane K Glass

That sounds like a con.

Nancy Graham

I didn’t know you had to buy your own PPE to visit the dentist. Thanks for the info.

Rick Glass

There is also a £5 PPE charge at the hairdressers for disposable capes and towels and masks if you need one, think that is standard wherever you go.

Shari Grant Yep, son waiting for treatment – half-done.

Lynne Holman