Vaccine Passports And Classroom Mask Regulations Are Being Phased Out

In the classroom, secondary school students will no longer be forced to wear face coverings, but they will be necessary in the halls.

The legal need that large events utilize the vaccine passport scheme is likewise being phased out.

On March 21, all remaining legal coronavirus limitations in Scotland, including the wearing of face masks, will be lifted.

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's First Minister, has stated that the country will move away from legal limitations and instead depend on immunizations, treatments, and "good public health behaviors."

It comes almost two years after the first confirmed Covid case was reported in Scotland on March 1, 2020. The UK had been placed on lockdown by the end of the month.

On November 2, 2020, older students in locations with the greatest incidence of coronavirus were instructed to wear face-coverings in class for the first time.

It was eventually extended to all Scottish secondary school students.

Pupils and staff will no longer be forced to wear masks in the classroom under the new guidelines.

The advice recommends that face coverings should be worn in "interior common settings."

Assembly restrictions have been lifted, but schools should consider physical separation, ventilation, and the usage of face covers.

Children entering P1 or S1 should have their transition visits resumed.

The new mask guidance, according to Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville, is a "good milestone," but sustained vigilance is required.

"We must not forget that Covid-19 is still alive and well; we must all remain vigilant and cautious," she stated. "In communal places, students and employees must still wear face covers, and distance restrictions remain."