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Message: <blockquote data-quote="deanXX" data-source="post: 27402346" data-attributes="member: 492830">Scotland's legal Covid-19 restrictions, including the wearing of face coverings, will end on 21 March.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said people would still be advised to wear masks in shops and on public transport.But all legal restrictions on people and businesses will end as part of an effort to "return to a normal way of life".Meanwhile, the country's vaccine passport scheme will end on 28 February.The plan is part of a new strategic framework the government has drawn up for dealing with the pandemic in the future.Ms Sturgeon said it would see Scotland move away from legal restrictions, relying instead on vaccines, treatments and "good public health behaviours".The move comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that England's restrictions will be lifted on Thursday, with the requirement to self-isolate dropped and free mass testing to end in April.Ms Sturgeon expressed frustration at Mr Johnson's approach, calling for clarity about how the testing system - which operates UK-wide - would operate in future.However she said the removal of restrictions was now possible because widespread vaccination coverage and better treatments have reduced the direct harms of the virus.BBC</blockquote>

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