ScotRail operations director David Simpson said: “We’ve worked closely with staff, trade union colleagues, and the government to satisfy ourselves that we have sufficient safety measures in place to move to a minimum of one metre physical distancing on trains and at stations.”
We want to open up society and the economy as quickly as we safely can, and we do not want to have to reimpose restrictions because the virus has taken off again, or to shut down again sectors that have already reopened.
The U.S. recorded 1,461 new deaths on Wednesday, the highest one-day increase since 1,484 on May 27.
Some councils would be allowed to opt for a “phased return over the first few days” of the new term, which begins on 11 August, but the first minister said “we expect all pupils to be at school full time from 18 August at the very latest”.
“My sister was a waitress in a restaurant. When she lost her job because of Covid-19, she came to stay with me. She used to work off the books, so didn’t get any help from the government” says M.
