Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders council areas will be moved by the Scottish Government to Level 1 Covid-19 restrictions, it has been announced.
Along with changes in restrictions to a number of other council areas across Scotland, both Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders council areas will be moved to Level 1 of Covid-19 restrictions on Friday.
Overall, half of all Scotland’s local authorities will move down a level this coming Friday.
The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, told the Scottish Parliament: “The fall in infection rates in these areas - the most highly populated in the country - have contributed to an improvement in the situation across Scotland as a whole. All of this puts us in a much better position to cope with the inevitable difficulties of winter.
“However, it does not remove the need for a cautious approach. The risks and challenges of the next few months are clear.
“That is why, in reaching decisions today, we have had to consider the potential overall impact of moving to a lower level of restrictions at the same time as the Christmas period begins in earnest.”
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