Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday morning.
1. Decision over lifting Scotland's final restrictionsas planned. Measures such as mask-wearing in shops and on public transport are scheduled to stop being legal requirements from 21 March but, with some data suggesting that Covid is more widespread than ever and many hospitals full, we examine whether the lifting of the final restrictions might be paused.
, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says. Currently, those travelling to the UK must complete passenger locator forms, while those who are not fully vaccinated must take a Covid test before departure and pay for a PCR test after arrival. The Scottish government says consistency across the four nations was agreed to avoid a negative impact on the tourism industry, with the Welsh health minister saying she was scrapping border rules "reluctantly".
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