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How do retailers feel about the wearing of face coverings becoming compulsory in Scottish shops ?

Chris Tiso, chief executive of the Tiso outdoor retail chain, said he expected most customers to obey the rule - and he said it was right that retail staff won't be expected to enforce it.

He said: "There are exemptions (to wearing a face covering) and we have no way of knowing what medical conditions customers have. We certainly won't be challenging customers on it."

Chris told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: "We've made the staff aware that we don't expect them to find themselves in unhelpful dialogue with anyone."

He added that Tiso high street outlets had now re-opened and there had been a encouraging level of demand from customers - saying demand for bikes and stand-up paddleboards had been huge.

Chris added that he expected an increase in demand for camping and outdoor gear, as more people in the UK consider holidaying at home, instead of going abroad.

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The reopening of bars, hairdressers and churches, and the death of a showbiz legend feature on Scotland's front pages.

Read more here.

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Ahead of face coverings become mandatory in shops today, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she would urge anyone to wear them "in any location where they feel unsafe".

Her remarks came in response to a question in the Scottish Parliament yesterday about the World Health Organization saying this week that it would look closely at emerging evidence that the coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air.

The WHO was itself responding to an open letter from more than 200 scientists accusing it of underestimating the possibility of airborne transmission.

"That they are looking further into the issue of possible airborne transmission is of serious and significant concern," Ms Sturgeon said.

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How will we all react to the further loosening of restrictions?

Jo Hemmings, abehavioural psychologist, thinks there will be generational differences.

"Young people will be enthusiastic to get back out and see their friends again - and they have felt relatively safe throughout this period," she told BBC Radio Scotland.

"Things may seem quite strange for older people, with familiar places looking unfamiliar as a result of social distancing and people wearing masks. I'm not sure they will be rushing back out.

"The road map in Scotland is clear and that enables people to take those steps cautiously. If anyone is feeling nervous, I would say just take it slowly.

"Psychologically, face coverings in shops is a good thing, you know someone is taking that responsibility. It's reassuring.

"We tend to take around 60 days to adapt to new habits, so it will take time to adjust."

The wearing of face coverings - which was already compulsory on buses, trains, trams, planes and taxis - is mandatory in shops from today.

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Here's what else is changing today as Scotland moves into the next phase of easing the lockdown:

• People who are shielding will no longer have to distance themselves from others living in the same house

• Children aged under 12 will no longer have to physically distance from other people indoors
• While the government is still advising people to follow the 2m physical distancing rules, some exemptions will allow it to be reduced to 1m in shops and on public transport.
• Up to eight people from a maximum of three different households can meet indoors - and can stay overnight as long as there is physical distancing between different households
• People should stay 2m from people in other households, clean surfaces after touching them and wash their hands regularly
• Up to 15 people from five different households can meet outdoors while also following the 2m distancing rules
• Adults are being advised not to meet people from any more than four different households in any single day
• People who are part of a non-cohabiting couple will no longer need to stay physically distant from each other, indoors or outdoors.

Find out the other changes coming in July here.

Here's a reminder of what happened yesterday:

• More rules are relaxed as Scotland enters phase three of the route map for easing the lockdown, external
• First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that people in Scotland would be able to visit other households indoors and stay overnight from today
• The use of face coverings in shops is now mandatory
• People who are shielding no longer have to distance themselves from others living in the same house

• A temporary cut to the transaction tax on house sales and extra support for first-time buyers was announced by Scotland's finance secretary

Welcome to live online coverage of the Covid-19 crisis from BBC Scotland on Friday, 10 July as Scotland moves into the third phase of easing the lockdown.