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A GP from Inverclyde has said some of the reasons the area has suffered more than any other region from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak are down to deprivation.

The area has a higher rate of respiratory and cardiac disease than other areas as well as higher levels of diabetes, obesity and addiction, Dr Alan Dickson said.

"If you carry one of these risk factors you very much are at further risk of the effects of Covid.

"I've certainly seen instances in my practice where that's been a factor in what's happened."

The Ardgowan Medical Practice GP told Good Morning Scotland: "We are yards from the most deprived area in Scotland.

"The problem of deprivation brings physical health problems and mental health problems as well."

He said it was "too much to think the two [coronavirus and deprivation] are not connected".

Tony Mann opened his barber shop in Giffnock just after midnight, and plans to cut hair for the entire day.

He told the BBC: "For the next 24 hours, I'm going to stand here and do what I do best."

Mr Mann, who first opened his barbers in 2014, said the midnight opening was a way of offering loyal customers a haircut as soon as possible.

He said it had been stressful preparing his shop to be "Covid-secure", but it was very important to do so.

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Stephen Leckie, chairman of the Scottish Tourism Alliance, has warned of "massive peaks and troughs" for the tourism industry.

The sector employs 220,000 people and he said it "could be as bad as 70,000 to 80,000 jobs going".

Mr Leckie told Good Morning Scotland he hoped people would enjoy a short break at home.

He said many tourists booking hotel breaks were waiting until the day before to book, and that after the middle of August things were looking very quiet.

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Stephen Reicher, a psychologist from St Andrews University, says it will be difficult to get people to change their habits and adapt to going out again as the lockdown measures are eased further.

He told Good Morning Scotland: "If you want to predict behaviour, habit is probably the best predictor.

"We have formed new habits - we've got into the habit of not going out. Changing our habits is going to be difficult.

"In terms of anxiety, we need to have a balance. On the one hand, you don't get rid of anxiety by being unrealistic and not telling them there are dangers out there, then you put them at risk.

"At the same time, just to say to people there's danger there and there's nothing you can do about it, that leaves people helpless and that does lead to anxiety and dread.

"The balance is to be realistic, but tell people what hey can do and what they have to do to mitigate against the risk."

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The UK's longest-running vegetarian restaurant is among businesses across Scotland which will not be reopening their doors as lockdown restrictions are lifted.

Hendersons in Edinburgh announced earlier this week the family-run business, which began life as a farm shop in 1962, had gone into liquidation.

Owner Catherine Home, whose mother Janet was the pioneering influence behind Scotland's first vegetarian café, told the BBC she is devastated at not being able to keep the family's legacy alive.

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• Indoor hospitality in pubs and restaurants will return on "a limited basis" and subject to several conditions
• Places of worship can reopen for congregational services, communal prayer and contemplation
• Easing of restrictions on attendance at funerals, marriage ceremonies and civil partnership registrations

• All holiday accommodation permitted (following relevant guidance)

Scotland has begun its most significant relaxation of lockdown measures since the the country was shut down in March.

Hairdressers and barbers, bars and restaurants, cinemas, tourist attractions, places of worship and childcare settings can now all reopen.

Nicola Sturgeon said it was "the biggest step so far" in exiting lockdown.

But she warned that it would also bring the greatest risk for potential resurgence of the virus.

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Phase 3 of Scotland's route map out of lockdown begins its most eagerly awaited chapter today as pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and barbers are allowed to reopen.

The measures follow recent developments such as the introduction of compulsory face coverings in shops and the lifting of restrictions on meeting people from other households indoors.

So what can we now do - and what are the rules?

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