With case numbers on the rise again here we recap the rules for testing, travel and self-isolation.

• The reopening of Scotland's economy is expected to start from 26 April
• This will include shops, bars, restaurants, gyms and hairdressers
• Nicola Sturgeon says it is hoped that the country's stay at home restrictions could be lifted on 5 April
• Four people from two households will be allowed to meet outdoors from 15 March
• All primary pupils and more senior secondary students could return to school from that date

• Ms Sturgeon says the Scottish government's strategic framework, external was "deliberately cautious" at this stage
• The Scottish Conservatives' Holyrood leader, Ruth Davidson, says the statement "fell short of public expectations"
• Scottish Labour's interim leader, Jackie Baillie, says the statement lacked clarity on its "ultimate goal"
• Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie voiced concern that vaccine passports were "slowly gaining traction"
• Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie also raised fears that vaccine passports could make social inequality worse

That's all from us here on the live page. Please take care and stay safe.

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Dr Christine Tait Bukard, expert in infection and immunity at the University of Edinburgh, describes the Scottish government's approach as "very sensible".

She also says ministers must remain cautious and ensure that the downward trend of infections continues.

Asked about vaccine passports, Dr Tait Bukard told BBC Radio Scotland's Drivetime they are not "absolutely essential".

She says: "What we've seen so far is that the vaccine actually stops spread of disease which means we probably don't need a 100% vaccination of the community to actually get some level of herd immunity.

"As we know vaccine passports actually support inequality."

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UK Hospitality Scotland says even an "ambiguous" reopening date is a "small step in the right direction" and also calls for travel restrictions to be lifted.

Executive director Willie Macleod said: “We need much more detail, though, to really get to grips with the challenge of reopening.

"We will need details of the type of restrictions businesses will be under and the timeframe for easing them."

Mr Macleod adds that "unrealistic level 3 restrictions" will be "immensely damaging" for the sector.

He says many will struggle to survive further constraints.

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So, the last week of April is when we would expect to see phased but significant re-opening of the economy, including non essential retail, hospitality and services like gyms and hairdressers.

Ricardo Corvi is a hairdresser & director of Rainbow Room International Ayr and he tells Drivetime he welcomes a possible return by that date.

"Ultimately we've been begging for a date.

"We've felt like caged animals just desperate to get back into our business, back into our salons to look after our clients."

He says hairdressers know what to expect this time and he hopes clients will be patient.

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Stephen Montgomery is from the Scottish Hospitality Group and runs two hotels in Scotland.

He describes the route map as "foggy and full of potholes"

Mr Montomery says that for every week his hotels are closed, it costs his group £196,000 in national insurance, pension contributions and holiday accrual, even before they pay any utilities.

He only receives £66,300 a week back in support and says the sector needs support for another year.

He said: "We are hanging on by our fingertips, By the end of April, we are going to see bounce back loans having to be paid, VAT bills starting to get paid. We have no clear route map out of this at all."

He says level three is not viable and hotels need to be open from 10am until 10pm.

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The British Independent Retailers Association calls on the Scottish government to pave the way to allow non-essential retail to reopen earlier than scheduled.

But it also expresses its frustration at the inability of the four home nations to release a consistent message.

Bira CEO Andrew Goodacre says he cannot understand why there is such a wide variation of interpreting the same data.

He adds: "This inability for the four home nations to agree on a strategy adds to confusion in the eyes of the general public.

“Last summer Scotland opened up later than elsewhere in the UK but still ended up in the same position of having to lockdown.

“We urge the Scottish government to learn from this and re-consider the decision to delay re-opening until the end of April.”

Chris McLaughlin
BBC Scotland Sports News Correspondent

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Like many other sectors, sport is looking on and wondering when it can realistically plan for the return of fans.

In England, up to 10,000 fans can attend sporting events from May 17th – that was always unlikely to be replicated in Scotland.

After speaking to a number of governing bodies over the past few days, there was more hope than expectation leading up to today’s speech by the first minister.

It’s very much a case of "as you were" and let’s see where we are by mid-March.

With the clock ticking though, there are some big calls to be made. Scotland’s national stadium will host Euro2020 matches in June and fans who have bought tickets want to know if there’s chance of them going along.

If current virus trends continue, my understanding is that some will be. Just how many, is the question.

Nicola Sturgeon sets out how lockdown restrictions will ease and the economy begin to reopen in Scotland.

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The Scottish Chambers of Commerce says it had expected details from the first minister that will now not be announced until mid-March.

Chief executive Dr Liz Cameron says the reopening of some trading from 5 April will provide "some solace" but calls for higher compensation for those have to wait longer to reopen.

She adds: "Come the end of April, we would urge the Scottish Government to relax restrictions on domestic travel as this will be essential for the survival of tourism and hospitality businesses currently reliant on domestic visitors.

“But time is of the essence. For many thousands of businesses, our debt is increasing, and our cash running out."

Dr Cameron adds Nicola Sturgeon should have "applied the same amount of rigour" as Boris Johnson.

She also calls for both the Scottish and UK governments to extend and expand support to affected businesses.

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The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has welcomed the possibility of church buildings being allowed to open for Easter, which is this year on 4 April.

The Rt Rev Dr Martin Fair says: “Christians are Easter people and we live with hope in all circumstances - hope that has sustained us through this last year.

“The announcement in the Scottish Parliament today is a good beginning to a return to normality and we look forward to further progress in the easing of restrictions.

“However, individual congregations will proceed cautiously according to their own circumstances and will only re-open buildings when it’s safe for them to do so.”

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Stephen Leckie is chairman of the Scottish Tourism Alliance and owner of the Crieff Hydro Hotel. He says today's announcement offered "a little bit of hope" but he feels "hard done by"

He tells John Beattie the the FM's statement ran to a total of 3,459 words, but featured the word "hospitality" once, "hotels" nil, "accommodation and self catering" nil and "tourism" nil.

He said: "We are feeling left out and forgotten. We are gagging to open. We know the demand is there.

"But we have 62 days of closure ahead of us and then we move from level four to level three and we don't know about travel restrictions."

He says there is "no point in opening if customers cannot travel".

The Scottish government has set out four phases in its strategy to lift coronavirus restrictions.

• Here is Scotland's strategic framework update, external

The first minister has talked about "data not dates", however she did give some indication about what we could expect and when:

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said there will be a "progressive easing" of Scotland's rules.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday announced a "roadmap" to lift England's lockdown restrictions in stages - starting with the reopening of schools.

Over the course of the past year, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) has advised the authorities on the pandemic, assessing the risks of transmission of coronavirus in many areas of daily life.

This advice looks at how closing or opening certain sectors could affect its spread - although with varying degrees of confidence, as the precise impact of each measure is difficult to assess.

Scientists are still trying to understand the full impact of the vaccines and the new variants of coronavirus. These have not been factored in yet in the assessments from Sage, which have been publicly released.

The BBC has looked at what they say about the risks in a number of areas. Check out more here.

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Shona Thorne of Thorne Travel in Ayrshire thought there would have been a lot more detail to the proposed unlocking.

Ms Thorne says bookings for 2022 are "buoyant" but that people are still uncertain about 2021.

She tells John Beattie that the announcement does not make anything clearer.

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The Scottish Licensed Trade Association warns a late spring reopening will be too late for many of its members.

Spokesman Paul Waterson says: “While it is encouraging that our sector can hopefully reopen from the end of April, we are concerned that a return to the previous tiered system will lead many operators to decide that such restrictive reopening conditions are simply not worth the time, effort and money involved."

He adds hospitality is not a "one size fits all" sector as it includes pubs, restaurants, hotels and nightclubs.

Mr Waterson adds licensed hospitality has been among the hardest hit by trading restrictions despite investing an estimated £80m on becoming Covid compliant.

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David Lonsdale of the Scottish Retail Consortium gives the first minister's announcement a "cautious thumbs up".

But he tells BBC Radio Scotland's Drivetime: "For retail we have a provisional date for reopening in two months' time at the end of April."

But he adds: "There is quite a chunky 100-page document behind this which we are still trying to plough through.

"There is still quite a lot of detail that appears, at first glance, to be missing from this."

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CBI Scotland says while the strategic framework represents a small step in the right direction "many Scottish businesses will be left feeling deflated".

Director Tracy Black says: "Considerable uncertainty still remains over how and when they can reopen their doors."

She stresses the business community recognises that "data not dates" must be the key driver of lockdown easing measures and that a cautious approach remains the right one.

But she adds: "However, firms will have been looking for more detail than the partial timetable that has been provided.

"For sectors like hospitality, retail and tourism, that have been hit so hard by the pandemic, the road back to a tier system at the end of April will feel like a long and uncertain one.

"Others, like tourism and aviation, face another prolonged period of hibernation."

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Derek Provan, the chief executive of AGS Airports, the company which owns Aberdeen International, Glasgow and Southampton airports, takes a swipe at Nicola Sturgeon's route map.

He compares her announcement to the one made on Monday by Boris Johnson for England and says while the PM provided a "clear framework for the safe restart of international aviation", the first minister had provided "a clear message the aviation industry is not a priority for the Scottish government".

He said that his industry was handed no plan or framework against which they can start plotting any form of recovery.