West Dunbartonshire has been placed under Level Four restrictions following yesterday’s Covid-19 review from the Scottish Government.
The restrictions are the strictest of the five-level alert system brought in by the government to slow the spread of the virus across Scotland.
The new measures will come into place from 6pm on Friday 20 November and will be in place for three weeks.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the restrictions, which will be in place for all Greater Glasgow and Clyde authorities apart from Inverclyde, as well as Stirling and North and South Lanarkshire, will help to protect the NHS and could mean a slight easing of the rules for Christmas.
- Under the Level Four restrictions, residents are being told to stay at home where possible, and limit social interaction.
- Travelling out of or into a Level 4 area is also not permitted, and this will become enforceable by law from Friday.
- Premises across the area will have to close, including non-essential shops, pubs, cafes, and restaurants, though takeaways can continue operating.
- In addition, leisure centres, gyms, beauty salons, hairdressers and other close contact retail services will be closed for the period of restrictions, along with indoor visitor attractions and all leisure and entertainment premises.
- Holiday accommodation will be closed to tourism, and hotels, B&Bs and self-catering will only remain open for essential customers.
- Schools, early learning centres, and formal childcare settings can remain open, however, informal childcare should only be provided for essential workers.
- Residents will be unable to visit each other’s homes.
- People from two different households can continue to meet outdoors in groups of no more than six people, providing existing guidance on face coverings, physical distancing and hygiene is adhered to.
- The guidelines state that residents should only use public transport for essential journeys and avoid car-sharing with other households wherever possible.
- Places of worship can remain open for a maximum of 20 people, while weddings can go ahead with no more than 15 people, and no reception can be held.
- Funerals and wakes can continue but the limit remains at 20 people.
Further information on level restrictions can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-protection-levels/pages/protection-level-4/