levels system of lockdown in Scotland wasn't effective enough to stop the rise in cases.Professor Devi Sridhar said that the method of moving the nation out of full lockdown will be gradual and data-driven in a bid to prevent a third wave of the virus.The latest figures show that no new deaths were recorded in Scotland in the last 24-hour period.
The death poll since the start of the pandemic in March last year stands at 7,421.Speaking on the BBC's Sunday Show, Prof Sridhar also said if the R (reproduction) number can stay below one then more of the economy will be allowed to open heading into the summer months.The First Minister said Scotland would head back into a levels system similar to the one the country had last year once the full.
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