remain indoors under emergency laws introduced last week unless they are heading to shops for essential items, going out to exercise, or they cannot work from home.
Construction and manufacturing sectors have been allowed to continue to operate but Scotland's transport secretary has appealed to businesses in general to do more to keep staff home.Michael Matheson said that some firms were still insisting employees had to turn up to workspaces in a way that was not appropriate under current lockdown restrictions.The SNP minister was involved in cabinet discussions yesterday which will inform the statement made by Sturgeon later today.Speaking on BBC Good Morning Scotland, Matheson admitted traffic levels across the country were still higher.
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