Calls have been made to allow pubs and building sites to open as soon as possible to prevent long term damage to industries - and a black hole worth tens of billions of pounds in the Scottish economy.
Professional and consumer bodies want the Scottish Government to relax lockdown measures, while adhering to health and safety advice on limiting the spread of COVID-19.
Consumer body CAMRA - the Campaign for Real Ale - said there is a real risk that pubs will disappear for good if they do not receive financial support or get to open for business soon.
And professional bodies said the building trade, and the Scottish economy, could be lost as much as £20billion - and that buildings will remain unfinished or not be built at all -unless
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