smoke or vape while queueing following a string of complaints. Scotland's interim Chief Medical Officer Dr Gregor Smith said there was no evidence to suggest Covid-19 could be spread through either of the activities.
But he has written a letter asking for signs to be put up telling people not to light up or vape while they waited to get into shops.
Dr Smith wrote: "The Scottish Government would like to request that retailers take steps to discourage people from smoking or vaping whilst waiting in queues to enter premises."This request follows a significant volume of correspondence received by ourselves from concerned members of the public around the practice by a minority of people."While we stress that there is no scientific evidence to.
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