Nightclubs will be reopening, large indoor events restarting and advice will be dropped against more than three households meeting at a time.
But people are still being urged to work from home and to remember to take lateral flow tests before meeting up with others.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told Scottish parliament that the country has 'turned the corner' and although Omicron is still infecting large numbers of people, there had been a significant fall in the number of new infections over the past two weeks. The number of people being admitted to hospital with the virus is also falling.
Pubs and restaurants will no longer need to run on a table service only basis with the requirement for 1m physical distancing also being removed from next Monday.
Ms Sturgeon is still advising people to keep gatherings small and said that face coverings on public transport and indoor places will continue.
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