Business leaders fear 'panic' lockdown and warn Covid overcaution risks 'strangling' Scotland

Business leaders have pleaded with Nicola Sturgeon not to impose a “panic” lockdown on Scotland, as they warned that the country is at risk of being “strangled” by an “overabundance of caution”. The First Minister is considering a further tightening of coronavirus restrictions, and is likely to announce this week that she will impose new legal obligation on the public not to travel to or from council areas with high virus rates. The first review of a five-tier