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The announcement comes after a meeting between the four UK nations on Monday which decided all international travel restrictions for people arriving in the country will be lifted from 4am on Friday.
Shetland is some 300 kilometres (190 mi) due west of Norway [2] [3] and in favourable conditions could be reached in 24 hours from Hordaland in a Viking longship. [4] Orkney is 80 kilometres (50 mi) further to the south-west. [2] Some 16 kilometres (10 mi) due south of Orkney is the Scottish mainland. [5]
As many restrictions were lifted later in 2021, the Delta variant and Omicron variant have since posed further challenges and prompted responses in Scotland. Scottish healthcare service capacity was substantially reorganised in response to the outbreak [ 12 ] and clinical studies into COVID-19 have also taken place in the country.
Overall, travel from the Stockholm region had decreased by 80–90%, and the number of citizens of Stockholm travelling to popular holiday destinations like Gotland and the ski resorts in Åre had fallen with more than 90%. Travel between other regions in Sweden had fallen as well.
[2] A COVID-19 testing centre is deliberately set on fire in Dumbarton. [3] 2 January – A total of five Scottish Professional Football League matches due to take place of the New Year weekend have been postponed due to team members testing positive for COVID; one game on New Year's Eve, two on New Year's Day, and a further two on 2 January. [4]
[2] [3] Svalbard allows Nordic citizens to settle and work without permits, as a result of the Svalbard Treaty; however, valid travel documentation (such as a passport, or a national identity card from a European Union or EFTA country) is required to enter Svalbard. Norwegian citizens were allowed to use other documents such as a Norwegian ...
Copenhagen. The Nordic countries consistently rank atop the world's happiness lists. In fact, five Scandinavian nations—Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland—made the top 10 happiest ...
Most of mainland Scotland, with the exception of Moray and Glasgow, moves from level 3 to level 2 restrictions, allowing pubs and restaurants to open for indoor service, and other venues such as bingo halls and cinemas to reopen. Hugging is also permitted. The Scottish island regions move to level 1. [186]