NICOLA Sturgeon has thanked all the pubs that have closed due to the coronavirus outbreak but left a warning for those that have not complied.
My thanks to the vast majority of pubs etc that have complied with @scotgov request to close. I’m seeing some suggestions on here that a small minority might not be complying. If that’s true, make no mistake...lives are at risk as a result. Please do the right thing now.
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) March 21, 2020
The warning comes after the announcement that all pubs, clubs and restaurants in the UK should shut due to the growing threat from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sturgeon also said emergency legislation will be in place "within days" to give police the power to shut down non-compliant pubs and that "we shouldn't hesitate to use them if necessary".
She added: "But pubs etc shouldn’t wait for that – they should do the right thing now. Indeed the vast majority are. Those who don’t put lives at risk"
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