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Coronavirus shielders: ‘The virus is still out there’
Jun 3, 2020
Scotland has had its first taste of post-lockdown life, as restrictions were eased slightly at the weekend, but for more than 100,000 of the country's most vulnerable, nothing has changed.
In England and Wales people who have been "shielding" for health reasons since the coronavirus lockdown began have been advised they can go outdoors again as long they follow certain rules.
However, in Scotland the advice has not yet changed.
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While parks and public areas are busier than they have been in months, "shielders" are still in lockdown, still at risk from the disease and still waiting for what comes next.
MARGARET and CHARLOTTE
Image caption Margaret, left, and Charlotte have been shielding for 10 weeks
Because of their age, Charlotte Levy, 83, and her 84-year-old neighbour Margaret Woods have been shielding since the beginning of the outbreak 10 weeks ago.
They live in a retirement complex run by Thenue Housing in Calton in the east end of Glasgow.
Both have found it difficult to stay indoors during the hot weather, meeting with friends and neighbours in the shared gardens of the estate.
Charlotte told BBC Scotland's The Nine: "It's been hard but the fact that we can stay outside our doors and are still able to talk to each other, we are lucky in the sense we can do that.
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