Douglas Ross is calling on the Scottish Government to scrap all covid restrictions except face masks by the end of the month.
The Scottish Conservative leader said due to improving data around cases it was time for Nicola Sturgeon's government to put trust in the public to keep themselves safe against the virus.
It comes as the First Minister is set to make a statement to the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, January 18, about what measures can be lifted over the next week.
Restrictions on large outdoor events were scrapped today, January 17, which means there can be a capacity crowd for Hibernian's trip to Parkhead to play Celtic tonight.Ross is calling for a number of rules to be lifted including no face masks in schools, the vaccine passport scheme to be scrapped and for people to return to work offices.He said: "The Scottish Government’s own data shows that we are past the peak of Omicron.