STADIUMS in Scotland could be full as early as August 10, the country's national clinical director has suggested.

Professor Jason Leitch indicated that the planned end of social distancing rules will allow large-scale events like concerts, festivals and sporting fixtures to go ahead.

This month, Hampden hosted crowds of up to 12,000 during Euro 2020.

Despite rising coronavirus case numbers and uncertainty over the impact of the Delta variant, restrictions in Scotland are set to ease to Level 0 on July 19, but at this stage there will still be a limit on the number of fans at venues.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has signalled all "major remaining legal restrictions" could then be lifted on August 9, two games into the new football season.

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Prof Leitch told the BBC's The Sunday Show: "On August 9 all physical distancing is removed and the limits on event sizes are removed.

"I would write that in your diary in pencil not Sharpie marker, for now."

Asked if stadiums will be full again on this date, he said: "They can on August 10 but we have had to learn that new word, that 'indicative' word.

"We're vaccinating 300,000 people every 10 days, that's a lot of vaccine. This six weeks buys us quite a lot of vaccine time."

The Scottish Premiership season is due to kick off on July 31, while the TRNSMT music festival in Glasgow Green has been moved to September 10-12.