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Lateral flow tests would stay free for the public. we have been getting abuse from members of the public over supplies and over christmas and new year there was only one distributor but we are seeing a second distributor and it is our health themes on the front line bearing the brunt of decisions made higher up. are you are not short of lateral flow tests right now? we are not short of lateral flow tests right now?— are not short of lateral flow tests riaht now? ~ . , , right now? we are still struggling to net right now? we are still struggling to get their _ right now? we are still struggl...

Tests in, however data for the past 13 days, taking account of both pcr and lateral flow tests shows a significant fall in the number of new positive cases and to put some detail on that, on sunday, monday and tuesday of last week, 36,526 new positive cases were recorded through pcr and lateral flow tests, this week over sunday, monday and today, tuesday, 20,268 cases have been reported, so quite a significant drop and if we look atjust at pcr tests, although i would ask everybody to bear in mind the limitations now in doing so, we have seen cases fall from an average of almost 13,000 per day ...

That is right, and if you look at the other parts the science as of well, most covid transmissions happens in the one or two days prior to symptoms and two or three days afterwards. and their advice is after five days you come out, you don't need to test, which of course is something that wouldn't fit with us, i don't think. we would want a lateral flow test. they also recognise that you need five days of wearing a mask, which we don't do after our seven days, so i think it is a fair point to say that we should have another look, see if it works, look at the stats, and if it is possible withou...

They want their wages to keep pace. we can take you now to holyrood. i will provide a further update on the vaccination programme. first though, today's statistics show that 7752 positive cases were reported yesterday through both pcr and lateral flow tests. 1000 yesterday through both pcr and lateralflow tests. 1000 —— 1005 yesterday through both pcr and lateral flow tests. 1000 —— 1005 and 47 people are currently in hospital with covid, 21 fewer than yesterday. 59 people are currently in intensive care, including 17 who have been nicu for more than 28 days and that is one more than y...

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