Extract from statement in the Scottish Parliament on Covid-19 (Next Steps)
Friday, 31 July 2020 09:25
Extract from a statement in the Scottish Parliament by First
Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Covid-19 (Next Steps) Patrick Harvie
(Glasgow) (Green): ...We all want to prevent new outbreaks such as
have happened elsewhere recently. In Israel, for example, there was
a major school outbreak just days after schools reopened. Such an
outbreak here would threaten our ability to continue to keep
schools open for the long term, as well as putting people directly
at risk. It would be unacceptable...Request free trial
Extract from a statement in the Scottish Parliament by First
Minister on Covid-19 (Next Steps)
(Glasgow) (Green): ...We all want
to prevent new outbreaks such as have happened elsewhere recently.
In Israel, for example, there was a major school
outbreak just days after schools reopened. Such an outbreak here
would threaten our ability to continue to keep schools open for the
long term, as well as putting people directly at risk.
It would be unacceptable if anyone
said that teachers should feel less secure than footballers
when they go to work. Why does the First Minister believe that
it is not necessary to offer routine regular testing to
teachers and other school staff?
The First Minister: ... mentioned Israel. The advisory group that gives us
advice on these things has looked at the experience in other
countries, including the situation in Israel. We often find that it is not outbreaks
in schools that drive community transmission but community
transmission that risks outbreaks in schools.
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