Scotland 'too cautious' on self-isolation, says Tory leader Douglas Ross
In England, people can leave self-isolation after seven days if they record two negative lateral flow tests
The first minister said Scotland was in a "very fragile" position, and that moving too quickly "could be seriously counter-productive".Isolation rules were tightened in response to concerns about the faster-spreading Omicron variant of Covid - with household contacts of people who test positive required to quarantine for 10 days, regardless of vaccination status and test results.
The Scottish government said it was considering a similar move to ease pressure on public services - but the immediate priority was to slow the spread of the virus.Douglas Ross said the Scottish government's approach "seems too cautious" She said: "It's not self-isolation rules that are hampering the economy, it's the virus. The reason we have tightened isolation rules of household contacts is one of the things we already know about Omicron is that it has a much higher attack rate within groups of people who are living closely together.
She said: "We hope in the very near future we will feel much more confident about opening things up in more ways because we know more about Omicron, but we are not quite at that stage yet despite these positive reports.
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