Humza Yousaf: Scotland should not be 'forced' into Covid easing
The health secretary also said that if Mr Johnson intended to withdraw the offer of free Covid tests at the end of this month then the Scottish government may have to respond "in a way that we don't want to at this time."
Mr Yousaf added: "If we want to respond in a slightly more cautious manner then don't pull the rug from underneath our feet." Given the case numbers in Scotland at the moment he said it would be "too early" to follow England and lift the self-isolation rules at the end of the month. To highlight this, he said that if Omicron had been as severe as Delta then Scotland would have been in lockdown following record-breaking case numbers over the festive period.
Prof Sian Griffiths, who helped lead Hong Kong's investigation into Sars, said she would be more comfortable with a "slow pace rather than an immediate release" of restrictions in the UK.
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