The COP26 climate conference in Glasgow has so far not caused a spike in covid cases, John Swinney has said. The Deputy First Minister told MSPs today that based on lateral flow test results, just 0.1 per cent of those attending the SEC had become infectious by November 5.
Around 40,000 politicians, climate experts, campaigners and journalists are estimated to have arrived in Scotland for the United Nations summit, which began last week and is due to end by this weekend.Delegates are not required to show proof of their vaccination status before attending the SEC - but are required to take a lateral flow test each day.However, such results are self-declared and are not considered as robust in detecting coronavirus as PCR tests.The opening
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk