coronavirus transmission is lost, according to Scotland's national clinical director. Jason Leitch urged parents to be "cautious" but not "overly worried" about the return of pupils to class, which is to begin across the country from Tuesday.
However, with fears about an outbreak in Aberdeen growing, he said schools will be in the "equation" if tougher measures are necessary.
The number of cases in the Covid-19 cluster in the city stood at 134 on Sunday, with a total of 728 close contacts identified.Leitch told BBC Radio Scotland: "It's not the number of positives in Grampian, it’s a matter of community transmission."If we, the country, lost control of that outbreak and we couldn't trace a large number of cases back to the original cases.
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