March 2020. People showing coronavirus symptoms will not be routinely tested for the infection any more, the Scottish Government has announced. Those with “mild” symptoms of the Covid-19 illness should no longer seek medical help unless their condition deteriorates, according to new advice. Only those admitted to hospital with flu-like symptoms and breathing difficulties, NHS staff and “key workers”, will be routinely tested for Covid-19 as part of the updated testing policy. Scotland’s chief medical officer said that the move to “surveillance testing” as part of the delay-phase response means that people with “mild symptoms” no longer need to be tested.
Mar 2020. Nicola Sturgeon and the Coronavirus
