Parents have been urged not to get their children tested if they return from school with a runny nose or sniffles.
Testing centres in Scotland have been overwhelmed by a sharp rise in families reporting for Covid-19 assessments after youngsters developed cold-like symptoms.
Jason Leitch, Scotland’s national clinical director, yesterday responded by sending a message directly to parents and guardians.
In the email, he said that children with mild cold-like symptoms did not need to be tested or to isolate and could safely continue their education in most cases. He spoke out as new rules requiring pupils and staff to wear facemasks when moving about within Scotland’s secondary schools came into force.
In his message, Professor Leitch acknowledged that the past few months had been
