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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Jane McLeod

Covid rules 'unlikely' to return despite rise in cases, Jason Leitch says

Jason Leitch says there would have to be a 'dramatic' change for restrictions to be imposed

THE Scottish Government is unlikely to reimpose strict Covid rules despite a considerable rise in cases, Jason Leitch has said.

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that in the week ending June 17, an estimated 250,700 people in private households in Scotland had Covid-19 – amounting to around one in 20.

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