Hundreds of police officers have been signed off work with long Covid since the start of the pandemic, new date has revealed.
A total of 345 absences have been recorded by staff since Police Scotland began using the "post-Covid syndrome" category in July 2020 for those off work for more than 12 weeks.
The figures were revealed in a freedom of information request by the justice affairs magazine 1919. In the financial year up to December, there were 131 long Covid absences by police officers and staff.
