Question reference: S5W-28611
- Asked by: Joan McAlpine, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 21 April 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 July 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether an asymptomatic care worker who has not been tested can make an accurate assessment that they are not carrying COVID-19.
Answer
All care home staff are routinely offered testing, even in care homes where there are no confirmed cases of Covid-19. This testing will be offered to both symptomatic and asymptomatic care home workers. Based on the advice of our Chief Medical Officer, these tests will be conducted every seven days to regularly assess the care home workforce.