Scot Gov reveals the critical workers exempt from self-isolation

Jul 23, 2021

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	Scottish Government reveals which critical workers will qualify for self-isolation exemption

	The requirement to self-isolate following a positive Covid contact will be scrapped for some critical workers, the Scottish Government has said.

Scot Government reveals key workers for self-isolation exemption

The requirement to self-isolate following a positive Covid contact will be scrapped for some critical workers, the Scottish Government announced today.

And it has given a further update on this new policy, revealing exactly which critical workers could qualify to be exempt.

Exemptions will only be given on a temporary basis, our health correspondent Elsa Maishman reports.

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That's according to the Office for National Statistics, as lockdown restrictions ease in both nations.

However, the coronavirus rate continues to rise in Scotland.

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