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Covid restrictions may have to be imposed in aftermath of Cop26 climate conference
Professor Devi Sridhar said she believes that the 13-day UN summit will lead to an increase in Covid-19 cases
CORONAVIRUS restrictions may have to be imposed in the aftermath of the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow, a scientific adviser to Nicola Sturgeon has warned.
Professor Devi Sridhar said she believes that the 13-day UN summit will lead to an increase in Covid-19 cases and put further pressure on the health service, triggering the “need for further restrictions.”
Prof Sridhar, who sits on the Scottish government’s Covid-19 advisory group, tweeted the warning in response to a question about whether Cop26 will make the Covid-19 situation in Scotland worse and lead to new curbs on freedoms.
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