Patients, staff and visitors no longer have to wear face masks in healthcare settings from Tuesday as Scotland returns to guidance as it was before the Covid-19 pandemic
. From May 16, mask use will be based on clinical need based on infection prevention and control advice, and means that people will not be routinely asked to wear facemasks in health and social care settings.
However, Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf has stressed that the threat of coronavirus is "not over". He told the PA news agency on Monday: "It's an evolution of the guidance. We are, of course, advised by those experts in infection prevention and control and we'll continue to take their clinical advice, their clinical input in that regard.
"It's really important we follow all of those guidelines in order to keep ourselves safe and the public safe. But this is that natural evolution of that guidance." He said: "Due to the success of vaccines in protecting people, and the availability of treatments, now is the right time to revise the advice on wearing masks in health and social care settings and return to pre-pandemic guidance. We recognise that some staff may have concerns around the withdrawal of this guidance and would expect organisations to undertake individual occupational health assessments and risk assessments as appropriate.
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