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Nicola Sturgeon considering routine coronavirus testing for Scots care homes

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Nicola Sturgeon.In a bid to allay fears about the easing of restrictions for the care sector, the First Minister stressed no final decision has been made.Speaking at the Scottish Government's coronavirus briefing on Tuesday, she said those visiting care homes are "clearly" a group who may be considered for coronavirus testing in an effort to protect vulnerable people.Sturgeon said: "Our initial, top priority focus in extending testing is protection of vulnerable groups."Those groups - and care homes are definitely one of them - where if the virus gets into them, it does really bad damage."So people going in and out of care homes is clearly one such group that we would look to consider for testing in the future."She added: "Obviously, that.

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