Devi Sridhar Scotland city Aberdeen reports hospital outbreak virus and Devi Sridhar Scotland city Aberdeen

Opening pubs and restaurants could be causing 'super-spreading' warns Scottish Government advisor

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Scottish Government advisor has voiced her opposition to the reopening of indoor pubs amid a significant cluster of cases in Aberdeen.

Professor Devi Sridhar said that the opening of indoor hospitality “seems to be the step that causes super-spreading events”.

Indoor pubs, bars and restaurants have been open in Scotland since July 15. The Scottish Government has not reported a single death from coronavirus over the past 20 days, but the number of confirmed cases has spiked in the last 24 hours.

A cluster of cases in Aberdeen has caused significant concern among health officials, which has resulted in Nicola Sturgeon moving to impose more restrictions on the city.

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