Coronavirus in Scotland RECAP: Covid cases across the country rise by 133 with one further death reported
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Coronavirus in Scotland LIVE: The latest updates on Tuesday, April 27
Key Events
- Willie Rennie calls for Covid inquiry interim report in six months
- 133 new cases reported on Tuesday
- One new coronavirus death registered
Willie Rennie calls for Covid inquiry interim report to be ready in six months
Scotland’s coronavirus inquiry should publish its initial report within six months of the Holyrood elections, Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has insisted.
While First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has said an inquiry into what happened with the pandemic should start before the end of 2021, Mr Rennie called for an interim report to be published by then.
An inquiry should be set up on “day one” after next week’s election, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader said.
He insisted this was necessary as Scotland looks to rebuild after the pandemic, as restrictions again start to be eased.
Mr Rennie stated: “Scotland has had one of the highest per capita death rates in the entire world. We know that in part this was due to major errors surrounding the handling of care homes, shortages of PPE and a lack of capacity for testing and contact tracing.
“As coronavirus restrictions start to ease again, we must put recovery first and ensure the same mistakes are never repeated.
“That is why Scottish Liberal Democrats are calling for the coronavirus inquiry to be set up on day one after the election so we can start learning lessons now.”
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