Thread by @ChrisMusson

EXCL: Patients catching Covid-19 in Scotland's hospitals nearly doubles in a week.
* 189 definite or probable hospital-onset cases (116 'definite', 73 'probable') in week ending Oct 25
* Up from 98 in previous week
* Weekly cases peaked at 250 in April
thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-…

* Weekly hospital-onset Covid cases in Scotland appear to be rising back towards April peak.
* But Scot Gov's national clinical director claimed today: “It would appear in wave two, the numbers are much, much lower than they were in wave one.”

* Labour's @MonicaLennon7 says failure to prevent the spread among patients and staff "has contributed to Covid getting out of control" and second lockdowns
* Scottish Greens' @AlisonJohnstone: "It’s clearly not the case that infections are much lower than they were in wave one."

Lib Dem @agcolehamilton: "It’s worrying the number of cases transmitted in hospitals is almost back to the level that it was at the height of the pandemic. Scot Gov have made big promises around testing for healthcare workers but have struggled to live up to their warm words"

Prof Angela Thomas, president of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, warned this month that people were catching Covid in hospital “green zones”

We asked the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh what more that could have been done to stop a repeat of wave one hospital infection levels. They said regular, weekly testing for all NHS staff is "vital" to protect staff and patients. This is not happening yet.

.@DanVevers asked the First Minister and @JasonLeitch today what the key drivers of transmission of the virus were at the moment, and whether patients and staff catching it in hospitals is one of them. Transcript and footage...