Ian MacDonald Profile picture
Gael. Supporter of traditional arts & the oral tradition. Lover of seann-nòs. Shinty coach and fan. Parent. Physicist in the NHS. Traveller, eco-dude, cyclist.
Mar 24, 2020 5 tweets 5 min read
@AlexMacLeod9 @weeseabee @LydiaReidYES2 Scotland currently has capacity to PCR test ~800 people a day.

85 new cases today in Scotland. Many people being diagnosed by symptoms/scans now. There's no capacity for mass testing. Or even NHS staff testing. Yet.

But sampling, & NHS testing, ARE being rolled out in Scotland. @AlexMacLeod9 @weeseabee @LydiaReidYES2 Be clear: that is the case in almost every country in the world.

S Korea and China did a bit better. But with bigger numbers and higher stakes.

Some small, very rich countries with advanced public health systems are doing quite a lot better. As you would expect.