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Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross is no longer self-isolating (Douglas Ross/PA)
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Lucinda Cameron10 December 2021
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross is no longer self-isolating after testing negative for Covid-19.
Mr Ross took a PCR test after a member of his staff tested positive for coronavirus.
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The Tory worker was at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday and tested positive for Covid that night (Jane Barlow/PA)
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Mr Ross did a lateral flow test late on Wednesday afternoon, which was negative, and then took a PCR test as a precaution.
The Scottish Conservatives confirmed on Friday that Mr Ross had a negative test result.
The party said: “Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has tested negative for Covid following a PCR test.
“As a result, he is no longer self-isolating.”