Scots Covid expert warns virus is like playing Russian roulette as rules axed in England… – The Scottish Sun

A SCOTS Covid expert has warned getting the deadly disease is "like playing Russian roulette with your health" as restrictions are axed in England.

Professor Devi Sridhar, the Chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, told people that "just because the government says things are okay, doesnt necessarily mean its safe".

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Speaking on Twitter, she encouraged Scots to get the vaccine and to take care of those around them.

She wrote: Happy Monday. Just because the government says things are okay, doesnt necessarily mean its safe.

"Take care of yourself, your loved ones and your community, and remember that younger people can also get seriously ill.

"Getting Covid is like playing Russian roulette with your health.

Spent much of the weekend on calls with scientific advisors from other countries, trying to explain what is happening now in England and the UK and basis for this. Theyre learning from our experiment now on what happens next.

This comes as England axe their Covid restrictions today in what the government is referring to as Freedom Day.

As of today, all legal restrictions on Covid-19 are being removed in England, including nightclubs and gigs being back on.

But Scotland is not following the decision from Westminster, choosing to keep many of the current restrictions in place.

In a tweet yesterday, the First Minister hit out at Sky News for inaccurately reporting that the entire UK would lift their restrictions, which she called unacceptable.

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