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Before I invite questions from members, I ask that those who are participating remotely should press R in the BlueJeans chat function if they wish to respond to a question.
It would be helpful if members who wish to ask a question could put an R in the chat function now. It was vital for Parliament to hear the statement today as thousands of Scots continue to die from drug abuse, but the crisis requires decisive action from the top.
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In easing lockdown restrictions, we cannot ease everything at the same time because that might impact on the R number. That number is low at present, but there is the potential for easing of restrictions to have an impact on it.
If any member wishes to ask a question, they should please type R in the chat box. Good morning. It was back in February that I last appeared before the committee in respect of Scotland’s census.
Three weeks ago, the average daily rate had risen to 52 new cases a day, and in the seven days up to yesterday, the average daily rate was 155. Our latest estimate of the R number is that it is now above 1 and possibly as high as 1.5.
Of course, that is partly because, when prevalence is generally low, localised outbreaks have a bigger effect on the R number. That said, we must continue to monitor it closely.