Scotland’s stricter COVID-19 restrictions did not prevent its COVID-19 death rates from climbing above those in England during the Delta and Omicron waves, new analysis of official data shows. In the summer of 2021, after the UK government abolished mask mandates in England, the Scottish National Party (SNP) administration continued to require the use of face coverings in public places. In September 2021, the SNP government pushed through a motion to implement COVID-19 vaccine passports in Scotland’s nightclubs and other crowded venues. Though the UK government re-imposed mask mandates in early December in response to the Omicron variant, CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions in England continued to be much more relaxed than in Scotland and other devolved administrations. However, according to an analysis of official data by the Financial Times, per capita deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate were actually higher in Scotland than England in …
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