A report has found that no evidence was discovered linking coronavirus Omicron cases to the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.
Public Health Scotland (PHS) found transmission was lower at the UN conference than within the wider community.
According to PHS, in the period between October 31 and November 13, during which the conference took place, around two in every 1000 people affiliated with the summit tested positive for covid.
While in the general population between 11 and 12 in every 1000 contracted the deadly virus.
There were 353 cases of people infected with the virus attending COP-related events while infectious, the report found.
Covid cases in Scotland increased during the conference, however was was mainly in children aged between five and 11 years old.
The rate in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, where the conference took place, was the lowest in the country.
The report stated: "Data available to PHS from enhanced and routine Covid-19 surveillance does not indicate a direct COP26 contribution to the increase in Covid-19 infections nationwide during the summit and there is no evidence of any connection between Omicron cases and COP26.
"With infections falling in the two weeks following the end of the summit, it is likely that COP26 has had little impact on Covid-19 epidemiology in Scotland."
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