A health expert has urged the Scottish Government to rethink its plan not to test people attending the Euro fans zone in Glasgow.
Around 6,000 football fans will descend on a fan zone in Glasgow Green throughout the 31-day tournament which kicks off next week on June 11.
There are no plans at present to ask people attending the venue to take a coronavirus test however Dr Christine Tait-Burkard, an expert on infection from the University of Edinburgh, wants the government to reverse that decision.
Dr Tait-Burkard fears social distancing measures will go "out the window" at the park when some of the matches are being shown on the big screens.
It comes as Glasgow is set to move from Level 3 to Level 2 lockdown restrictions tomorrow, meaning eight people from eight households are legally allowed to meet outdoors.
Dr Tait-Burkard said: "Well the positive news is that it's not one single zone, and that it's outdoors.
"The slightly sad news for me is that not everyone has to take a test and I think everyone going there, at this point, given that there's no mandatory testing you can get your free lateral flow tests from the government.
"With no tests in place it comes with a risk because we have people who are very enthusiastic and especially if the teams are doing well we know that the distancing rules will go out the window very quickly.
"So, be careful.
"Otherwise, I think the government just has to rethink the testing for this one because we have seen that, testing in large gatherings actually go well, that we have seen less transmission in well tested gatherings."
The Daily Record has contacted the Scottish Government for comment.
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