NHS Tayside has ramped up coronavirus testing to other key workers beyond medical staff.As figures for Scotland released on Monday showed there were 1071 confirmed cases in Tayside and 915 deaths in hospitals across the country directly linked to COVID-19, a wider spectrum of essential workers are now being given tests to check if they have the infection.NHS Tayside’s COVID-19 staff testing hub has now tested more than 2000 key health and social care staff – or their household contacts who have symptoms – to allow those with negative results to be cleared to return to work.Up to 180 swabs are now being taken every day at the hub.