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Scots football clubs plea for rapid Covid-19 test to cut time and costs

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Nicola Sturgeon’s Government of putting their future in jeopardy with a­£5million coronavirus testing bill.Clubs are lobbying to change rules on how players and staff without any symptoms are screened for the killer bug.Hamilton Accies have said the current regime – which is costing them about £36,000 each month – could force them and other clubs to the wall.

They have called for the ­introduction of rapid lateral flow tests to be used on players instead of more expensive PCR tests.

Both involve swabbing the nose and throat but the lateral flow tests cost a quarter of the price. The call has been backed their Premiership rivals ­Livingston.Accies chief executive Colin McGowan said: “The future of Hamilton Academicals and other clubs could.

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