FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon has she is “satisfied” Scotland has the capacity to deal with a spread of coronavirus.
Speaking during First Minister’s Questions, Sturgeon said there is the possibility of the virus spreading quickly over the next few days.
“We took early action to ensure testing facilities were available in Glasgow and Edinburgh,” she said.
She added that there are plans for potential testing facilities in Tayside and Grampian.
There are now six cases of coronavirus in Scotland after three more were confirmed on Thursday.
Sturgeon said: "People can expect to be tested very quickly if they contact the NHS and fit the case definition in terms of travel history, or contact with people who've travelled to certain countries, and the symptoms they are experiencing, they will be tested quickly.
"We are not powerless in the face of this.
"There are many things we can do and will do to reduce the impact of this as much as possible, and that is what I am very, very focused on as First Minister, as is the Health Secretary and indeed the entire government."
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Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw used his questions to raise the issue of whether extra hospital beds will be needed to deal with an outbreak.
The First Minister said the likely scenarios are being considered and that the NHS has well-established escalation plans in place.
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