Why dont Scotland have to isolate after Billy Gilmour tested positive for Coronavirus?
ENGLAND are smarting after Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell were forced into isolation. The pair were pinged as close contacts by Public Health England after Scotland's Billy Gilmour tested positive for Coronavirus. 1 Mount and Chilwell have been forced into isolation after a lengthy conversation with Billy Gilmour Credit: Alamy  Yet none of Gilmour's Scotland team-mates have been asked to isolate ahead of their final game with Croatia. Ironically, English regulations have saved Scotland from self-isolation while punishing the Three Lions. The reason no Scotland players have to isolate is because Public Health England have not identified any of them as "close contacts" to Gilmour. According to NHS England, a close contact means "close face-to-face contact" (under one metre) for any length of time, including talking to somebody or coughing towards them. Close contact can also mean being within two metres of somebody for more than 15 minutes or travelling in a small vehicle with them. After Public Health England reviewed footage of Mount, Chilwell and Gilmour from the Wembley tunnel after England and Scotland played out a 0-0 draw, they found the three players had been in conversation for 22 minutes. As there is no concrete proof that any of Gilmour's Scotland team-mates were "close contacts", they are not required to self-isolate. Get ALL of the latest Scotland news and updates from Euro 2020  Interestingly, had Steve Clarke's men set up a training base in Scotland, the entire team would have been forced into isolation. However, Czech Republic and Croatia booked a Scottish training base back in January, leaving Scotland to set up camp in Middlesbrough. Ultimately both the Czechs and Croats changed their plans and decided to base themselves in their own countries, precisely because of Scotland's strict isolation rules. The England manager was perplexed by Public Health England's decision, pointing out that Scotland had shared a dressing room with Gilmour. "I really dont know how all that works. All I know is we are in the situation and were complying with Public Health England. Theres nothing else we can do. I dont want to make life difficult for Steve Clarke. "I want him to do well. Hes a great guy and weve got a very good relationship. The last thing I want to do is make his life more difficult, frankly.