Scotland's chief medical officer is withdrawing from daily media briefings during the coronavirus pandemic, after it emerged she had twice visited her family's second home in Fife.
Dr Calderwood told a briefing at the Scottish Government headquarters in Edinburgh on Sunday she had also visited the home in Fife last weekend with her husband. Ms Sturgeon said she did not know about Dr Calderwood's visits to her second home until Sunday night. Dr Calderwood said her reasons for visiting the house - a drive of more than an hour from Edinburgh - were "not legitimate" and she is "truly sorry for not following advice she gave to others".
"The legal instructions on not leaving your home without a reasonable excuse apply to everyone. Social distancing is the key intervention to curtail the spread of coronavirus and it is essential that the instructions are followed to protect each other, take strain from the NHS and save lives.Earlier, Dr Calderwood said in a statement: "I wish to apologise unreservedly for the issue reported in the media today.
Scottish Labour's health spokeswoman Monica Lennon also called for Dr Calderwood to stand down, Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw said her position is "untenable", and the Scottish Greens said she can "no longer credibly front" the public health campaign.
One rule for us.
She should resign the clown
So what the lady most likely need to go to her holiday home for a reason
Not a fan of this kind of journalism but it does highlight a certain level of hypocrisy.
What is it with the UK and not being able to just stay indoors
If she was a man she would be sacked by now
'All of us, including me, will make mistakes in these unprecedented times we are living in. When we do we must be candid about it and learn from it.' NicolaSturgeon compassionate and reasonable
great at calling for the Scottish health ministers head, what about Simon Harris' who allowed thousands of Italians to travel here knowing they were coming from a hotbed for the coronavirus ?
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