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Ending use of WhatsApp is ‘clear admission’ Government was wrong, claim Tories

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes announced the Scottish Government will stop using mobile messaging applications by the spring.

The Independent UK

Humza Yousaf called top Scottish lawyer a 'Tory f***wit' in WhatsApp message

HUMZA Yousaf has apologised after calling a top Scottish lawyer a “Tory f***wit” in a WhatsApp message released to the public.

The National (Scotland)

Official advised Humza Yousaf on how to avoid wearing mask, UK Covid inquiry hears

Senior official told Yousaf, then health secretary, that having a drink in his hand at dinners made him ‘exempt’

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Sturgeon ‘has nothing to hide’ as 14,000 messages to be handed to Covid inquiry

Press reports indicated the former first minister’s messages had been deleted.

The Independent UK

I’ve retained my WhatsApp messages relating to Covid pandemic, says Humza Yousaf

First Minister says he would expect officials to have kept ‘relevant’ messages

The Independent UK

I have not deleted any WhatsApp messages relating to Covid pandemic, says Yousaf

The First Minister said he would expect officials including the national clinical director and chief medical officer to have kept ‘relevant’ messages.

The Independent UK

Humza Yousaf insists he has not deleted pandemic WhatsApp messages

HUMZA Yousaf has insisted he has kept his WhatsApp messages from during the pandemic but added that it was Scottish Government policy to…

The National (Scotland)

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Scottish ministers deny Jason Leitch 'deleted WhatsApps every day' during pandemic

THE Scottish Government has denied reports that Jason Leitch deleted WhatsApp messages every day during the Covid-19 pandemic and insisted all…

The National (Scotland)

Jason Leitch 'deleted' pandemic WhatsApps say reports, as row over messages deepens

SCOTLAND’S clinical director deleted electronic messages he sent during the pandemic, according to reports.

The National (Scotland)

Jason Leitch 'concerned' as 200 people in hospital with Covid

SCOTLAND's national clinical director has said he is concerned about winter Covid-19 cases as 200 people were admitted to hospital with the disease…

The National (Scotland)

Grieving families demand Humza Yousaf hands over Nicola Sturgeon's pandemic messages

Solicitors acting for bereaved families have demanded that the communications of the former First Minister, clinical director Jason Leitch and other key government figures are handed over.

Daily Record

Jason Leitch praises 'courage' of SNP leadership hopeful Kate Forbes and says her candidacy is an 'important moment'

EXCLUSIVE: The national clinical director made his comments to Airdrie Baptist Church

Daily Record

Scots urged to wear facemasks as Jason Leitch issues virus warning

Scotland’s National Clinical Director has urged those who are unwell to stay away from work in order to help the NHS.

Daily Record

Jason Leitch urges unwell Scots to stay away from work to protect NHS

SCOTLAND’S national clinical director has urged people feeling unwell to stay away from their work in order to help the NHS.

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Daily Record

One in 18 Scots had Covid last week as estimated virus cases increase again

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that around 288,200 people in Scotland had the virus in the week ending June 24.

Daily Record

Jason Leitch 'concerned' over rise in covid cases as he issues face covering guidance

The latest figures published on Friday by the Office for National Statistics revealed that one in 20 people in Scotland currently have the virus.

Daily Record

How to access Covid tests in Scotland amid fears of 'new wave' of virus

The Office for National Statistics has estimated that one in 20 people had Covid in the week ending June 17.

Daily Record

Current Covid rules in Scotland - what happens if you test positive and symptoms

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has estimated that around one in 20 people had Covid in the last week.

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Daily Record

Covid restrictions unlikely to return to Scotland despite soaring infections, says Jason Leitch

It was estimated that one in every 20 Scots had the virus last week - the highest level in the UK.

Edinburgh Live

Jason Leitch gives update on Covid restrictions as cases continue to rise

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that in the week ending June 17, an estimated 250,700 people in private households in Scotland had Covid-19 - amounting to around one in 20.

The National (Scotland)

Covid rules 'unlikely' to return despite rise in cases, Jason Leitch says

THE Scottish Government is unlikely to reimpose strict Covid rules despite a considerable rise in cases, Jason Leitch has said.

Glasgow Live

Jason Leitch tests positive for covid as expert warns more than one in 30 could have virus

Professor Jason Leitch has urged the public to ‘be careful’ after testing positive for covid for the first time. It comes as an epert has warned infections levels could be higher than 1 in 30.

The National (Scotland)

Jason Leitch warns everyone to 'be careful' as he catches Covid

SCOTLAND'S national clinical director Jason Leitch has caught Covid-19.

Daily Record

Jason Leitch has positive Covid test for first time and urges Scots to 'be careful'

Scotland's National Clinical Director shared a photo of his positive test earlier on this afternoon as fears over a new wave of the virus grow.

The National (Scotland)

US president Joe Biden says monkeypox cases ‘something to be concerned about’

PRESIDENT Joe Biden says recent cases of monkeypox that have been identified in Europe and the United States are something “to be concerned…

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