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Nicola Sturgeon defends 'appropriate' decision not to tell Scots about Covid-19 outbreak in Edinburgh

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Nicola Sturgeon insisted she was satisfied with the Scottish Government's decision on when to enter lockdown after a shock report revealed how many lives could have been saved if it had been implemented earlier.The First Minister faced questions at her daily media briefing today on why Scots had not been told about a coronoavirus outbreak in Edinburgh in February.

A conference held by Nike at a city centre hotel on February 26 saw delegates from around the world in attendance - at least 25 of whom are confirmed to have been affected.Ministers and health officials were aware of the outbreak by March 2 but did not reveal the information publicly.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics

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