Nicola Sturgeon has wished the Prime Minister well as he battles coronavirus in intensive care, saying: "We are all willing you on Boris, get well soon." The First Minister issued the message of support to Johnson and his family on behalf of the Scottish Government and the people of Scotland while he continues to fight the Covid-19 infection.
Speaking at the daily press briefing, in which she announced the recorded death toll from coronavirus in Scotland had risen by 74 to 296, Sturgeon said the Prime Minister's illness showed that the virus "simply doesn't discriminate".
She said the number of deaths recorded in past 24 hours is "relatively large" because the National Records of Scotland is moving to recording deaths seven days a week,