Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has said his own uncle died of covid-19 in a care home last week.The Central Scotland MSP revealed his heartbreaking loss at First Minister’s Questions today.Raising concerns about testing in care homes, he told Nicola Sturgeon: “Let me return to residential care homes.
Families across the country are deeply concerned about the situation in our care homes.“I speak from personal experience. On Friday last week, I lost my own uncle to covid-19.
He was living in a care home.”Figures last week showed that one third of Coronavirus deaths were recorded in care homes.MORE TO FOLLOWThis is a breaking news story - we'll bring you the very latest updates, pictures and video as it happens.