LONDON – Scotland’s leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has apologised for breaching coronavirus restrictions when she took off her face mask at a funeral wake.
A photograph published in the Scottish Sun newspaper showed Sturgeon chatting to three women in a bar while standing at a distance but without wearing a mask.
She was attending a funeral wake on Friday for a civil servant.Under the Scottish government’s coronavirus rules, customers in restaurants and bars must wear a face covering except when seated at their table.
Those breaching the rules can face a 60-pound ($81) fine.Sturgeon apologized for the “stupid mistake” on Wednesday, saying she had her mask off briefly.“I talk every day about the importance of masks, so I’m not going to offer any.