First Minister is "furious" with herself but defended the "little lapse" after a picture of her emerged. The Scottish Sun published a photograph of Sturgeon talking to three people on her way out of the funeral wake of a close colleague.
Strict Scottish Government coronavirus rules state customers in hospitality venues must wear a face covering except when seated, and must wear one when moving around.
Sturgeon was attending a funeral wake for a Scottish Government civil servant.She said: "Last Friday, while attending a funeral wake, I had my mask off briefly.
This was a stupid mistake and I'm really sorry."I talk every day about the importance of masks, so I'm not going to offer any excuses.
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