| Good afternoon, Nicola Sturgeon refused to be drawn on when she knew patients with positive Covid-19 tests were discharged into care homes during tense exchanges in her daily coronavirus briefing. Pressed by journalists to reveal when she first found out the transfers had happened the First Minister said she did not have the information and did not say if or when she knew about the transfers. The questions came after weeks of pressure from opposition parties for the Scottish Government’s promised inquiry into the government’s handling of Covid-19 in regards to care homes and followed newspaper reports that several patients had been transferred with positive Covid-19 tests. It also came after Ms Sturgeon said there was nothing she could do to stop families seeking legal redress if they felt care homes or the government had been negligent in their handling of positive Covid-19 cases. Full story HERE A message from the editor: While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you. With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our advertisers - and consequently the revenue we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription. Subscribe to scotsman.com and enjoy unlimited access to Scottish news and information online and on our app. With a digital subscription, you can read more than 5 articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.scotsman.com/subscriptions now to sign up. Our journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. By supporting us, we are able to support you in providing trusted, fact-checked content for this website. Your feedback is really important, please email me with any comments and suggestions at [email protected] Joy Yates Editorial Director JPIMedia Scotland | 