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On Tuesday we told the story of Wren Hall nursing home in Nottinghamshire where the manager Anita Astle expressed her anguish at losing 10 of her 26 residents to confirmed or suspected coronavirus in the space of just a few weeks.
Related: ‘Are people dispensable?’: care home manager tells how third of residents have died from Covid-19
Ahead of attending this afternoon’s Cobra meeting, Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon has taken part in a virtual first minister’s question time.
She confirmed a further 80 deaths, taking the running total to 779, and 7102 positive tests, an increase of 354.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will answer questions from party leaders during our second Leaders’ Virtual Question Time, streaming today from 12:30pm ♀️
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