Scotland's first minister has apologzed for breaching coronavirus rules by taking her face mask off at a wake, the BBC reports. She was attending a wake after the funeral of a Scottish government civil servant who died from coronavirus. Anyone who breaches the face covering rules can be punished by a fixed penalty notice of £60. In a statement released to the BBC, the first minister said: "Last Friday, while attending a funeral wake, I had my mask off briefly. The first minister regularly uses her daily coronavirus briefings to remind people to cover their faces to limit the risk of spreading the virus.

Source: The Standard December 23, 2020 10:07 UTC