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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

Official advised Humza Yousaf on how to avoid wearing mask, UK Covid inquiry hears

Humza Yousaf adjusts his face mask before visiting the NHS Golden Jubilee hospital, in Clydebank, Glasgow, in July 2021.
Humza Yousaf adjusts his face mask before visiting the NHS Golden Jubilee hospital, in Clydebank, Glasgow, in July 2021. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Humza Yousaf was allegedly advised on how to avoid wearing a face mask in public by one of Scotland’s most senior health officials at the height of the Covid crisis, a public inquiry has been told.

Private text messages show Jason Leitch, Scotland’s national clinical director, told Yousaf he had only to hold a glass in his hand to avoid having to use a mask while he was standing and talking to people at a dinner.

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