Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled an extra £50 million to help the care sector deal with Covid-19, the First Minister announced during today’s daily briefing.
She said the sector was “under immense pressure” as a result of the virus, and insisted that the Scottish Government was “working hard to support the sector in every way we can”, with increased testing and supplies of personal protective equipment in care homes.
The money will go to all 32 of Scotland’s councils, to cover both care homes and care at home services, she said.
“It will help to ensure that care services around the country can cope with the immense pressures that they are facing at this time,” she said.
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