Sturgeon: Cop26 does pose threat of increased Covid-19 infection

Nicola Sturgeon warned that the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow would ‘inevitably’ lead to increased Covid transmission. Picture: Fraser Bremner/Scottish Daily Mail/PA

Nicola Sturgeon has announced almost £500 million of further funding to help in the fight against Covid – as she warned that the Cop26 international climate conference “inevitably” poses a risk of increased transmission of the virus.

With delegates from across the world now starting to arrive in Scotland ahead of the UN climate summit, the Scottish First Minister said the coronavirus situation remained “fragile”.