John Swinney tests negative for Covid-19

John Swinney has tested negative for Covid after being notified he was a close contact of someone with the virus.

The deputy first minister had been self-isolating and took a PCR test after the alert.

But Mr Swinney has now revealed his test result was negative.

Last month, Nicola Sturgeon tested negative for Covid after being notified that she had been in close contact with someone with the virus.

The alert comes as Scotland is dealing with a surge in Covid cases.