{"id":205171,"date":"2020-04-05T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=205171"},"modified":"2020-04-07T07:25:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T07:25:58","slug":"scotlands-chief-medical-officer-faces-calls-to-resign-over-lockdown-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=205171","title":{"rendered":"Scotland’s chief medical officer faces calls to resign over lockdown breach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction \u2013 April 5, 2020<\/strong><\/h1>\n
Why did Dr Catherine Calderwood knowingly expose her family and others to possible infection when she was photographed visiting her second family home? This happened after Dr. Caldwell, Scotland\u2019s chief medical officer, had instructed Scots \u201cTo help save lives, stay at home.\u201d<\/h5>\n
Why would Dr Caldwell fail to comply with her own instructions? Or could it be that she knows that the risk of infection was minimal and that for most, Corona virus is no worse than seasonal cold and flu? Ed.<\/h5>\n

Scotland’s chief medical officer faces calls to resign over lockdown breach<\/h1>\n

Severin Carrell \u2013 The Guardian April 5, 2020<\/h2>\n

Scotland\u2019s chief medical officer, Catherine Calderwood, has been urged to resign after she was photographed with her family visiting her second home in Fife having issued advice to avoid travel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Calderwood was forced to apologise after being pictured on Saturday<\/strong><\/span><\/a> with her family taking a walk with their dog through the East Neuk, a picturesque area of Fife on the Firth of Forth, about 45 miles from her main home in Edinburgh. She had previously told the public: \u201cTo help save lives, stay at home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Scottish Labour\u2019s health spokeswoman, Monica Lennon, said that Calderwood\u2019s position was untenable. She said her \u201cactions have undermined Scotland\u2019s pandemic response and her own credibility. Unfortunately, it means she cannot and should not continue in her role.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That call was echoed by the Liberal Democrats, with Willie Rennie, the Scottish party leader and a local MSP, saying it seemed impossible for Calderwood to remain in her post because she had clearly broken her own instructions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rennie and Wendy Chamberlain, the Lib Dem MSP for North East Fife and a former police officer, said government officials such as Calderwood had to command public confidence at a time of crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf we are going to get through this pandemic we need medical leaders who everyone can follow. It is with great regret that we say that the chief medical officer will need to go,\u201d they said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a statement, Calderwood apologised and acknowledged that the trip had been an error of judgment, but refused to resign. She said she had a job to do advising ministers on tackling the virus and supporting the medical profession.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Continues \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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