Scotland's chief medical officer has resigned after it emerged she had twice visited her family's second home in Fife.
Dr Catherine Calderwood had apologised after going against her own advice to stay at home and was issued with a police warning over her conduct.
Earlier, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she did not condone anyone breaking the guidance on preventing the spread of the virus, but believed it would be "damaging not to have the ongoing advice and expertise" of Dr Catherine Calderwood as chief medical officer.
Dr Calderwood apologised after photos of herself and her family near a coastal retreat in Earlsferry were published in The Scottish Sun on Saturday.
Just days earlier, the 51-year-old tweeted a photo of her family at their main residence in Edinburgh as they clapped for the front-line NHS staff working to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Ms Sturgeon said she did not know about Dr Calderwood's visits to her second home until Sunday night.
The First Minister said: "The chief medical officer made a mistake in travelling away from her home. Whatever her reasons for doing so, it was wrong and she knows that.
"All of us, including me, will make mistakes in these unprecedented times we are living in. When we do we must be candid about it and learn from it."
Police Scotland Chief Constable Iain Livingstone said officers had visited Dr Calderwood and issued a warning about her conduct.
Dr Calderwood said her reasons for visiting the house - a drive of more than an hour from Edinburgh - were "not legitimate" and she is "truly sorry for not following advice she gave to others".
She said in a statement: "I wish to apologise unreservedly for the issue reported in the media today.
"While there are reasons for what I did, they do not justify it and they were not legitimate reasons to be out of my home.
"While I and my family followed the guidance on social distancing at all times, I understand that I did not follow the advice I am giving to others, and I am truly sorry for that."
Last month, the Scottish Government issued a travel warning criticising the "irresponsible behaviour" of people with second homes and campervans travelling to the Highlands in a bid to isolate.
