The controversial claim comes from two Sottish companies who believe their employees contracted coronavirus at a major conference in Edinburgh in February, days after it emerged Scotland's First Minister decided to keep news of the country's first infections from the public. The conference was organised by sportswear giant Nike. Despite knowing 25 delegates at the conference had tested positive for the disease, Ms Sturgeon still decided to keep the news secret, the BBC's Disclosure documentary revealed. The Scottish First Minister has said she did not reveal the news because of "patient confidentiality".
One of the companies who believe their employees were infected shared an office with Nike in Glasgow, it emerged in the documentary that aired last week.
Another company that believes their employees risked their lives by attending the event after Ms Sturgeon new there were coronavirus cases in Scotland was a firm that fitted kilts on ten attendees of the event.
The Scottish Sunday Mail has now reported there was no "contact tracing" of staff in the impacted companies.
Public health experts have speculated the Nike event was Scotland's Covid-19 "ground zero".
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"It acted too slowly and failed to inform other citizens at risk of infection."
Echoing this, Mr Murray, Labour MP for Edinburgh South, said: "The reason the public should have been told at the time is because of the potential impact on workers and businesses.
"Now it transpires workers at two companies with links to the conference may have been affected by the outbreak.
"They were kept in the dark by the Government and only know about the Nike outbreak because of a media investigation.
"If the Government had its way, this would remain a secret."
The event happened at Edinburgh's Hilton Carlton Hotel on February 26 and 27.
The Nike store in Glasgow that sent delegates was deep cleaned a full two weeks after the employees attended the event. No explanation was offered at the time as to why the whole store was being deep cleaned.
Ms Sturgeon insisted the allegations of a cover-up are only "highly politicised nonsense".
A Scottish Government spokesman said: "All appropriate steps were taken to ensure public health was protected.
"All cases linked to this event were assessed by their close contact or contact with conference delegates who tested positive after the event, so public health authorities were satisfied there was minimal infection risk.
"NHS Lothian and Edinburgh City Council worked with the venue to provide advice for close contacts of delegates and infection prevention and control considerations."
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