First Minister Mark Drakeford says he will give Boris Johnson a last chance to impose a travel ban on people entering Wales from COVID-19 hotspots in England, or will impose his own. 6 July As concerns about increasing unemployment grow, the UK government announces a 111m scheme to help firms in England provide an extra 30,000 trainee places; 21m will be provided to fund similar schemes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 14 August The Welsh Government postpones the easing of rules for meeting up indoors from 15 August to 22 August; from then four households can form an extended bubble and meet up indoors providing the conditions "remain stable". In response, business groups have warned of the devastating impact on the Welsh hospitality sector, with closures "guaranteed". But these rules are in place for a reason, and unfortunately we are seeing the consequences of these rules being broken. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Read about our approach to external linking. Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 helps to protect ourselves and the South Australian community. Andrew RT Davies, health spokesman for the Welsh Conservatives, said "serious questions must be answered" and called for an "immediate investigation". Medical Director for the Cwm Taf health board, Dr Nick Lyons, said he expects the number of cases and deaths to rise even more but it is too soon to predict how large that increase will be. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Mr Macalalad, who was born in the Philippines, had been diagnosed with type two non-insulin-dependent diabetes in 2011.In 2019, Mr Macalalad had surgery for pneumonia and a collapsed lung and the inquest heard that in March 2020 he was increasingly anxious about how his health conditions increased his vulnerability to coronavirus. "I've always been a bit anxious about some of the UK press reporting of vaccination as though we've got a vaccine and its all over, you can do as you'd like. First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that pubs, restaurants and bars will be subject to tougher COVID restrictions in the weeks preceding Christmas, coming into force on Friday 4 December, though exact details are to be finalised. Keira Tustin said she was "disappointed" but understood the reasons for the cancellation of her four-year-old son Brogan's dental operation, which was due to take place on Monday. The Pontypridd site is the first of 12 centres, which will be created following an agreement between the Welsh Government and the UK Government. 26 November The police are to be given extra powers, including carrying out random vehicle checks to ensure people are adhering to COVID regulations. "This has been supplemented with visible reminders such as posters and one-way floor markings. They say they visited Old Havana on York Street earlier in the day and advised that stricter controls were needed. The new coronavirus testing facility will be based at the University of South Wales in Treforest, Never miss a big story in Pontypridd again. SHN Covid-19 Assessment Centre - Birchmount. They can sometimes be driven by things like an outbreak in a care home or workplace, rather than widespread community transmission. A further 28 people have died in Wales after contracting Covid-19 and more than 1,000 new cases have been confirmed across the country. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. . Six Covid patients - unrelated to the hospital outbreak - are in intensive care at the hospital, although that figure has fallen by one since last week. 752 new cases of coronavirus as figures show three further deaths in Wales. More than 8,000 people have signed a petition calling for sports training for children to be exempted from travel restrictions. The latest estimate for R was between 0.9 and 1.2., But he warned that we are yet to see this translate into a reduction of pressure on the NHS. When the figure is above one, an outbreak can grow exponentially, but as long as it remains below one the number of people infected with the virus will fall. The Welsh Government is concerned over figures creeping up in Gwent in recent days, Mr Drakeford said. They will be offered rapid turnaround COVID tests in order to minimise the risk of them spreading the virus. Mr Drakeford reiterated that if rules are relaxed over Christmas and people are meeting each other more, coronavirus will spread more than it otherwise would have. An "incident management team" made up of Denbighshire Council, Public Health Wales and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has now been set up to try to control the outbreak. NHS Wales chief executive Andrew Goodall earlier this week spoke of the challenges of dealing with Covid, saying it was a virus that "surprises us with its ability, particularly in closed settings, in its ability to transmit across to other parts of hospital and healthcare settings". Last week the health board said it had closed two wards within the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in an effort to contain a cluster of 34 cases. Where else are Covid-19 hospital infections happening? Read about our approach to external linking. With many Christmas carol services cancelled, people in Wales join to sing ". Travel restrictions will also be lifted, but people will not be allowed to leave the country. Merthyr Tydfil is going to be the first place in Wales to undertake mass testing for coronavirus. He said: We have seen a consistent reduction in the rate of coronavirus across Wales over the last 10 days. The hospitality sector alcohol ban comes into force at 6pm, forcing pubs to pour away gallons of beer. As the number of people in hospital with COVID reaches its highest level in Wales, standing at 2,231, Dr Simon Barry, a leading respiratory expert, warns that things could get "significantly worse". 18 May Jury trials resume at a handful of courts in England and Wales, having been suspended since the beginning of the lockdown restrictions. What is the situation elsewhere in Wales? Swansea Council licensing officers, working with colleagues from the police, were out throughout the day and evening on Thursday visiting premises in the city centre, Uplands, Mumbles, Clydach, Brynmill and Pontarddulais, ensuring the rules were being followed. Further information about booking an appointment and what to do before and after your vaccination appointment can be found here. The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales during 2020. Something went wrong, please try again later. Each of these new local testing sites will provide access to testing for returning students and local residents. Five days after receiving a positive coronavirus result on May 12 he was admitted to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital due to difficulty in breathing. "We continue to maintain essential services, including planned surgery and outpatient diagnostics," a spokesman added. Where else are Covid-19 hospital infections happening? Restrictions were brought in at the start of the outbreak two weeks ago, including diverting 999 cases to alternative hospitals. A further 576 COVID-19 cases are confirmed in Wales along with five deaths. By piloting mass testing, the aim is to identify more positive cases and help those who do test positive to isolate to prevent them passing it on to anyone else which should reduce the spread of the virus in the community. 5 May Figures from the Office for National Statistics for the week ending 24 April show 21,997 deaths from all causes registered in England and Wales; this is a decrease of 354 from the previous week but still nearly twice the five-year average for the time of year. Swansea Bay health board, which also covers Neath Port Talbot, said the single death reported by Public Health Wales on Wednesday happened in its area. A coronavirus outbreak at a Welsh care home has resulted in the death of 15 residents with 56 having tested positive for the virus. 19 November The Welsh Government announces that all pupils and students may soon have access to mass testing. Supermarkets are advised they must sell only "essential items" during the period of the 17-day lockdown; this excludes items such as clothing. Staff at a Tesco Extra store in Cardiff are self-isolating after a colleague tested positive for coronavirus. Revealing early plans for the so-called Lateral Flow Tests, which deliver results in as little as 30 minutes, the First Minister said testing in care homes are part of the discussions. The First Minister of Wales announces that the wearing of face coverings will become compulsory on public transport in Wales from 27 July. A Senedd inquiry has concluded that COVID-19 had a devastating impact on the poorest communities, highlighting the inequality in society. Wales records another day with no COVID-19 deaths. The 15 residents died over a three-week period following the outbreak at the Llangollen Fechan Care Home in Llangollen, north Wales. As of November 17, 1,654 beds in Welsh hospitals were occupied by coronavirus-related patients, an increase of 125 patients on the same day in the previous week, and representing 21% of all hospital admissions in Wales. "A simple set of common rules had a better chance of people being able to understand them and do the right thing by them," he said, adding that local restrictions were causing people to feel like they didn't know what was being asked of them. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. Following reports of people being unable to get COVID-19 tests, or having to travel several hundred miles to a test centre, First Minister. 28 June Opposition parties in Wales express their concern after figures indicate the turnaround speed of COVID-19 tests has slowed in the country. Prior booking is essential via https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test. If youve been acting responsibly and social distancing Im sure theres nothing to worry about. Betsi Cadwaladr health board, which covers the newly announced lockdown areas of Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham, said cases "remain low in our hospitals". One death has now been recorded in the outbreak at the Prince Charles Hospital and the health board also revealed they are monitoring another outbreak, this time at the Princess of Wales Hospital. Hospital theatre assistant dies after contracting coronavirus, Cardiff health board confirms further death after nurse dies from coronavirus. A Level results are published. Here the news is more mixed. But how successful local hospital lockdowns like this might be could determine how likely we are to see more general restrictions in the NHS in the coming months. 25 November First Minister Mark Drakeford confirms his government is considering tougher restrictions in the weeks preceding Christmas, with measures possibly correlating with the top tiers of England and Scotland. Cwm Taf Morgannwg medical director Nick Lyons said: "Patient safety always has been of utmost importance in making these changes, and safety will continue to remain at the centre of our planning, as we lift restrictions at the Royal Glamorgan.". The true coronavirus death toll in Wales has now reach over 3,000 deaths for the first time. Asked whether the First Minister thought people should avoid shopping in person over the festive period and move to online instead, he said: "What I say to people is just do it sensibly.". M1W 3W3. Plaid Cymru wants an inquiry into the deaths, with health spokesman Rhun ap Iorwerth saying: "The Welsh Government needs to respond rapidly to the situation unfolding in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board, there's no time to waste, and action must be taken. A health care worker at a Welsh hospital has died with coronavirus, officials have confirmed. He said people should think carefully about the risks that they are taking in relation to themselves and others. The latest move follows two wards being closed last week. Patients who would usually be taken to A&E in an emergency will also be sent elsewhere. We have all experienced this pandemic together - we all know what a hard slog it has been, how we are missing our friends and family, and how tempting it is to ignore the rules - we completely appreciate how difficult this is. Service restrictions have been put in place at a hospital in Wales after 82 cases of coronavirus were confirmed. The data also reveals that the total number of beds occupied in Welsh hospitals by Covid-19-related patients has been increasing since the end of September and is now exceeding the level of hospitalisations seen at the peak of the first wave in April, 2020. See Medi-Cal instructions for getting free test kits PDF. Two wards at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital were closed last week because of a coronavirus outbreak, A mum whose son was due to have an operation on Monday says she is "disappointed", Kirsty Williams said it was a "serious situation" at the coronavirus briefing, Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital was at the centre of Wales' Covid-19 outbreak earlier this year, Eighteen staff at the Cardiff centre have been sent home with Covid. Cwm Taf Morgannwg said there had been 47 deaths following Covid outbreaks at three of its hospitals, Llantrisant's Royal Glamorgan Hospital is receiving emergency admissions again, Cwm Taf Morgannwg provides healthcare to people in Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf (pictured), and Bridgend county, What the opposition parties are calling for. 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Cardiff and Vale health board said the number of Covid-19 patients being admitted to hospitals "is increasing but at a low rate". Plaid Cymru and the Conservatives have called for an urgent inquiry into the deaths. At Cwm Taf Morgannwg, Dr Lyons said the health board's intensive care units "thankfully" were not as busy now as they were in April but added: "The numbers are quite challenging "I'm confident that we have the beds that we need and the intensive care capacity that we need to treat all our patients with Covid, whilst at the same time being able to continue the most urgent surgery and deal with patients coming to our emergency departments "But as we gaze over the horizon into the coming weeks and months that becomes more difficult to predict. 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Eight patients have died with coronavirus at a hospital where 60 cases have been linked to an outbreak on the site. He encouraged people to think about all the avenues available to them, including where they shop and when. 2023 BBC. to remain at the centre . 9 July All state schools in Wales will reopen in September, Education Minister. Amid concerns about increasing COVID cases, Dr Chris Williams, Wales's deputy chief medical officer, says that people should be reassured they can be treated in hospital "safely and effectively". Testing will only be available for people with coronavirus symptoms which include a high temperature, a new, continuous cough, or a loss or change to senseof smellor taste. The hospital said the emergency department will remain open for walk-in patients and those who can be treated in the ambulatory care department. Around half of tests are coming back within 24 hours, a decrease on 68% at the end of April. 25 July Campsites with shared facilities are allowed to reopen. The decision to roll this out comes after Merthyr Tydfil saw the highest coronavirus case rate in the whole of the UK at the start of November, and it remains one of the worst hit areas of Wales. 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Gibraltar and Thailand are added to the quarantine exemption list from 04:00 on 19 September, while travellers from Guadeloupe and Slovenia will be required to self-isolate is they arrive in Wales after then. A major outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant. 20 August GCSE results are published, the grades now based on teachers' assessments. Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board said there were 82 Covid-19 cases at the hospital and 60 of those were from infections caught at the hospital. He is the latest high-level Westminster official to go into self-isolation as Prime Minister Boris Johnson, NHS national medical director professor Stephen Powis, and Baroness Dido Harding, who leads the NHS Test and Trace programme, have also had to take the same action. Covid-19 in Wales: What do the stats tell us? People have been arriving all day at the mass testing site at Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre, and the overall reaction from locals has so far proved positive. Dr Lyons said: "To say [the situation is] out of control would be overstating it, but we keep a very close eye as you can imagine on those figures on a day-by-day basis.". 24 November Figures from the Office for National Statistics indicate 190 COVID deaths occurred in Wales in the week ending 13 November, the highest weekly number since May. The rules Wales brought in after the fire-break lockdown will remain in force for another two weeks, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said today. Royal Glamorgan Hospital Centre - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Royal Gwent Hospital Medicines Information Centre - Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Withybush Hospital Medicines Information Centre - Hywel Dda Health Board Change history The health board has more coronavirus patients than at any time since the pandemic began, according to NHS Wales figures. 11 September The Welsh Government announces that the wearing of face coverings in shops and other indoor spaces will become compulsory from 14 September, and that indoor meetings of more than six people will be banned. New powers are also announced requiring hospitality businesses to collect customers' details for contact tracing purposes from 17 August. One man who has been to get tested at Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre on Saturday said he was pleasantly surprised at how quickly the queue was moving. The health board's boss said it faced "incredibly challenging circumstances". Cwm Taf Morgannwg said there had been 47 deaths following Covid outbreaks at three of its hospitals, Llantrisant's Royal Glamorgan Hospital is receiving emergency admissions again, Cwm Taf Morgannwg provides healthcare to people in Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf (pictured), and Bridgend county, What the opposition parties are calling for. Pontypridd MP Alex Davies-Jones and Member of Senedd Mick Antoniw issued a joint statement saying they were "extremely concerned" by the outbreak at the hospital. The Welsh Government says that a third of people should still work remotely, even when COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted. Leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council, Andrew Morgan, said he understands that local people are "very concerned". Fairwater Primary School in Cardiff closes after a large number of staff test positive for COVID-19. The guidance also says that people should be able to purchase non-essential items in exceptional circumstances. As a result, a total of 434 pupils and more than 20 staff have had to self isolate. Wales lifts its "stay local" restrictions, meaning there are no limits on travel. New long term testing facility opens in Llantrisant A local testing centre for COVID-19 will open in the car park of the Royal Mint Experience in Llantrisant on Thursday 28 January. Cardiff Council said 11 new cases were reported in schools on November 19, eight among pupils and three staff. The pilot is being run by theWelsh Government, UK Government,Merthyr Tydfil Council, Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board and the Ministry of Defence, with logistical support from the armed forces. 28 July Staff and patients at hospitals in North Wales are being "actively" tested for COVID-19 following a spike of cases at. "We need to deal with that," he said, adding that he's interested in how the Welsh public feels about the issue. Asked if the First Minister could provide a timeframe for when people may start receive the vaccine or a target for when a certain amount of people will have received it, Mr Drakeford said: "I'm not in a position to make a commitment of that sort.". For the second time in under a week no new deaths are reported for Wales in the most recent 24-hour period. But they state they were not in place when they returned, and the premises has now been served with a closure notice. 2023 BBC. First Minister Mark Drakeford confirms that non-essential shops, pubs, restaurants, cafes, gyms and leisure centres will reopen when the firebreak lockdown ends. Wales will have thousands of rapid turnaround coronavirus tests within a matter of weeks. It's a walk-through site, and tests can be booked by calling 119 or by accessing the online service. Cases per 100,000 based on a rolling seven-day period (Nov 12-18), Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Rhondda Cynon Taf: 246.6 (down from 250.8). These changes do not apply to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, where quarantine restrictions remain in place for all arrivals from outside the UK. Retailers put forward proposals to "resolve confusion" over the sale of non-essential items, suggesting they are not cordoned off but instead a sign advises customers to put off their purchase, thus giving the customer the final decision over whether or not to buy the product. What is the political response to the outbreak? Dr Kate Clark, deputy medical director, added: "Although cases at Ysbyty Gwynedd [in Bangor]remain low, we are seeing an increase in the number of patients being admitted with Covid-19 into Wrexham Maelor Hospital.". 6 November Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board consultant, Dr Dai Samuel, calls for lockdown restrictions to continue in Merthyr Tydfil "for weeks, even months". Cwm Taf Morgannwg has most hospital patients, Covid-related patients in NHS in Wales up by 49% in a week, Wales travel ban: Rules for travel from England hotspots. See more from that interview here. The health board has more coronavirus patients than at any time since the pandemic began, according to NHS Wales figures. Two wards at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital have been closed due to a coronavirus outbreak Two wards of a hospital have been closed after an outbreak of coronavirus cases, a health board. Dr Kate Clark, deputy medical director, added: "Although cases at Ysbyty Gwynedd [in Bangor]remain low, we are seeing an increase in the number of patients being admitted with Covid-19 into Wrexham Maelor Hospital.". First Minister Mark Drakeford said plans are now being made about who will get the tests, who will carry them out and where. 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