The wearing of face coverings becomes mandatory on public transport in Wales. 10 May The UK government updates its coronavirus message from "stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives" to "stay alert, control the virus, save lives". A further 199 daily COVID-19 cases are reported for Wales, but no further deaths. Alex Davies-Jones MP said she knows that people in the area "are scared" at what is happening at their local hospital. Scientific advisers have "strongly" urged people to postpone Christmas get-togethers and reunions, and suggested anyone with children should "pre-isolate" for ten days before meeting elderly relatives. They will be offered rapid turnaround COVID tests in order to minimise the risk of them spreading the virus. I was dreading it coming down here and thought wed be waiting hours. 20 August GCSE results are published, the grades now based on teachers' assessments. New powers are also announced requiring hospitality businesses to collect customers' details for contact tracing purposes from 17 August. People have been left "scared" as the number of deaths related to Covid-19 outbreaks in Cwm Taf hospitals increases to 23. Cwm Taf Morgannwg reported 47 deaths from infections caught in hospitals, including 38 at the Royal Glamorgan near Llantrisant. "Staff at hospitals need to be protected and kept safe, and we need an urgent inquiry to establish what went wrong, and how not to repeat these mistakes elsewhere.". Read about our approach to external linking. Following calls by medical experts to review plans to relax COVID rules over Christmas, First Minister Mark Drakeford says such a decision would not be taken lightly. 31 October First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that the firebreak lockdown will end on 9 November, regardless of the lockdown announced for England. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. 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. A father and grandmother from the same family died within one day of each other with coronavirus. 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. "Frontline staff are doing an incredible job in challenging circumstances but they must be supported by competent protocols and management at both health board and ministerial level," he said. 23 deaths from COVID-19 are linked to outbreaks across three hospitals: the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Rhondda Cynon Taf; the Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil; the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend. The Welsh Government announces that two households in Wales can form what is termed an "extended household" from 6 July, enabling them to meet up indoors and stay overnight; the extended household measure also includes people who are shielding. Public Health Wales records a further 102 new cases of COVID-19. First Minister Mark Drakeford said plans are now being made about who will get the tests, who will carry them out and where. A further 98 new COVID-19 cases are reported, including 25 in Caerphilly and 23 in. "At the time, the health minister admitted that the situation could have been managed better. Health and care workers become the first people in Wales to receive the. The changes follow the opening of the Ysbyty'r Seren field hospital in Bridgend. But they state they were not in place when they returned, and the premises has now been served with a closure notice. 26 November The police are to be given extra powers, including carrying out random vehicle checks to ensure people are adhering to COVID regulations. Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Whiskey fungus forces Jack Daniels to stop construction, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Greek trains halted as anger over crash grows, Robert F Kennedy assassin denied parole again, NFL hopeful accused of racing in deadly car crash, Aboriginal spears taken in 1770 to return to Sydney. A Level results are published. But he said it's "important to get under the bonnet of some of those figures". The Welsh Government confirms that 1,097 hospital patients were discharged to care homes without a coronavirus test at the beginning of lockdown. This was up on 640 from Wednesday. 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.". "Staff at hospitals need to be protected and kept safe, and we need an urgent inquiry to establish what went wrong, and how not to repeat these mistakes elsewhere.". The cases at the Royal Glamorgan reflect an overall rise in coronavirus patient numbers across Wales. "We are anticipating at moment that the restrictions will be in place at the Royal Glamorgan for two weeks before any review," Dr Alcolado added. 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.". Speaking earlier to Radio Wales, he also said he could not guarantee that there would not have to be a return to tougher lockdown if people did not follow the rules. "We all know what we've got to do, we've been doing it for the past six or seven months now but unfortunately there are a few who aren't and that's what's causing this virus to spread and people to die.". 30 September - Surgery is temporarily suspended at Royal Glamorgan Hospital following 60 COVID cases and eight deaths at the hospital. See the full details of those rules here. Now, this local decision is to minimise the number of patients potentially at risk of exposed in a hospital which has become hotspot. See details at Medicare Covers Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests . 17 April Later analysis of death registrations (all causes) in England and Wales by the Office for National Statistics finds the highest total this week, which at 21,805 is 207% of the five-year average for the same week. "This has been supplemented with visible reminders such as posters and one-way floor markings. He said he hopes we can turn things around in time so we do not end up back where we were a few months ago. Figures from Public Health Wales indicate some 2,500 COVID cases have been linked to hospitals in Wales since October. Mass-testing is also underway with staff and patients. While rules will still be relaxed for five days, unlike the rest of the UK, only two households, plus a single person living alone, will be permitted to meet up between 23 and 27 December. Coronavirus: Royal Glamorgan Hospital reports eight deaths linked to major COVID-19 outbreak, Royal Glamorgan has suspended planned surgeries. 25 August Research by the Welsh Government indicates that three quarters of tourism businesses have reopened since lockdown restrictions started to be lifted, but that at least half are not operating at full capacity. 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". You can follow live updates from the testing centre here. The Welsh Government scraps a law requiring. Wales will have thousands of rapid turnaround coronavirus tests within a matter of weeks. The number of positive COVID tests in Wales passes 100,000 as a further 2,494 cases take the total to 100,725. As the number of positive tests for Wales drops to around 1%, the country's Health Minister. A further 638 COVID-19 cases are recorded, along with one death. Speaking to ITV Wales, Medical Director for Cwm Taf health board Dr Nick Lyons said he expects numbers related to the outbreaks to increase further but it is too soon to make specific predictions. The Pontypridd site is the first of 12 centres, which will be created following an agreement between the Welsh Government and the UK Government. Asked whether Wales has the capacity to roll out mass testing in other towns or local authority areas, while it's taking place in Merthyr Tydfil, Mr Drakeford said it wasn't possible yet. 18 June Workers at a chicken processing plant in. Mass COVID testing is to be rolled out to a second area of Wales, with people living and working in the lower Cynon valley area being tested. They say they visited Old Havana on York Street earlier in the day and advised that stricter controls were needed. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. If you have any questions, please contact Procurement and Supply Chain Management on 8425 9200. Fairwater Primary School in Cardiff closes after a large number of staff test positive for COVID-19. Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 helps to protect ourselves and the South Australian community. Of the deaths, 38 were at the Royal Glamorgan, five at Prince Charles and four at the Princess of Wales . 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 "firebreak" measures are timed to coincide with the autumn half term, and schools will return on Monday 2 November for pupils up to. A further 576 COVID-19 cases are confirmed in Wales along with five deaths. 28 July Staff and patients at hospitals in North Wales are being "actively" tested for COVID-19 following a spike of cases at. The Welsh Government says that a third of people should still work remotely, even when COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted. 19 November The Welsh Government announces that all pupils and students may soon have access to mass testing. One person has died there too. Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire is closed temporarily following a COVID outbreak, and its patients transferred to Amman Valley Hospital in Ammanford. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The health board has more coronavirus patients than at any time since the pandemic began, according to NHS Wales figures. Meanwhile, the Royal Mail has confirmed 18 people at its main sorting and delivery centre on Penarth Road, Cardiff, have tested positive for Covid. Lawyers express their concern about the delay in court cases in England and Wales, with some 9,000 having been delayed since the start of lockdown, and warn that measures put in place to speed up cases may not be effective. Eight patients have died with coronavirus at a hospital where 60 cases have been linked to an outbreak on the site. Travel is permitted anywhere within Wales. Local patients dialling for an ambulance will now be taken to the emergency unit at Royal Glamorgan, while patients who turn up will also be admitted after assessment. 20 July Playgrounds, outdoor gyms and funfairs are allowed to reopen under the latest easing of lockdown measures. Then it was about clearing the decks in anticipation of the first wave. On Friday, September 25, Minister for Health and Social Services, Vaughan Gething, welcomed the launch of a new coronavirus testing facility at the University of South Wales in Pontypridd. Closing the inquest coroner Graeme Hughes said the conclusion drawn that Mr Macalalad died of a pulmonary thromboembolism and coronavirus pneumonitis with type two diabetes as the secondary cause was sustained. "The situation is a worrying one, and all steps are being taken to protect existing patients, staff, and to ensure that those residents that were due to leave the hospital are directed to appropriate care in other hospitals in the near vicinity.". 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. It is their "close scrutiny" of hospitals that he said is part of the reason they have identified outbreaks, saying that just "two patients" constitutes as an outbreak by definition. The eight deaths are all directly linked to infections from within the hospital. 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