Medicare: Bring your red, white, and blue Medicare card to a pharmacy to get your free tests. Then it was about clearing the decks in anticipation of the first wave. 752 new cases of coronavirus as figures show three further deaths in Wales. In Swansea Bay, the health board said hospital onset infections had affected 18 patients and 16 staff, who had tested positive, mostly in the cardiac services department at Morriston hospital. The powers will be enforceable from 9am on Fridays to 5pm on Sundays. Public Health Wales reports 199 further COVID-19 cases in the most recent 24 hours, but no deaths for the past 15 days. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. Travel restrictions will also be lifted, but people will not be allowed to leave the country. 31 July First Minister Mark Drakeford confirms swimming pools, gyms, leisure centres and indoor play areas, including soft play can reopen from 3 August. 16 October Wales introduces a travel ban on people from COVID hotspots in other parts of the UK, beginning from 6pm. 10 October A further 21 COVID-19 deaths are reported, seven of them as a result of delays in reporting deaths earlier in October. The R number is the number of people that one infected person will on average pass the virus on to. The true coronavirus death toll in Wales has now reach over 3,000 deaths for the first time. ", She said the loss of A&E would be a cause of concern as people would have to travel further, adding: "We need to get the situation at our hospital under control and all the stops need to be pulled out to get there.". First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that small-scale outdoor theatres and sporting events involving audience of up to 100 will be trialled, with three events to initially take place. Planned surgeries have been temporarily stopped at Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, as part of a plan to manage the outbreak. An extra 5,000 hospital beds will be made available over the winter for potential COVID-19 patients. If youve been acting responsibly and social distancing Im sure theres nothing to worry about. The Welsh Government scraps a law requiring. Cwm Taf Morgannwg reported 47 deaths from infections caught in hospitals, including 38 at the Royal Glamorgan near Llantrisant. 1 November With the furlough scheme extended until December following the announcement of England's month-long lockdown, First Minister Mark Drakeford expresses disappointment that Wales's request to have it extended by the Treasury for the duration of its own firebreak lockdown was rejected. 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. 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. Among the restrictions set to come into force. Covid-19 infection caught within hospitals has been a problem since early in the pandemic, affecting hundreds of patients in Wales, although it is an issue across the UK. 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. Health officials in Wales say they are ready to roll out a vaccine within days subject to its approval. Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales (2020). In Swansea Bay, the health board said hospital onset infections had affected 18 patients and 16 staff, who had tested positive, mostly in the cardiac services department at Morriston hospital. Pre-booking is essential: https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test To find the testing facility closest to you visit our website: https://cwmtafmorgannwg.wales/./covid-19-testing-options/ It follows an outbreak of 82 coronavirus cases, which has caused the hospital to suspend most services. "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.". A further 98 new COVID-19 cases are reported, including 25 in Caerphilly and 23 in. "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.". Police launch an investigation into why the principal and vice-chancellor of the, First Minister Mark Drakeford accuses rival. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In this period, COVID-19 was involved in 27% of all deaths of care home residents. 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". COVID-19 vaccination program. In response, business groups have warned of the devastating impact on the Welsh hospitality sector, with closures "guaranteed". 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. Appointments for all City-operated testing centers can be made at Curative.com . The Royal Glamorgan Hospital is in Rhondda Cynon Taf, which is currently in local lockdown. 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. 18 May Jury trials resume at a handful of courts in England and Wales, having been suspended since the beginning of the lockdown restrictions. Leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council, Andrew Morgan, said he understands that local people are "very concerned". 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. SHN Covid-19 Assessment Centre - Birchmount. You can follow our live blog from the mass testing site here. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board said rising numbers of Covid. In a first for Wales, everyone who lives and works in the county is being offered a Covid-19 test. A coronavirus outbreak at a Welsh care home has resulted in the death of 15 residents with 56 having tested positive for the virus. Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 helps to protect ourselves and the South Australian community. A report on deaths in care homes in England and Wales from the Office for National Statistics finds 9,039 deaths between 2 March and 1 May, and a further 3,444 deaths of residents in hospital. 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. "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.". A further 638 COVID-19 cases are recorded, along with one death. Public Health Wales records 962 new COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths, the highest number of daily deaths since 30 May. A new coronavirus testing centre has been launched in Pontypridd. A statement from the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board said: "The Health Board is taking a number of urgent and significant actions to ensure the safety of our staff, patients and communities.". The UK government published a list of 59 countries for which quarantine will not apply when arriving back in England as from 10 July. At Betsi Cadwaladr, there are currently 25 cases at Glan Clwyd and community hospitals at Llandudno and Colwyn Bay, mostly stretching back two weeks. 20 July Playgrounds, outdoor gyms and funfairs are allowed to reopen under the latest easing of lockdown measures. ", Cwm Taf Morgannwg infections swell hospital numbers, Covid-related patients in NHS up by 49% in a week, US and Russia trade blows over Ukraine at G20, Greek trains halted as anger over crash grows, Messages reveal battle over UK Covid policy, How 10% of Nigerian registered voters delivered victory, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip. But these rules are in place for a reason, and unfortunately we are seeing the consequences of these rules being broken. The wearing of face coverings becomes mandatory on public transport in Wales. 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.". The Welsh Government says it is working with authorities in. At Betsi Cadwaladr, there are currently 25 cases at Glan Clwyd and community hospitals at Llandudno and Colwyn Bay, mostly stretching back two weeks. Learn about community . 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. There are now "Test to Treat" locations where you can get both COVID-19 testing and treatment. Find out the worst-hit school and read more here. The problem is not confined to Cwm Taf Morgannwg and there was a spike in cases at the Betsi Cadwaladr health board over the summer. Mr Davies urged the Welsh Government to use field hospitals to help alleviate the pressure on the hospital, and to protect patients and staff. Following reports of people being unable to get COVID-19 tests, or having to travel several hundred miles to a test centre, First Minister. Eight people have died and six are in intensive care at a hospital in Wales after a major coronavirus outbreak was declared. Figures have revealed that police forces in Wales have issues more than 3,000 fines for COVID breaches since the start of the crisis. Published. More than 25% are A* and A grades, compared to 18.4% in 2019. A mobile testing site is established outside a food factory in. 26 September Wales's first town-only lockdown comes into force in Llanelli. The Cardigan schools will reopen on 7 December, while Pembrokeshire is yet to confirm the length of the closures there. The health board has more coronavirus patients than at any time since the pandemic began, according to NHS Wales figures. 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. "We are working with the local health board, health authorities, the senior management team and Public Health Wales to understand and, crucially, address the issues that have arisen at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital to bring that outbreak under control and learn the lessons of that, so that those lessons can be applied in other health care settings.". Public Health Wales reports the first COVID-19 related death for six days. 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. 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). "I know many people who have been waiting for medical procedures who have already had them cancelled - and so this news is going to provide for great anxiety for many people. The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales during 2020. 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. The changes follow the opening of the Ysbyty'r Seren field hospital in Bridgend. A Welsh health board has closed a number of hospital wards to visitors due to a surge of coronavirus cases in the area. "We are taking the outbreaks extremely seriously and the stringent and robust mitigating actions which have been taken across our sites are being closelyobserved. The First Minister of Wales announces that the wearing of face coverings will become compulsory on public transport in Wales from 27 July. The latest move follows two wards being closed last week. Figures from Public Health Wales indicate some 2,500 COVID cases have been linked to hospitals in Wales since October. Either way this is a very worrying time for patients. Mr Drakeford admitted he is anxious that people may have developed complacency over the virus. Health bosses fear the health service could be placed under extensive strain when the firebreak ends if new rules are not followed. "My son's surgery is only minor and my heart goes out to the people awaiting surgery for major things. They say they visited Old Havana on York Street earlier in the day and advised that stricter controls were needed. Further information about booking an appointment and what to do before and after your vaccination appointment can be found here. 15 October The University Health Board. The "firebreak" measures are timed to coincide with the autumn half term, and schools will return on Monday 2 November for pupils up to. Office for National Statistics figures suggest COVID-19 accounted for 21.6% of deaths in Wales through November, and was by percentage the largest cause of death that month. At Hywel Dda, the stroke rehabilitation ward and older adult mental health wards at Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli have been closed due to 15 Covid-19 cases. All three have separate outbreaks of Covid-19, with 205 cases linked to infections caught inside the hospital. First Minister Mark Drakeford announces the ban on the sale of non-essential items will be reviewed after a Senedd petition calling for it to be reversed is signed by more than 37,000 in two days. "We've all got to keep social distancing, we've got to keep washing our hands and we've got to wear a mask. A further 162 COVID-19 cases are confirmed in Wales. 30 October First Minister Mark Drakeford says there will not be a return to local lockdown rules when the 17-day "firebreak" measures end on 2 November, but instead a set of national rules will be introduced "for the sake of clarity and simplicity". After the UK Government updates its advice to people who are shielding in England, the Welsh Government issues a statement to say that shielding advice has not changed in Wales, where it is in place until 16 August. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Of the deaths, 38 were at the Royal Glamorgan, five at Prince Charles and four at the Princess of Wales . Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. They can sometimes be driven by things like an outbreak in a care home or workplace, rather than widespread community transmission. 13 March The Welsh Government's Health Minister. First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that pubs, restaurants and cafes will not be permitted to sell alcohol from Friday 4 December, and must close at 6pm, in order to tackle a rise in COVID cases. Health bosses say they can start lifting restrictions at a hospital hit by 38 deaths from Covid-19. 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. 20 August GCSE results are published, the grades now based on teachers' assessments. The Welsh Government announces plans to take the. 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. See the different R rates across the UK here. Figures from the Office for National Statistics for the week ending 17 April show 22,351 deaths registered in England and Wales, nearly double the five-year average and the highest weekly total since comparable records began in 1993. Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital was at the centre of Wales' Covid-19 outbreak earlier this year Aneurin Bevan health board, which covers Blaenau Gwent, Newport, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire and. 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. Passengers on a flight from Zante to Cardiff on 25 August are told to self-isolate after a person on board subsequently tested positive for COVID-19. Travel restrictions to, from and around Wales are to be lifted from 6 July. People will get tested whether they have symptoms or not. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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