See the full details of those rules here. Following the UK's approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, Wales's chief medical officer. 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. 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.". Brains, one of Wales's largest breweries, announces the closure of 100 pubs from Friday 4 December. Conservative health spokesman Andrew RT Davies said the spike was "very concerning" and questions over processes and protocols must be asked."However, on the face of it, the situation at the Royal Glamorgan seems like the spike in infections at Wrexham Maelor Hospital in July. 16 October 2020 . 16 October 2020 . Intensive care units were also busy, but with "small numbers" of Covid patients. to remain at the centre . No new coronavirus deaths are recorded in Wales. 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 Wales enters lockdown after rules were briefly relaxed over Christmas Day. A further 199 daily COVID-19 cases are reported for Wales, but no further deaths. As a result, a total of 434 pupils and more than 20 staff have had to self isolate. A mobile testing site is established outside a food factory in. If you test positive at a different location or with an at-home test, you can also go to these Test-to-Treat locations to receive a prescription from a qualified health care provider and treatment on the spot if eligible. Quest Diagnostics. 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. Allan Macalalad became unwell in May 2020 Figures from Public Health Wales indicate some 2,500 COVID cases have been linked to hospitals in Wales since October. The Welsh Government says that a third of people should still work remotely, even when COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted. 11 March Wales has its first case of "community transmission", when a patient in Caerphilly with no travel history tests positive for COVID-19. Figures indicate that hospital COVID-19 cases have risen by 50% over the preceding week. "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. 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 MP for Pontypridd, Alex Davies-Jones, said local people are concerned after Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board confirmed that a further eight people have died at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant, bringing the total to 21. Hospital and care home visits are suspended in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf because of concerns about rising COVID-19 cases in those areas. Larger groups from one household will be allowed to eat together, but people are asked to do so in the smallest groups possible. Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant announced "significant temporary service restrictions" after confirming 82 cases of COVID-19 on site. The eight deaths are all directly linked to infections from within the hospital. 28 July Staff and patients at hospitals in North Wales are being "actively" tested for COVID-19 following a spike of cases at. "I am disappointed that my son can't have his operation, but safety is always key and if that means waiting a little while will put myself, my son and other people involved in all of this out of risk, I'm happy to do so. More than 25% are A* and A grades, compared to 18.4% in 2019. The new coronavirus testing facility will be based at the University of South Wales in Treforest, Never miss a big story in Pontypridd again. to remain at the centre . return to Royal Glamorgan Hospital. "Provided people approach it in that way, then those risks will be minimised," he said. Merthyr Tydfil is going to be the first place in Wales to undertake mass testing for coronavirus. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. They say they visited Old Havana on York Street earlier in the day and advised that stricter controls were needed. Dr Lyons added that it was important people still sought "appropriate" medical help if they are ill, whether that is emergency care or seeing their GP for instance. The health board has more coronavirus patients than at any time since the pandemic began, according to NHS Wales figures. Earlier, Dr Lyons told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast that this had "stretched the staff further because we're delivering care across more sites.". 21 September Lockdown restrictions are announced for, 22 September In a pre-recorded television address, First Minister. People have been left "scared" as the number of deaths related to Covid-19 outbreaks in Cwm Taf hospitals increases to 23. The families of workers at a meat processing plant in. "That absolutely is not the case," he said. But its all very well organised. 3 November First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that groups of four people from different households will be able to meet in pubs, bars and restaurants when the firebreak ends. Indoor visits to care homes are permitted, but the sector says guidelines have probably come too late for visits to resume over the approaching bank holiday weekend. Chief executive Paul Mears told health board members: "We recognise the concern that these temporary changes will cause and would like to assure our patients and communities that managing this outbreak is our key priority," the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Figures published by Public Health Wales indicate a dramatic rise in COVID cases in. Beauty salons, tattooists, nail bars, spas, tanning shops. 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. "They are early numbers, so I don't want to put too much weight on them," he said. Temporary changes to services at the Royal Glamorgan should not deter people from getting the help they need. The Welsh Government lifts its restrictions on wedding and civil partnership ceremonies, allowing them to take place again, but the ban on social gatherings remains. Mandatory reporting of a positive Rapid Antigen Test It is mandatory to report a positive Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) result to SA Health using the online form. 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. First published on Wed 30 Sep 2020 05.46 EDT Eight patients have died with Covid-19 at a hospital in south Wales where there has been an outbreak involving more than 80 people. Carl Cuss, a Caarphilly County Borough Council cabinet member, resigns from his post after social media pictures appear showing him appearing to break social distancing rules. He said work is underway with the local incident management team to establish what is causing the increase and whether it can be dealt with through the TTP system. Eight people have died and six are in intensive care at a hospital in Wales after a major coronavirus outbreak was declared. The first tranche of local testing sites will be rolled out between September and October and will be based near universities across Wales, including Cardiff, Swansea and Bangor. Find out the worst-hit school and read more here. Another top UK government coronavirus expert had to remotely give a national update on the pandemic on Friday as they were self-isolating. If youve been acting responsibly and social distancing Im sure theres nothing to worry about. Thesiteis being operated in partnership with Mitie,and will offer self-administered tests. Published. Supermarkets are advised they must sell only "essential items" during the period of the 17-day lockdown; this excludes items such as clothing. The Welsh Government scraps a law requiring. The Welsh Government confirms that 1,097 hospital patients were discharged to care homes without a coronavirus test at the beginning of lockdown. 30 September - Surgery is temporarily suspended at Royal Glamorgan Hospital following 60 COVID cases and eight deaths at the hospital. Toronto, ON. 3030 Birchmount Road. 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. 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.". Mr Drakeford announced the result of the Welsh Government cabinets review of the national rules as he gave a press conference in Cathays Park at 12.15pm. 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. 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. Ive been queuing up for only half an hour. Video, 1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat, 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. Wales will stick to the way it has done things throughout the pandemic, he said, adding that the Welsh Government will work on a plan before delivering an announcement. An extra 5,000 hospital beds will be made available over the winter for potential COVID-19 patients. A Swansea bar was shut down on Beaujolais Day after being told a second time it wasn't following the rules, the council has said. 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. Three people are arrested at an anti-lockdown protest held outside the Senedd. He said: We have seen a consistent reduction in the rate of coronavirus across Wales over the last 10 days. A Level results are published. 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. 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. A major outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant. More than 8,000 people have signed a petition calling for sports training for children to be exempted from travel restrictions. Health and care workers become the first people in Wales to receive the. Temporary restrictions reman in place at the Royal Glamorgan. Betsi Cadwaladr health board, which covers the newly announced lockdown areas of Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham, said cases "remain low in our hospitals". The 15 residents died over a three-week period following the outbreak at the Llangollen Fechan Care Home in Llangollen, north Wales. A Welsh health board has closed a number of hospital wards to visitors due to a surge of coronavirus cases in the area. Temporary restrictions to some services remain in place at the Royal Glamorgan while the health board said "immediate measures to contain the spread of the virus have been taken" at the two other sites. hundreds of patients in Wales caught coronavirus while in hospital earlier in the pandemic, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Explosive found in check-in luggage at US airport, Whiskey fungus forces Jack Daniels to stop construction, Messages reveal battle over Covid school policy, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Covid messages leak a massive betrayal - Hancock, Aboriginal spears taken in 1770 to return to Sydney. It's a walk-through site, and tests can be booked by calling 119 or by accessing the online service. Read about our approach to external linking. The Cardigan schools will reopen on 7 December, while Pembrokeshire is yet to confirm the length of the closures there. 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. This page was last edited on 29 January 2023, at 12:45. 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. As a result, he said the rules currently in place which prevent more than four people over the age of 11 from different households from meeting indoors or outdoors, unless it is for officially organised sport, must remain in place for at least two week. 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. . 5 June The UK government's ban on tenant evictions in England and Wales is extended by two months to 23 August. Scarborough Health Network - Birchmount Hospital. Private insurance: Insurance must pay or reimburse for 8 at-home test kits per month. Eight patients have died with coronavirus at a hospital where 60 cases have been linked to an outbreak on the site. A support package for freelance workers worth 7m is launched; it is overwhelmed with applications, and closed to some applicants within an hour of its launch. But they state they were not in place when they returned, and the premises has now been served with a closure notice. Wales reports another day without any new deaths, its fifth over the last ten days. Non-essential shops are allowed to reopen, along with restaurants, pubs and gyms. The case rise comes one week after the health board said 34 cases of COVID-19 had been recorded across two of the hospital's wards, linked mainly to transmission within the site. "Its a matter of allowing more possibilities for people whilst still being very clear with people that you should think very carefully indeed about how you exercise those freedoms in your own lives.". Dr Robin Howe of Public Health Wales warns that a spike in COVID-19 cases in locked down areas could lead to a rise in hospitalisations and deaths in those areas. 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. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. Royal Mail said the people were "recuperating at home and we wish them a speedy recovery" and a number of "deep cleans" had been carried out at the site. Wales has experienced two consecutive days without any new coronavirus deaths, and four in total since 6 July. Following reports of people being unable to get COVID-19 tests, or having to travel several hundred miles to a test centre, First Minister. Earlier, Dr Lyons told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast that this had "stretched the staff further because we're delivering care across more sites.". Emergencies will be taken to Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil or the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. The number of COVID-related death in Wales passes 2,000 as a further 32 deaths take the total to 2,014. New powers are also announced requiring hospitality businesses to collect customers' details for contact tracing purposes from 17 August. Those required to self-isolate after testing positive will be allowed to travel home after 9 December. "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 UK government published a list of 59 countries for which quarantine will not apply when arriving back in England as from 10 July. The R number is the number of people that one infected person will on average pass the virus on to. 30 September Surgery is temporarily suspended at. Announcing that outdoor attractions must close from Monday 14 December, First Minister Mark Drakeford warns that a post-Christmas lockdown will come into force if COVID cases do not fall in Wales. 31 July First Minister Mark Drakeford confirms swimming pools, gyms, leisure centres and indoor play areas, including soft play can reopen from 3 August. Wales will have thousands of rapid turnaround coronavirus tests within a matter of weeks. New COVID testing unit in Llantrisant A new temporary drive through COVID-19 testing unit will open in the car park of the Royal Mint Experience in Llantrisant tomorrow, Friday 20 November. This is a long. The cases at the Royal Glamorgan reflect an overall rise in coronavirus patient numbers across Wales. 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. Health officials in Wales say they are ready to roll out a vaccine within days subject to its approval. The Welsh Government announce plans to introduce their own rules concerning the relaxation of COVID regulations over Christmas. A coronavirus outbreak at a Welsh care home has resulted in the death of 15 residents with 56 having tested positive for the virus. Andrew Goodall, chief executive of NHS Wales, told the Senedd health committee on Tuesday the number had gone up by 60% in just seven days to 550. 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. Dr Raja Biswas, consultant physician at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant, who helped manage and worked on the frontline on dedicated Covid-19 wards, believes a second wave of infections . A father and grandmother from the same family died within one day of each other with coronavirus. CVS. 19 November The Welsh Government announces that all pupils and students may soon have access to mass testing. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 9 October Lockdown restrictions are announced for. I was dreading it coming down here and thought wed be waiting hours. 11 April Occupancy of critical care beds in England peaks at around 58% of capacity. The temporary measures came into force at 14:00 BST on Wednesday. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. An August Bank Holiday weekend party is believed to be behind a spike of COVID-19 cases in. The health board's boss said it faced "incredibly challenging circumstances". 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