Welsh education minister Kirsty Williams said: "We understand that this is a serious situation and how upsetting it is for all those involved". More than 1,000 new cases of coronavirus have been reported. Each of these new local testing sites will provide access to testing for returning students and local residents. He said he has yet to see the actual figures of the vaccines that will come to Wales on this side of Christmas. 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 Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire is closed temporarily following a COVID outbreak, and its patients transferred to Amman Valley Hospital in Ammanford. In this period, COVID-19 was involved in 27% of all deaths of care home residents. 18 June Workers at a chicken processing plant in. A health board battling Covid outbreaks is starting to allow 999 emergencies back to the worst hit of its three affected hospitals. . These changes do not apply to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, where quarantine restrictions remain in place for all arrivals from outside the UK. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. to remain at the centre . First Minister Mark Drakeford calls for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to prevent people from locked down areas of England from travelling to Wales for holidays. "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. COVID-19 is mentioned in 8,730 cases. 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. Misplaced breathing tube contributed to death of UK's first known child COVID victim. Wales enters lockdown after rules were briefly relaxed over Christmas Day. The results of the chest X-ray showed that small blood clots had appeared on his chest and although his condition had deteriorated slightly, written evidence by Dr Ahmed Benjamin, a consultant respiratory physician at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, said that MrMacalalalad was considered stable.Mr Macalalad was discovered unresponsive having suffered a cardiac arrest while wearing a CPAP mask. 30 September - Surgery is temporarily suspended at Royal Glamorgan Hospital following 60 COVID cases and eight deaths at the hospital. 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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. The crowd, which grew from a much smaller one initially, has been chanting freedom as it made its way through the citys streets, according to the Liverpool Echo. The current coronavirus infection rate in Carmarthenshire is a matter of serious concern, as daily cases in the county continue to rise. "At the time, the health minister admitted that the situation could have been managed better. In the most week for which figures are available, Wales registered more than 150 deaths in one week for the first time since May. A further 162 COVID-19 cases are confirmed in Wales. This will see some patients being transferred out of the Royal Glamorgan and Cwm Taf's two other main hospitals - Prince Charles in Merthyr and the Princess of Wales in Bridgend - to relieve the pressure on them. "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.". In a way what's happened in the Royal Glamorgan, is a local version of the decision taken across Wales in March to suspend pretty much all non-urgent NHS treatments. 12 August More than a fifth of COVID-19 deaths in Wales were among dementia patients, figures have revealed, prompting calls for the establishment of a dementia task force ahead of a potential second wave of the virus. M1W 3W3. 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. 5 August Updated advice from the Welsh Government urges anyone with COVID-19 to seek medical help if their symptoms have not improved in seven days. 16 October 2020 . "We continue to maintain essential services, including planned surgery and outpatient diagnostics," a spokesman added. Figures from Public Health Wales indicate some 2,500 COVID cases have been linked to hospitals in Wales since October. He added that staff are now tracking every case to see how they could have been acquired while in hospital and to see if there is "something they are missing". 31 October First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that the firebreak lockdown will end on 9 November, regardless of the lockdown announced for England. 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. 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. Following reports of people being unable to get COVID-19 tests, or having to travel several hundred miles to a test centre, First Minister. First Minister Mark Drakeford says he is considering changes to lockdown rules that would allow people who live alone to meet up indoors with others after becoming "concerned" about those living by themselves. 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 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. It will really help bring down the cases in Merthyr particularly those who dont know they have it.. Its essential and I urge everyone in Merthyr to come and get their tests done. Welsh Government ministers say they cannot rule out another "firebreak" lockdown early in 2021 if COVID cases rise again over Christmas. The total number of people in Wales who have now died with lab-confirmed coronavirus stands at 2,338. 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. He said he's been following a number of the conversations between people about whether Christmas is actually so special that the measures taken afterwards would be a reasonable "payback" for it. They say they visited Old Havana on York Street earlier in the day and advised that stricter controls were needed. Wales has experienced two consecutive days without any new coronavirus deaths, and four in total since 6 July. These include the suspension of elective surgeries - apart from a small number of urgent cancer cases and adult emergency admissions are still being diverted to other hospitals. This includes halting planned surgery - except for some urgent cancer operations. 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", 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 says the ban on supermarkets selling non-essential items will not be reversed. The health board has more coronavirus patients than at any time since the pandemic began, according to NHS Wales figures. Something went wrong, please try again later. ", 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, Explosive found in check-in luggage at US airport, 1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat. A health care worker at a Welsh hospital has died with coronavirus, officials have confirmed. 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. Among the restrictions set to come into force. Learn about community . 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 sense of smell or taste. We have also seen a fall in the R number. CVS. 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. 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. 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 Ruth Alcolado, deputy medical director, told BBC Wales: "This is a very difficult situation and we extend our sympathies to all those families who have been affected - whether they have sadly died or if they are suffering from Covid.". 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. He also apologised to families and the local communities affected by the outbreaks. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has said it is "deeply saddened" to announce the death of 59-year-old father of two Mark David Simons. 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. The latest coronavirus infection rates have been revealed in every county in Wales (outlined below). . 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". Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales (2020). They can sometimes be driven by things like an outbreak in a care home or workplace, rather than widespread community transmission. COVID deaths at Royal Glamorgan Hospital rise to ten, while hospitalisations increase in the Valleys area. 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. As the number of positive tests for Wales drops to around 1%, the country's Health Minister. 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. Mr Simons worked for the health board as a health care support worker at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. You can follow live updates from the testing centre here. Since the last week of March, non-COVID deaths have been higher than previous years; deaths of residents from all causes peaked around 14 April. 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". First Minister Mark Drakeford confirms that cinemas, museums and beauty salons can reopen from 27 July. A further 199 daily COVID-19 cases are reported for Wales, but no further deaths. 30 September Surgery is temporarily suspended at. A hundred people are self-isolating after 14 COVID-19 cases are linked to a sports club awards evening in. "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.". "I am anxious of reports of people behaving post fire break as though coronavirus has now disappeared," he said. 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. Plaid Cymru and the Conservatives have called for an urgent inquiry into the deaths. 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. return to Royal Glamorgan Hospital. The health board's boss said it faced "incredibly challenging circumstances". Alex Davies-Jones MP said she knows that people in the area "are scared" at what is happening at their local hospital. There are now "Test to Treat" locations where you can get both COVID-19 testing and treatment. Doctors and health plans are responsible for providing free . Mr Davies urged the Welsh Government to use field hospitals to help alleviate the pressure on the hospital, and to protect patients and staff. On Tuesday, Public Health Wales said a further three people had died with coronavirus in Wales, with 366 people testing positive. The number of recorded COVID deaths passes 3,000 as a further 38 deaths take the total to 3,011. "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. Travel restrictions will also be lifted, but people will not be allowed to leave the country. 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. The hospitality sector alcohol ban comes into force at 6pm, forcing pubs to pour away gallons of beer. We have also seen a consistent fall in the positivity rate this is the percentage of tests, which turn out to be positive. Beauty salons, tattooists, nail bars, spas, tanning shops. "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. We had hoped that lessons would have been learnt, but it appears they were not.". Andrew RT Davies, health spokesman for the Welsh Conservatives, said "serious questions must be answered" and called for an "immediate investigation". 31 July First Minister Mark Drakeford confirms swimming pools, gyms, leisure centres and indoor play areas, including soft play can reopen from 3 August. 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. 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