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People have been left "scared" as the number of deaths related to Covid-19 outbreaks in Cwm Taf hospitals increases to 23. 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. "Provided people approach it in that way, then those risks will be minimised," he said. 18 June Workers at a chicken processing plant in. Now, this local decision is to minimise the number of patients potentially at risk of exposed in a hospital which has become hotspot. Read about our approach to external linking. The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales during 2020. 26 September Wales's first town-only lockdown comes into force in Llanelli. 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. A further 1,324 COVID-19 cases are confirmed, and 16 deaths, the highest death toll in Wales since 28 May. 1 October - As Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham go into lockdown, businesses in the area express fears that local lockdown could lead to job losses and closures. From Thursday at 6pm, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Conwy and Wrexham, all in North Wales, will also join the list of areas under local lockdowns. Local independent pharmacies in partnership with Health Mart, eTrueNorth, and TOPCO. Mr Drakeford admitted he is anxious that people may have developed complacency over the virus. 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. COVID-19 vaccination program. 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. The number of staff affected has not been revealed, but Tesco said it was a small number. ", 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.". 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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.". The Welsh Government says it is working with authorities in. ", 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. 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. Toronto, ON. 3 December The Welsh Government announces that travel will be permitted between Wales and parts of England and Scotland that are in tiers one and two from Friday 4 December. Published. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. ", 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. Public Health Wales records a further 102 new cases of COVID-19. 3 September Wales removes Portugal from its quarantine exemption list following a rise in COVID-19 cases in that country, with the new rules taking effect from 4am on 4 September. They include Greece, France, Belgium and Spain, but Portugal and the United States are among those not on the list. The Welsh Government announces plans to take the. The Welsh Government announces that no new free food boxes will be delivered to people shielding in Wales if a second lockdown period is required. 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. 13 March The Welsh Government's Health Minister. Asked whether it's right to relax freedoms at Christmas, while putting others who may not support the decision at an increased risk for catching coronavirus, Mr Drakeford replied: "It doesn't put people at increased risk because people can still choose for themselves how they used those new freedoms. Either way this is a very worrying time for patients. Its opening forms part of a Welsh Government agreement with the UK Government to create 12localtestingsites(LTS)in Wales, which will increase testing capacity. The Welsh Government scraps a law requiring. The list includes baby clothes, which are listed as essential items. "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. 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. Lockdown restrictions are extended in Caerphilly for another week. The recent spike attributed to the Royal Glamorgan has continued and the health board is responsible for all but five of the infections inside hospitals across Wales in the week up to Tuesday. 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". Plaid Cymru and the Conservatives have called for an urgent inquiry into the deaths. Occupancy in the month of April for Scotland and Wales will only briefly exceed 40%, while Northern Ireland reported a peak of 51% early in the month. The true death toll of people with Covid-19 is already over 3,100 according to the Office for National Statistics. New powers are also announced requiring hospitality businesses to collect customers' details for contact tracing purposes from 17 August. First Minister Mark Drakeford says the ban on supermarkets selling non-essential items will not be reversed. Our temporary drive-through mobile testing units in Bridgend , Merthyr and Llantrisant are open 9am - 5pm until Thursday 3 December. Figures released by the Welsh Government indicate that the list of people waiting for routine surgery in Wales has grown sixfold since the start of the pandemic, with 57,445 now waiting for an operation. Published. 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. Following the UK's approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, Wales's chief medical officer. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and 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. . The families of workers at a meat processing plant in. CVS. Restrictions were brought in at the start of the outbreak two weeks ago, including diverting 999 cases to alternative hospitals. All three have separate outbreaks of Covid-19, with 205 cases linked to infections caught inside the hospital. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board said rising numbers of Covid. COVID-19 is mentioned in 8,730 cases. As the number of signatures on the Senedd petition grows to 67,000, the Welsh Government publishes an updated list of goods that can be sold by retailers in a bid to clarify the matter. 9 November Wales's 17-day firebreak lockdown comes to an end. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. "At the time, the health minister admitted that the situation could have been managed better. 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. Welsh Ambulance Service (999) patients, excluding children, will be diverted to other sites. You can follow live updates from the testing centre here. 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. 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. He said people should think carefully about the risks that they are taking in relation to themselves and others. 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 Hughes also said that it was likely that Mr Macalalad's previous respiratory conditions had played a part in his ability to fight the virus.He ruled that it was unlikely that the causation of Covid infection occurred during his employment and while there was the possibility that he could have come into contact with somebody asymptomatic at work there was not enough evidence to suggest the death was industrially linked.Mr Hughes recorded a conclusion of natural causes and offered his condolences to the family of Mr Macalalad including those in the Philippines. The health board has more coronavirus patients than at any time since the pandemic began, according to NHS Wales figures. 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. 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. 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. 12 November Figures indicate that 1,529 people are in hospital in Wales with COVID-19 related conditions, roughly 20% of all hospital beds in Wales, and higher than at the peak of the pandemic in April 2020, but that only 40% of intensive care beds are occupied with COVID patients when compared to earlier in the year. A coronavirus outbreak at a Welsh care home has resulted in the death of 15 residents with 56 having tested positive for the virus. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. return to Royal Glamorgan Hospital. This is a long. Appointments for all City-operated testing centers can be made at Curative.com . 20 November As the latest infection survey for Wales indicates COVID-19 cases peaked at the end of October, First Minister, 21 November A programme of mass testing begins in. The eight deaths are all directly linked to infections from within the hospital. Temporary restrictions reman in place at the Royal Glamorgan. See the full details of those rules here. . 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. 28 June Opposition parties in Wales express their concern after figures indicate the turnaround speed of COVID-19 tests has slowed in the country. 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. Students in Wales wishing to travel home for Christmas are told they must do so before 9 December. affecting hundreds of patients in Wales, although it is an issue across the UK. SHN Covid-19 Assessment Centre - Birchmount. BBC News reports that donations of items such as of free trees, presents and turkey dinners are being made to families whose Christmas plans have been disrupted by changes to COVID regulations over the festive period. Around 200 anti-lockdown protesters have marched through Liverpool city centre this afternoon. "I am anxious of reports of people behaving post fire break as though coronavirus has now disappeared," he said. "I would urge everyone to treat this as a huge wake-up call", she said. Following the previous day's reopening of hospitality businesses, International Relations Minister. Latest Public Health Wales figures show the health board accounted for 25 of 31 Covid-19 infections "probably" or "definitely" caught while in hospital. 23 October Wales begins its 17-day firebreak lockdown in a bid to slow the rise in COVID cases and hospital admissions. The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board announces the cancellation of all non-urgent health care as COVID cases continue to rise in the area. They say they visited Old Havana on York Street earlier in the day and advised that stricter controls were needed. 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. According to a BBC News report, Wales is in breach of COVID regulations since it has passed the threshold at which lockdown restrictions should be introduced. 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.". First Minister Mark Drakeford says that the COVID situation in Wales is "very difficult" but not out of control. The latest move follows two wards being closed last week. Cllr Morgan said he is in daily contact with the health board and an "incident management team" has been set up to deal with the outbreaks. The hospital said the emergency department will remain open for walk-in patients and those who can be treated in the ambulatory care department. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. He said they expect to "learn a great deal" from the mass testing in Merthyr, just as they have from Liverpool. First Minister Mark Drakeford said plans are now being made about who will get the tests, who will carry them out and where. 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. 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