* First Minister Mark Drakeford at the briefing.
Latest coronavirus update from the Welsh Government, dated yesterday, is:
· First Minister Mark
Drakeford today set out the latest changes to the coronavirus regulations in
Wales following the sixth review.
o https://gov.wales/written-statement-review-health-protection-coronavirus-restrictions-no-2-wales-regulations-2020
and https://gov.wales/family-and-friends-at-the-heart-of-new-coronavirus-regulations
· Welsh
Government has today published updated guidance to support higher education,
further education and work based providers as they continue to prepare for the
autumn term and beyond https://gov.wales/new-coronavirus-guidance-support-providers-higher-education-and-further-education-wales
· A number of changes
have been made to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel)
(Wales) (Amendment) (No3) Regulations 2020, which require people returning to
the UK to self-isolate for 14 days if they have visited certain countries.
o Latvia, Estonia,
Slovakia, Slovenia and St Vincent and the Grenadines have been added to the
list of exempt countries and territories;
o Luxembourg has been
removed from the list of exempt countries and territories.
o Further details are set
out at: https://gov.wales/written-statement-health-protection-coronavirus-international-travel-wales-amendment-no3
·
The Chief
Medical Officer for Wales has written to the 130,000 people who are shielding
in Wales confirming shielding will be paused on 16 August. The letters set out
the next steps and advice for this group of people: https://gov.wales/written-statement-new-letter-chief-medical-officer-wales-those-who-are-shielding
·
Deputy
Minister for Health and Social Services Julie Morgan has published a written statement
about an action plan for care homes: https://gov.wales/written-statement-action-plan-care-homes
·
A series
of priority actions to support Wales’ world class food and drink industry
recover from the impact of coronavirus have been jointly published by the Welsh
Government and the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board https://gov.wales/actions-support-welsh-food-and-drink-industry-recovery-impact-covid19-published
· The Welsh Government
has announced a £53m fund to help Wales’ diverse culture sector deal with the
impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
o It will provide
essential support to theatres, galleries, music venues, heritage sites,
museums, galleries, archive services, events and festivals, and independent
cinemas who have all seen a dramatic loss of revenue due to the pandemic.
Funding will support both organisations and individuals in the sector.
o The announcement is on
top of the £18m portfolio package provided in April, which was delivered by the
Welsh Government, Arts Council of Wales and Sport Wales.
· The latest figures
published by Public Health Wales show there are a total of 17,258 confirmed
cases of coronavirus in Wales – the real number will be much higher.
o Public Health Wales has
reported a total of 1,560 deaths from coronavirus.
Where
to find the latest information
· Public Health Wales
provides a daily update about the number of cases of coronavirus in Wales. It
is available at: https://phw.nhs.wales/news/public-health-wales-statement-on-novel-coronavirus-outbreak/
· Information about
coronavirus is available on the Welsh Government’s website at https://gov.wales/coronavirus
and https://llyw.cymru/coronafeirws
· Queries about support
for businesses, including about eligibility for the Economic Resilience Fund?
Visit the Business Wales website https://businesswales.gov.wales/coronavirus-advice/
· If you can help the
effort to produce PPE in Wales please visit https://businesswales.gov.wales/news-and-blogs/news/provision-critical-equipment-and-personal-protection-equipment-ppe
· Want to know when and
where to wear a face mask? https://gov.wales/face-coverings-frequently-asked-questions
o Want to make your own
face covering? https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2020-06/how-to-make-a-3-layer-face-covering.pdf
· The Welsh Government
holds a regular media briefing about coronavirus. These are on-the-record,
on-camera and routinely supported by a BSL translator. They will be held at 12.30pm.
They are live-streamed on our @WelshGovernment Twitter channel and are
broadcast live on BBC One Wales and S4C.
o From the week beginning
July 20, the Welsh Government press conference will be held every Tuesday and
on the Fridays following the 21-day review of the coronavirus regulations.
o First Minister Mark
Drakeford held today’s press conference: https://twitter.com/WelshGovernment/status/1289165652654137348
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