Thursday, January 7, 2021

Coronavirus latest from Welsh Government

Latest coronavirus update from the Welsh Government (dated yesterday) is:

·    People who were previously shielding in Wales are received a letter from Health Minister Vaughan Gething setting out further advice as Wales is at alert level four lockdown.

o   People who are extremely clinically vulnerable are advised not to go to work or attend school for the time being while cases of coronavirus are very high

o   Written statement: https://gov.wales/written-statement-letter-those-who-are-clinically-extremely-vulnerable-previously-shielding-0

o   Letter: https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/inline-documents/2021-01/210105%20-%20Changes%20to%20advice%20for%20the%20clinically%20extremely%20vulnerable%20in%20Wales%20from%20the%2022nd.pdf

o   Guidance: https://gov.wales/guidance-protecting-people-defined-medical-grounds-clinically-extremely-vulnerable-coronavirus

·         Updated guidance: Schools: https://gov.wales/schools-coronavirus-guidance

 

Coronavirus in numbers

·         The latest figures published by Public Health Wales today show there have been 2,238 newly reported cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 161,516 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wales since the start of the pandemic.

o   Very sadly, there were 76 deaths reported by Public Health Wales today. The total number of deaths reported by Public Health Wales is 3,738.

o   These figures are updated daily at: https://public.tableau.com/profile/public.health.wales.health.protection#!/vizhome/RapidCOVID-19virology-Public/Headlinesummary

·         The Office for National Statistics has today published statistics on provisional weekly deaths, including deaths involving Covid-19, for the week ending 25 December.

o   The cumulative number of deaths involving Covid-19 occurring in Welsh residents up to 25 December was 4,732.

o   Of the deaths registered in the week ending 25 December, there were provisionally 278 deaths involving Covid-19. This was 34% of all deaths and 22 more than the previous week.

o   For the period 29 February to 25 December, there were a total of 3,900 excess deaths (15%) above the five-year average. The excess death rate in Wales is lower than in England for this period.

o   https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/latest

 

What to do if you have symptoms of coronavirus

·         The symptoms of coronavirus are a high temperature, a new, continuous cough and a loss or change in smell or taste.

·         If you have symptoms of coronavirus, however mild, you must self-isolate at home for 10 days from when your symptoms started.

·         Guidance about self-isolating: https://gov.wales/self-isolation-stay-home-guidance-households-possible-coronavirus

o   Do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital.

o   You should arrange to have a test to see if you have coronavirus once you are self-isolating. You can book a test at https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test

o   You should continue to isolate while waiting for a test result.

·         Got a question about what to do if you’ve got coronavirus? Visit https://gov.wales/self-isolation-stay-home-guidance-households-possible-coronavirus
 

Where to find the latest information

·         Information about the new national measures in place in Wales is available at: https://gov.wales/alert-level-4

·         Public Health Wales provides a daily update about the number of cases of coronavirus in Wales. It is available at: https://covid19-phwstatement.nhs.wales/

·         Information about coronavirus is available on the Welsh Government’s website at https://gov.wales/coronavirus and https://llyw.cymru/coronafeirws

·         Questions about Covid-19 vaccines? Visit: https://phw.nhs.wales/topics/immunisation-and-vaccines/covid-19-vaccination-information/

·         Information about support for businesses is available at the Business Wales website https://businesswales.gov.wales/coronavirus-advice/

·         The Welsh Government holds a regular media briefing about coronavirus. These are on-the-record, on-camera and supported by a BSL interpreter. These are held at 12.15pm and live-streamed on our @WelshGovernment Twitter channel.

o   Dr Frank Atherton, Wales’ chief medical officer and Dr Andrew Goodall, chief executive of NHS Wales, held today’s press conference. You can watch again at: https://twitter.com/WelshGovernment/status/1346792394461564930

o   Slides used in today’s press conference are here: https://gov.wales/slides-and-datasets-chief-medical-officer-and-nhs-wales-chief-executives-coronavirus-briefing-6-january-2021

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