Saturday, January 9, 2021

Coronavirus update from the Welsh Government

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

 

 

  • The Technical Advisory Group has published a paper about the new variant strain of coronavirus and education: https://gov.wales/technical-advisory-group-variant-concern-and-education-wales
  • Travellers from Israel, Botswana, Mauritius and the Seychelles will be required to isolate on arrival in Wales as changes are made to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020.
    • Equivalent measures to those in place for travellers from South Africa are being introduced for people travelling to the UK from Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini, Zambia, Malawi, Lesotho, Mozambique, Angola and to the Seychelles and Mauritius following the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus.
    • The sectoral exemptions for travellers arriving from these countries will be removed and all travellers arriving into Wales who have been in these countries in the previous 10 days will be required to isolate for 10 days and will only be able to leave isolation in very limited circumstances.
    • More information: https://gov.wales/written-statement-health-protection-coronavirus-international-travel-wales-amendments-17

 

Coronavirus in numbers

What to do if you have symptoms of coronavirus

Where to find the latest information

o   The First Minister held today’s press conference. You can watch again at: https://twitter.com/WelshGovernment/status/1347517298882473986

o   The slides used in today’s press conference are available at: https://gov.wales/slides-and-datasets-first-ministers-coronavirus-briefing-8-january-2021

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