Coronavirus update from the Welsh Government

 

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

• Education Minister Kirsty Williams has published a written statement about education provision for vulnerable learners, children of critical workers and learners who need to complete essential exams or assessments.
• Schools and colleges continue to remain open for children of critical workers and vulnerable learners, as well as for learners who need to complete essential exams or assessments. Childcare settings remain able to care for all children aged 0-12, in line with their registration with Care Inspectorate Wales.
• https://gov.wales/written-statement-education-provision-vulnerable-learners-children-critical-workers-and-learners
• A revised and updated coronavirus testing strategy has been published today by Health Minister Vaughan Gething.
• The original testing strategy was published in July 2020 and has been revised in light of our greater understanding of the virus, the development of new testing technology and the roll-out of our vaccination programme. The new strategy also expands our testing approach to include more regular testing for NHS and care home staff and patients in hospitals.
• https://gov.wales/updated-covid-19-testing-strategy-wales-published
• Testing Strategy: https://gov.wales/covid-19-testing-strategy
• The Welsh Government has launched a campaign urging young people who are at risk of homelessness or already homeless to call a free Housing Advice Helpline run by Shelter Cymru and Llamau: https://gov.wales/its-never-too-late-or-too-early-get-help-youth-homelessness-campaign 

Coronavirus in numbers

• The latest figures published by Public Health Wales today show there have been 705 newly reported cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 190,394 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wales since the start of the pandemic.
• Very sadly, there were 56 deaths reported by Public Health Wales today. The total number of deaths reported by Public Health Wales is 4,666.
• These figures are updated daily at: https://public.tableau.com/profile/public.health.wales.health.protection#!/vizhome/RapidCOVID-19virology-Public/Headlinesummary

• The number of people who have received a Covid vaccine in Wales is being published every weekday by Public Health Wales.
• The latest figures show 336,071 people have received their first dose
• And 674 people have received two doses of the vaccine
• https://public.tableau.com/profile/public.health.wales.health.protection#!/vizhome/RapidCOVID-19virology-Public/Headlinesummary 

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
• Do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital.
• 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
• 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/ and https://gov.wales/vaccine-coronavirus
• 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.