Latest Covid-19 update from the Welsh Government (dated yesterday) is:
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Health
Minister Eluned Morgan has set out changes to the testing regime – in some
cases lateral flow tests will be used instead of PCR tests to maximise PCR
testing capacity as demand is very high: https://gov.wales/written-statement-prioritising-pcr-testing
o Lateral flow testing for people without symptoms: https://gov.wales/lateral-flow-testing-people-without-symptoms
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More than
£100m of new funding will help make schools and colleges Covid-secure: https://gov.wales/over-100m-new-funding-will-help-make-schools-and-colleges-covid-secure
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Education
Minister Jeremy Miles has published a written statement about the return to
school and college: https://gov.wales/written-statement-return-schools-and-colleges
o School operations
guidance: https://gov.wales/school-operations-coronavirus
o Schools – coronavirus
guidance: https://gov.wales/schools-coronavirus-guidance
o Coronavirus (asymptomatic) testing in schools,
further education and childcare settings: https://gov.wales/coronavirus-asymptomatic-testing-school-further-education-and-childcare-settings
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Changes to
the rules on international travel: https://gov.wales/written-statement-international-travel-changes-6
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The Office
for National Statistics (ONS) has today published statistics on provisional
weekly deaths, including deaths involving Covid-19, for the week ending 24
December 2021.
o There have been 9,169
deaths involving Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
o Of these, 33 were
registered in the latest week. This was 4% of all deaths, and 18 fewer than the
previous week.
o The numbers reported by
ONS are different from those from Public Health Wales because of different
reporting methods and timing. The ONS figures are higher because they include
some extra cases.
Coronavirus
in numbers
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The latest
figures published by Public Health Wales show there were 21,279 newly-reported
cases of coronavirus in a 48-hour period, bringing the total to 689,750
confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wales since the start of the pandemic.
o There were 10 deaths
reported by Public Health Wales in a 48-hour period. The total number of
deaths reported by Public Health Wales is 6,599.
o These figures are updated daily at: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/public.health.wales.health.protection/viz/RapidCOVID-19virology-Public/Headlinesummary
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The number
of people who have received a Covid vaccine in Wales is published every
weekday by Public Health Wales.
o The latest figures show
2,492,440 people have received their first dose.
o 2,307,957
people
have had two doses of the vaccine.
o To date, 1,667,192
people have had their booster dose of the vaccine.
o For more information
about getting your Covid-19 vaccine: https://gov.wales/get-your-covid-19-vaccination
o Can you support the vaccination programme? More information for
NHS staff and volunteers at: https://heiw.nhs.wales/jobs/nhs-wales-covid-19-vaccination-team-returning-healthcare-professionals/
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 up to 10 days from when your symptoms started.
·
Guidance
about self-isolating: https://gov.wales/self-isolation
o 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.
Where
to find the latest information
·
Wales
is at alert level two.
More information is available at: https://gov.wales/alert-level-2
o Alert level two:
frequently asked questions: https://gov.wales/alert-level-2-frequently-asked-questions
·
Our latest
Coronavirus Control Plan, setting out the longer-term plan for Wales is
at: https://gov.wales/coronavirus-control-plan-autumn-and-winter-2021-update
·
Information
about coronavirus is available on the Welsh Government’s website at https://gov.wales/coronavirus
and https://llyw.cymru/coronafeirws
·
For
more information about getting your Covid-19 vaccine: https://gov.wales/get-your-covid-19-vaccination
· Can you support the vaccination programme? More information for NHS staff and volunteers at: https://heiw.nhs.wales/jobs/nhs-wales-covid-19-vaccination-team-returning-healthcare-professionals/
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