Latest Covid-19 update from the Welsh Government (dated yesterday) is:
- First
Minister Mark Drakeford has asked people to keep taking steps to protect
each other and keep Wales safe from the wave of omicron cases.
- He
has confirmed alert level 2 measures will stay in place in Wales
following the outcome of the latest regulations review.
- https://gov.wales/people-asked-keep-wales-safe-alert-level-2-measures-stay-place
- Written
statement – weekly review of alert level two measures: https://gov.wales/written-statement-review-health-protection-coronavirus-restrictions-no5-wales-regulations-2020-1
- Watch
the First Minister’s press conference: https://twitter.com/WelshGovernment/status/1479426357062893568
- Slides used in the First Minister’s press conference: https://gov.wales/slides-and-datasets-first-ministers-coronavirus-briefing-7-january-2022
- Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has published a written statement about emergency Covid financial support for businesses, including for newly-established businesses: https://gov.wales/written-statement-emergency-covid-financial-support-including-newly-established-businesses
- Updated
guidance for schools: https://gov.wales/schools-coronavirus-guidance
- Get
tested for coronavirus: https://gov.wales/get-tested-coronavirus-covid-19
- Alert
level two – reasonable measures action cards for gyms, leisure centres,
sports clubs and indoor sports facilities: https://gov.wales/gyms-leisure-centres-sports-clubs-dance-studios-and-other-indoor-sports-facilities-potential-reasonable-measures-action-card-alert-level-2
- Coronavirus
Infection Survey (positivity estimates) – latest results: https://gov.wales/coronavirus-covid-19-infection-survey-positivity-estimates
- NHS
beds, admissions and hospitalisations during the coronavirus (COVID-19)
pandemic: https://gov.wales/nhs-beds-admissions-and-hospitalisations-during-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic
- Travelling
to Wales if you are fully vaccinated: https://gov.wales/travelling-wales-if-you-are-fully-vaccinated-coronavirus
- Rules
for children travelling to Wales: https://gov.wales/rules-children-travelling-wales-coronavirus
- Find out whether your Covid-19 vaccination from another country is recognised in Wales: https://gov.wales/countries-whose-covid-19-vaccine-programmes-are-recognised-wales
- The
Office for National Statistics (ONS) has re-published its statistics on
provisional weekly deaths, including deaths involving Covid-19, for the
week ending 24 December 2021.
- There
have been 9,169 deaths involving Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic
in March 2020.
- Of
these, 49 deaths involving Covid-19 were registered in the latest week.
This was 6% of all deaths and two fewer than the previous week.
- 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.
- https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/latest
Coronavirus
in numbers
- The
latest figures published by Public Health Wales show there were 7,915
newly-reported cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 706,873
confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wales since the start of the pandemic.
- There
were 21 deaths reported by Public Health Wales. The total number of
deaths reported by Public Health Wales is 6,626.
- These
figures are updated daily at: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/public.health.wales.health.protection/viz/RapidCOVID-19virology-Public/Headlinesummary
- The
number of people who have received a Covid vaccine in Wales is
published every weekday by Public Health Wales.
- The
latest figures show 2,494,287 people have received their first dose.
- 2,314,745 people
have had two doses of the vaccine.
- To
date, 1,695,590 people have had their booster dose of the vaccine.
- https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/public.health.wales.health.protection/viz/RapidCOVID-19virology-Public/Headlinesummary
- 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/
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
- 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.
Where
to find the latest information
- Wales
is at alert level two. More
information is available at: https://gov.wales/alert-level-2
- 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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