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‘Had we made decisions at a different time , different consequences may have occurred’ – Wales’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Frank Atherton
We spoke to Wales’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Frank Atherton
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Wales’s Chief Medical Officer’s annual report exposes inequalities in Welsh communities
Wales has seen very high levels of infection throughout the pandemic, but the rate of transmission of the virus or the R number is now believed to be below one.
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Welsh politicians may have breached Covid alcohol regulations
An investigation into allegations that four members of the Welsh parliament consumed alcohol on its premises days after a pub alcohol ban was enforced has concluded that there may have been a breach of regulations.
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Covid patients in Wales occupying a third of hospital beds
In Wales, more than a third of hospital beds are now occupied by patients with coronavirus
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Wales First Minister ‘confident’ that tighter restrictions over Christmas break will slow down Covid infection rates
In Wales, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said people must limit mixing over Christmas to just two households, something which will be put into law ahead of a third Welsh lockdown, which comes into force on the 28th of December. We spoke to Mr Drakeford and began by asking if his government has lost control…
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Welsh secondary schools and colleges to move online to curb Covid transmission
Secondary schools and colleges in Wales will move to online learning from Monday.
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‘The Christmas period is going to pour petrol on an already burning fire’ – intensive care doctor in Wales
The Welsh first minister has said that the new vaccine offers “a glimmer of light” at the end of a “long and difficult year”.
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Wales to ban alcohol in pubs after 6pm
In the seesaw of lockdowns, Wales is due to tighten up as England loosens up a fraction.
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Mum and two sons who died with Coronavirus
In south Wales, the funerals have taken place of a mother and her two sons who died from coronavirus within five days of each other.
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GCSEs and A-levels cancelled in Wales
Wales has cancelled all GCSE and A-level exams, in favour of teacher assessments which will be done in the classroom. Scotland has already cancelled its National 5 exams, the equivalent to GCSEs, but A-level pupils will be allowed to sit exams. There is now pressure on England and Northern Ireland to take action as well.
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Covid rehabilitation patients in Wales on life after the virus
As Wales approaches the end of its 17-day firebreak lockdown, there are concerns about the continuing high rates of coronavirus in parts of the country. Today the Welsh health minister rejected calls to keep tighter restrictions in place in the worst affected areas, including parts of the south Wales valleys, even though the number of…
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The family that suffered 3 Covid deaths – in just 5 days
The pain of losing a relative to Covid has been unbearably multiplied for one family in south Wales.
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Drakeford outlines what post-firebreak Wales will look like
Wales is more than halfway through its 17-day firebreak, and today its first minister outlined what life will look like when the lockdown ends a week today.
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Wales records a further 37 Covid deaths
Wales is now five days into a national “firebreak” lockdown.
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‘If we don’t act now, coronavirus will be only thing NHS will be able to deal with’ – Wales First Minister Mark Drakeford
We spoke to the First Minister Mark Drakeford.