Royal Glamorgan Hospital Centre - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Royal Gwent Hospital Medicines Information Centre - Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Withybush Hospital Medicines Information Centre - Hywel Dda Health Board Change history "I work for the NHS myself and I know how much the NHS are struggling right now," Ms Tustin said. Coronavirus: Royal Glamorgan Hospital reports eight deaths linked to major COVID-19 outbreak, Royal Glamorgan has suspended planned surgeries. If you test positive at a different location or with an at-home test, you can also go to these Test-to-Treat locations to receive a prescription from a qualified health care provider and treatment on the spot if eligible. More than 25% are A* and A grades, compared to 18.4% in 2019. Dr Robin Howe of Public Health Wales warns that a spike in COVID-19 cases in locked down areas could lead to a rise in hospitalisations and deaths in those areas. Public Health Wales reports no new COVID-19 deaths, but 39 new cases. On the final day of the firebreak, Health Minister. 3 December The Welsh Government announces that travel will be permitted between Wales and parts of England and Scotland that are in tiers one and two from Friday 4 December. Service restrictions have been put in place at a hospital in Wales after 82 cases of coronavirus were confirmed. An NHS healthcare worker with a history of respiratory problems who did not qualify for shielding status died after contracting coronavirus, an inquest has heard.Allan Macalalad, 44, was employed in the operating department at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) in Cardiff when he became unwell in May 2020.An inquest at Pontypridd Coroners' Court heard the theatre assistant was admitted to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant on May 17 complaining of a "shortness of breath". The Welsh Government announces plans to take the. ", She said the loss of A&E would be a cause of concern as people would have to travel further, adding: "We need to get the situation at our hospital under control and all the stops need to be pulled out to get there.". Dr Raja Biswas, consultant physician at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant, who helped manage and worked on the frontline on dedicated Covid-19 wards, believes a second wave of infections . Police launch an investigation into why the principal and vice-chancellor of the, First Minister Mark Drakeford accuses rival. Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 helps to protect ourselves and the South Australian community. A total of 56 residents and 33 staff members have also tested positive for the virus, NorthWalesLive reports. Further information about booking an appointment and what to do before and after your vaccination appointment can be found here. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board said rising numbers of Covid. Pontypridd MP Alex Davies-Jones and Member of Senedd Mick Antoniw issued a joint statement saying they were "extremely concerned" by the outbreak at the hospital. Temporary restrictions to some services remain in place at the Royal Glamorgan while the health board said "immediate measures to contain the spread of the virus have been taken" at the two other sites. Intensive care units were also busy, but with "small numbers" of Covid patients. Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board said there were 82 Covid-19 cases at the hospital and 60 of those were from infections caught at the hospital. 23 September First Minister Mark Drakeford says there is no case to extend lockdown measures to other areas of Wales, and that measures already announced need time to work. Ms Davies-Jones said that it is the "selfish actions of a small minority" that are causing the virus to spread. Data released by the Welsh Government indicates that Cardiff and Vale Health Board ran out of intensive care beds on 20 December, prompting Dr. Police begin "high visibility" patrols to deter visitors to Wales's national parks. Following the UK's approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, Wales's chief medical officer. Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant announced "significant temporary service restrictions" after confirming 82 cases of COVID-19 on site. Meanwhile, latest weekly figures from Public Health Wales show there have been 39 cases of Covid-19 linked to infections caught inside hospitals in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg area. Medical Director for the Cwm Taf health board, Dr Nick Lyons, said he expects the number of cases and deaths to rise even more but it is too soon to predict how large that increase will be. Wales reports another day without any new deaths, its fifth over the last ten days. He said it was important to make sure we've had the learning opportunity before moving on to do mass testing elsewhere. As the number of signatures on the Senedd petition grows to 67,000, the Welsh Government publishes an updated list of goods that can be sold by retailers in a bid to clarify the matter. The powers will be enforceable from 9am on Fridays to 5pm on Sundays. 1 October - As Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham go into lockdown, businesses in the area express fears that local lockdown could lead to job losses and closures. Medicare: Bring your red, white, and blue Medicare card to a pharmacy to get your free tests. Mass COVID testing is to be rolled out to a second area of Wales, with people living and working in the lower Cynon valley area being tested. 6 November Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board consultant, Dr Dai Samuel, calls for lockdown restrictions to continue in Merthyr Tydfil "for weeks, even months". "Provided people approach it in that way, then those risks will be minimised," he said. The infection rate across Wales is currently at 171.2, up from 166.5 on the previous day. It is their "close scrutiny" of hospitals that he said is part of the reason they have identified outbreaks, saying that just "two patients" constitutes as an outbreak by definition. All three have separate outbreaks of Covid-19, with 205 cases linked to infections caught inside the hospital. 14 August The Welsh Government postpones the easing of rules for meeting up indoors from 15 August to 22 August; from then four households can form an extended bubble and meet up indoors providing the conditions "remain stable". Allan Macalalad became unwell in May 2020 A CT scan at the hospital showed the father-of-one had a blood clot in his lungs and after suffering a cardiac arrest he died on May 26 with tests showing that he had been infected with Covid-19. As the number of positive tests for Wales drops to around 1%, the country's Health Minister. Credit: ITV . But its all very well organised. Following reports of people being unable to get COVID-19 tests, or having to travel several hundred miles to a test centre, First Minister. She and other politicians in the area are meeting with health board officials on Thursday morning to discuss how they are managing the outbreaks. Another top UK government coronavirus expert had to remotely give a national update on the pandemic on Friday as they were self-isolating. hundreds of patients in Wales caught coronavirus while in hospital earlier in the pandemic, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Explosive found in check-in luggage at US airport, Whiskey fungus forces Jack Daniels to stop construction, Messages reveal battle over Covid school policy, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Covid messages leak a massive betrayal - Hancock, Aboriginal spears taken in 1770 to return to Sydney. He said work is underway with the local incident management team to establish what is causing the increase and whether it can be dealt with through the TTP system. At Aneurin Bevan, the number of cases has risen to 40 patients and four staff members at Newport's Royal Gwent hospital. Cardiff Council said 11 new cases were reported in schools on November 19, eight among pupils and three staff. First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that two households will be able to form a support bubble once the firebreak ends on 9 November. It follows an outbreak of 82 coronavirus cases, which has caused the hospital to suspend most services. With many Christmas carol services cancelled, people in Wales join to sing ". Cwm Taf Morgannwg reported 47 deaths from infections caught in hospitals, including 38 at the Royal Glamorgan near Llantrisant. 10 October A further 21 COVID-19 deaths are reported, seven of them as a result of delays in reporting deaths earlier in October. "Coronavirus is still here, coronavirus is still killing people, coronavirus remains a deadly disease," he said. Up to 30 people may attend an indoor meal following a wedding or funeral from the same date. Travel restrictions will also be lifted, but people will not be allowed to leave the country. Public Health Wales reports another day without any COVID-19 deaths. The next Welsh Government coronavirus briefing will be held on Monday at 12.15pm. "Staff at hospitals need to be protected and kept safe, and we need an urgent inquiry to establish what went wrong, and how not to repeat these mistakes elsewhere.". A Swansea bar was shut down on Beaujolais Day after being told a second time it wasn't following the rules, the council has said. Andrew RT Davies, health spokesman for the Welsh Conservatives, said "serious questions must be answered" and called for an "immediate investigation". Thesite is based at the universitys student car park at the Treforest Campus. The case rise comes one week after the health board said 34 cases of COVID-19 had been recorded across two of the hospital's wards, linked mainly to transmission within the site. Cwm Taf Morgannwg said there had been 47 deaths following Covid outbreaks at three of its hospitals, Llantrisant's Royal Glamorgan Hospital is receiving emergency admissions again, Cwm Taf Morgannwg provides healthcare to people in Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf (pictured), and Bridgend county, What the opposition parties are calling for. Eight people have died and six are in intensive care at a hospital in Wales after a major coronavirus outbreak was declared. This is a long. Andrew Goodall, chief executive of NHS Wales, told the Senedd health committee on Tuesday the number had gone up by 60% in just seven days to 550. affecting hundreds of patients in Wales, although it is an issue across the UK. The latest figures published by the Welsh Government, covering the seven days preceding November 17, reveal that 82 people a day were admitted to hospital with a confirmed or suspected Covid-19 infection, on average. The latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows that Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate of 3,119 people in Wales who have died between the start of the pandemic and November 6. She said she was sure there were lessons which could be learnt, but it demonstrated the virus was two or three times more infectious than flu. Published. This was up on 640 from Wednesday. You can select from more than 100 other test centers using the interactive map below. 13 March The Welsh Government's Health Minister. "A simple set of common rules had a better chance of people being able to understand them and do the right thing by them," he said, adding that local restrictions were causing people to feel like they didn't know what was being asked of them. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. The temporary measures came into force at 14:00 BST on Wednesday. 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He also apologised to families and the local communities affected by the outbreaks. Dr Kate Clark, deputy medical director, added: "Although cases at Ysbyty Gwynedd [in Bangor]remain low, we are seeing an increase in the number of patients being admitted with Covid-19 into Wrexham Maelor Hospital.". 10 November GCSE, AS and A Level exams scheduled for the summer of 2021 are scrapped in favour of grades based on classroom assessment. 9 July All state schools in Wales will reopen in September, Education Minister. 19 June The Welsh Government sets out its programme for easing lockdown restrictions, beginning on 22 June with measures that include allowing retailers to reopen and lifting restrictions on outdoor sports. CVS. More than 8,000 people have signed a petition calling for sports training for children to be exempted from travel restrictions. Merthyr needed this due to the rise in our covid cases and it shouldve been introduced. The latest estimate for R was between 0.9 and 1.2., But he warned that we are yet to see this translate into a reduction of pressure on the NHS. The recent spike attributed to the Royal Glamorgan has continued and the health board is responsible for all but five of the infections inside hospitals across Wales in the week up to Tuesday. Figures indicate that hospital COVID-19 cases have risen by 50% over the preceding week. 28 June Opposition parties in Wales express their concern after figures indicate the turnaround speed of COVID-19 tests has slowed in the country. Welsh education minister Kirsty Williams said: "We understand that this is a serious situation and how upsetting it is for all those involved". "I am disappointed that my son can't have his operation, but safety is always key and if that means waiting a little while will put myself, my son and other people involved in all of this out of risk, I'm happy to do so. Doctors are warning that the relaxation of rules at Christmas "makes no sense" amid rising COVID cases in Wales. COVID-19 vaccination program. Aneurin Bevan health board, which covers Blaenau Gwent, Newport, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire and Torfaen, said its hospitals were "very busy" and had seen an increase in patients with Covid-19. The problem is not confined to Cwm Taf Morgannwg and there was a spike in cases at the Betsi Cadwaladr health board over the summer. Cwm Taf Morgannwg reported 47 deaths from infections caught in hospitals, including 38 at the Royal Glamorgan near Llantrisant. Scarborough Health Network - Birchmount Hospital. First published on Wed 30 Sep 2020 05.46 EDT Eight patients have died with Covid-19 at a hospital in south Wales where there has been an outbreak involving more than 80 people. He added that staff are now tracking every case to see how they could have been acquired while in hospital and to see if there is "something they are missing". 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They will be offered rapid turnaround COVID tests in order to minimise the risk of them spreading the virus. 10 May The UK government updates its coronavirus message from "stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives" to "stay alert, control the virus, save lives". The number of daily COVID-19 cases rises to 212, with two deaths also reported. 22 November Seven schools in the Cardigan area and five in North Pembrokeshire are to close because of links to a COVID spread. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. "We must have had an event where a number of patients were infected, perhaps by one individual at a point in time, and then that has amplified much more quickly," she said. Private insurance: Insurance must pay or reimburse for 8 at-home test kits per month. COVID-19 is mentioned in 8,730 cases. Plaid Cymru Rhondda MS, Leanne Wood said: "This is deeply concerning news, as is the rise in infection figures for the Royal Glamorgan. The Welsh Government announces that two households in Wales can form what is termed an "extended household" from 6 July, enabling them to meet up indoors and stay overnight; the extended household measure also includes people who are shielding. A Welsh health board has closed a number of hospital wards to visitors due to a surge of coronavirus cases in the area. The Welsh Government announces that A Level and GCSE results in Wales will be based on teachers' assessment following an uproar over grades. In a way what's happened in the Royal Glamorgan, is a local version of the decision taken across Wales in March to suspend pretty much all non-urgent NHS treatments. Royal Mail said the people were "recuperating at home and we wish them a speedy recovery" and a number of "deep cleans" had been carried out at the site. A health board battling Covid outbreaks is starting to allow 999 emergencies back to the worst hit of its three affected hospitals. 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