With schools closed and many of us now working from home, firefighters are urging people to test their smoke alarms, to stay safe.

Cardiff Metropolitan University said it has loaned two diagnostic machines to help support testing for Covid-19.

Normally used in the School of Sport and Health Sciences research laboratories, the machines have been given to new diagnostic centres being set up.

Vice-Chancellor Prof Cara Aitchison said: "For as long as this challenge persists, we will seek to serve our community as best as we can."

A family-run restaurant in Aberystwyth is providing free freshly prepared meals for NHS workers.

The owners of SY23 Cwtsh said they were "horrified and humbled" after a video appeared online of a critical care nurse being unable to buy food after finding supermarket shelves empty.

The restaurant said it would provide food for any NHS worker who is short of supplies or has not had the chance to cook a meal for themselves or their families.

It takes the total number of deaths linked to coronavirus in Wales to 16, according to Public Health Wales

Commuter Aurora Heathfield, from Bridgend, said there was an "eerie feel" on the train to Cardiff on Monday morning with carriages much quieter than usual.

"It would usually be pretty busy and you'd be looking for a seat. There was three people in my carriage," she said.

Jake Newberry, from Cross Keys, said he expected to see more people on his train on the Ebbw Vale line due to the reduced timetable.

"I was quite surprised. There was hardly anyone on there," he said.

Alex Varney said the train from Barry to Cardiff was also quiet with the conductor chatting over a speaker rather than walking through the train to check tickets.

"Everyone was calm and pleasant," he said.

Welsh Assembly members will meet in the Senedd on Tuesday to debate the UK government's coronavirus legislation, which will give UK and Welsh ministers sweeping powers to tackle the crisis.

The debate will follow a series of statements from ministers on how their departments are responding.

The bill includes powers that will allow Welsh ministers to detain and isolate individuals, stop mass gatherings and close premises.

Although it is UK legislation, being debated in Parliament on Monday, its provisions for Wales mean assembly members must give their formal consent through a legislative consent motion.

The session will begin at the earlier than usual time of 10:00 GMT, and is expected to finish at 18:00.

The usual Wednesday session will not take place this week.

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Hospitals in Powys could rapidly become "overwhelmed" by coronavirus cases due to the county having an elderly population and relatively few hospital beds, researchers in Oxford say.

The academics say Powys is one of five "hospital deserts" in England and Wales, alongside Northumberland, Rutland, the Isle of Wight and Suffolk.

Powys Teaching Health Board has been asked to comment.

Soccer star Lee Trundle has told young people to stay inside during the coronavirus outbreak, promising that when the crisis is over there will be "the biggest game of football you have ever seen".

The former Swansea City player - now the club's youth team coach - urged people not to be tempted to meet up to play, but to stay in the house, or go into the garden for a "kickabout".

"I will come out and have a game with all of you, I promise you that", Trundle promised in a social media video.

People who have ignored government advice aimed at tackling the coronavirus pandemic are "very selfish", the health secretary for England has told the BBC.

Matt Hancock said the UK government was willing to take "more action" if needed to stop the virus from spreading.

Over the weekend, photos emerged showing crowds of people visiting open spaces across many parts of Wales and the UK.

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A Cardiff teenager who has collected emergency service memorabilia from around the world has thanked 999 workers for keeping people safe.

John has the muscle wasting condition Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The teenager's mementoes include including a fire helmet worn during 9/11 terrorist attack and a box of M&Ms signed by the then US President Barack Obama on his 2014 Nato visit to Cardiff and Newport.

In the heartfelt message on social media, John thanks emergency service workers for helping people during the outbreak, while surrounded by police hats.

Hundreds of extra hospital beds will be installed in leisure centres and other public buildings to tackle demand triggered by coronavirus.

Carmarthenshire County Council said on Monday it was working with the Hywel Dda health board to convert spaces, such as Carmarthen Leisure Centre.

Parc y Scarlets rugby stadium in Llanelli has offered space for free.

Hywel Dda said the steps were essential to managing "patient flow" critical to fighting the virus.

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People who ignored closure signs on the Sugar Loaf mountain in Monmouthshire were issued with tickets over the weekend.

One man from the Forest of Dean area was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm during what police have described as a "road rage incident" on Pentre Lane near Abergavenny on Saturday.

Police are warning teenagers to stop having "night parties" during the coronavirus outbreak, saying it is putting people "at risk".

Gwent Police tweeted a picture of young people congregating in Monmouth, urging them to stop.

Public transport is operating on a reduced scale throughout Wales because of the coronavirus pandemic - bus and rail operators advise passengers to check timetables online.

"The risk of transmission from child to child on play equipment is thought to represent too great a risk to the public," the council said, in a statement.

The Liverpool and Wales defender now hopes to tie the knot next year.

Education Minister Kirsty Williams has called on children to keep their families and others safe by staying at home.

“I know the temptation will be to be outside and hanging out and playing with your friends,” she told a press conference.

“I’m really sorry but you cannot do that in these circumstances.

“My appeal to all children and to young people is to please keep yourselves safe by staying at home, playing in your garden and not mixing with your friends at this time.”

Another north Wales MP is returning to work in the NHS to help fight the coronavirus crisis.

Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies said he wanted to help the “overstretched” health service because of pressures caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

He joins fellow Conservative, Wrexham MP Sarah Atherton, a former nurse, in volunteering to help out in the crisis.

Dr Davies said he would continue to fulfil his duties as an MP.

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The first minister has "every intention" of using powers to force caravan parks to close, according to a cabinet colleague.

Owners of caravans and second home owners have been urged by GPs and politicians in rural areas to stay at their main residences to limit the spread of the coronavirus and to not put extra pressure on rural health care services.

First Minister Mark Drakeford said yesterday he was awaiting advice as to whether he is able to force closures.

This morning, Education Minister Kirsty Williams told a press conference the government does have the power to act.

"There is a process that needs to be followed so the government isn’t in breach of any of those legal processes which could be open to challenge by a business who felt they were being treated unfairly," she said.

"But those powers are available and I’m confident the first minister has every intention of using them."

Ms Williams added that she was "very grateful" to caravan park owners who had voluntarily closed their sites.

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