Summary

  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson reveals he has tested positive for coronavirus

  • Wales has 34 deaths and 921 confirmed cases of coronavirus so far

  • The number of deaths across the UK has reached 759

  • The Principality Stadium in Cardiff is set to become a field hospital, with room for 2,000 beds

  • North Wales Police have been stopping vehicles heading over the border from England

  • Nearly 400 former nurses and midwives in Wales respond to call to return to work

  1. The NHS a 'wonder of the world' says actor Michael Sheenpublished at 06:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2020

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  2. 28,000 visit volunteer website this monthpublished at 06:54 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2020

    volunteer holding tinned foodImage source, Reuters

    Advice has been published for people who want to volunteer to help during the coronavirus outbreak.

    The Wales Council for Voluntary Action says people should register on the Volunteering Wales website.

    Chief executive Ruth Marks said UK-wide publicity for the England-only GoodSAM scheme “may have caused confusion” in Wales.

    The WCVA says the Volunteering Wales website has had 28,000 visitors this so far this month, compared to 11,000 for the whole of March 2019.

  3. Good morningpublished at 06:49 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2020

    Welcome to the BBC's coverage of all the latest coronavirus news in Wales.

    We’ll be bringing you all the updates on the pandemic and its affect on Wales throughout Friday.

    Here are the main points this morning:

    · The UK's death toll has risen by more than 100 to 578

    · In Wales it rose by six to 28

    · Aneurin Bevan health board has called for more staff amid cases spike

    · Fines of up to £120 came into force for breaking stay-home rules

    · Nurses' waits for safety equipment was branded "intolerable" by their union