Summary

  • Wales has 38 deaths and 1,093 confirmed cases of coronavirus so far

  • Ministers call the collapse of a deal to provide an extra 5,000 Covid-19 tests a day "very disappointing" but it hopes to roll out a new plan next week.

  • Flood-hit families struggle with virus

  • 'Stay home' pleas appear to be heeded as beaches and national parks are quiet

  1. People still heading to the coast despite warningspublished at 13:47 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Dyfed-Powys Police say patrol officers are still finding motorists trying to head to the coast, external when the advice is to stay home if journeys aren't essential.

    Police have the power to fine people not adhering to restrictions.

    What are the fines in Wales?

    • People who breach the new rules risk a £60 fine
    • Individuals ignoring the rules could risk arrest if they fail to comply
    • Although fines in England could reach as high as £960, that will not happen in Wales
  2. Coronavirus explained in 60 secondspublished at 13:30 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    What actually is the coronavirus? How might it affect you? What can you do to prevent it?

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    Coronavirus explained in 60 seconds

  3. 'Your neighbours need you'published at 13:13 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Rhondda Cynon Taf council has relaunched its Your Neighbours Need You, external campaign to provide advice and encouragement to "help residents look after one another" during the coronavirus outbreak.

    It is asking if people can help those self-isolating by doing their shopping as well as looking out for people living alone.

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  4. How to self-isolatepublished at 12:56 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Five ways to successfully self-isolate to prevent the spread of the virus.

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    Coronavirus: How to self-isolate

  5. Student medics and midwives assist NHSpublished at 12:45 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Pregnant womanImage source, Getty Images

    Third year midwifery and paramedic students from Swansea University are assisting the NHS effort to fight coronavirus.

    “The paramedic students will allow the release of many staff back towards frontline duties as we manage the pandemic," said Andy Swinburn, associate director of Paramedicine for the Welsh Ambulance Service.

    "Partnership working like this is invaluable at this time and will hugely benefit the students and crucially, boost the available trained workforce.”

    The university’s head of midwifery education, Dr Sarah Norris, said the students will be increasing their "practice hours during the next few months to support maternity services and work with midwifery colleagues to ensure mothers, babies and their families continue to receive the best care possible in these challenging times".

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  6. UK wary of international market for ventilatorspublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    A frenetic international market in ventilators and medical supplies has gathered pace in recent weeks as governments scramble to purchase equipment.

    Prices for equipment have been rocketing - often changing by the hour.

    Gordon Corera, BBC security correspondent, has been looking at the issue. More...

  7. Former social care workers asked to helppublished at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Several local authorities have published appeals for additional care workers.

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    Rhondda Cynon Taf and Cardiff councils are asking for former social care workers to get in touch to support their effort to help people.

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  8. Eve Myles and Amy Wadge in online festivalpublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Wales Arts Review is usually a publisher of reviews and articles about all art forms

    This weekend it is holding a digital festival called Digithon to raise emergency funds for artists and freelancers who have lost income because of the measures introduced to stem the spread of Covid-19.

    Artists taking part include author Sarah Waters, actor Eve Myles and musicians Amy Wadge and Georgia Ruth, and circus company No Fit State.

    Eve Myles
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    Eve Myles, seen here in Keeping Faith, is one of the artists taking part in this weekend's Digithon festival

  9. Driving lessons 'not an essential journey'published at 11:56 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Driving instructors have been advised to stop delivering driving lessons, but North Wales Police tweeted this morning that they'd come across someone teaching a family member.

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  10. What if all of this had happened in 2005?published at 11:44 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    BBC Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones considers what would have happened if the coronavirus pandemic had happened before the smartphone era:

    "Many of the digital tools we are using to keep connected, fed and sane either did not exist back then or were available to only a few," he wrote.

    Composite image showing a mobile phone, Huw Edwards, and a laptop 15 years agoImage source, BBC/Getty Images
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    A mobile phone, Huw Edwards and laptop 15 years ago

  11. Police checkpoints monitor 'essential journeys'published at 11:33 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Dyfed-Powys Police are carrying out patrols and checkpoints to warn people to stay home.

    "Our officers are carrying out high visibility patrols of beaches, coastal areas and popular spots, along with regular static checks on our roads to make sure only essential journeys are taking place," said the force.

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    Earlier, North Wales Police Chief Constable Carl Foulkes said the force had the power to arrest people not adhering to new rules restricting all but essential travel but said arresting people is "a last resort".

  12. 'Lack of communication' a problem for business?published at 11:25 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Companies are losing time and business due to a lack of communication between the Welsh and UK governments, a business group says.

    The Federation of Small Businesses in Wales said the problem must be resolved "as a matter of urgency" due to the problems caused by coronavirus.

    The Welsh Government said it was working with Westminster to provide assurances.

    The UK Government said they had worked closely and constructively with their colleagues in Wales.

  13. Living apart to shield childpublished at 10:59 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

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    Five weeks after getting married, a couple from Llanilar in Ceredigion are now living apart in order to protect the health of one of their children.

    10-year-old Elain has a rare heart condition, so newlyweds Owain and Bridget have decided that Owain should move out because he is coming into contact with other family members living elsewhere.

    Bridget said: "In the end we had to come to a decision and, although it's breaking my heart, I feel we've made the right decision but I'll miss Owain terribly and I don't know how long this will last."

  14. Nightwear and toiletries delivered to hospitalspublished at 10:52 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Hospital inpatients are in need of fresh nightwear and toiletries, according to health officials in Swansea.

    Patients aren't allowed visitors to drop off items because of restrictions imposed due to coronavirus.

    So people have been placing online orders and having items delivered direct to hospitals.

    "This is already a problem and likely to get worse in the weeks ahead," said Swansea Bay health board.

  15. Call for volunteers in Swansea: 'We need a community effort'published at 10:31 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Swansea council has put out a call for local volunteers.

    Swansea council leader Rob Stewart said: "These are unprecedented times calling for unprecedented measures.

    "Council staff are being retrained and redirected to do some of this work.

    "But we need a community effort.

    "The kind of help volunteers will be expected to do might include doing shopping for those stuck at home, collecting prescriptions and staying in touch."

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    It comes as the Wales Council for Voluntary Action said people across the country could register online.

  16. Peacocks roam free on high streetpublished at 10:18 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Watch: A group of peacocks have been filmed wandering empty streets in Bangor, Gwynedd, by online newspaper The Bangor Aye.

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  17. Minister urges schools to remain openpublished at 09:55 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Education Minister Kirsty Williams has called on school staff to keep schools open, external open for key workers during what would usually be the Easter holidays.

    She thanked staff who have kept about 800 schools open for 3,000 children following closures since the coronavirus outbreak but she said the "national need" continued.

    “It takes a community to raise a child and that statement has never been more true," she said.

    “I am now asking you to do more and keep schools open during what would have been school holidays.”

    The minister said she was not asking school staff to put themselves at risk and that teachers should follow the latest guidance on staying safe.

    Speaking on a video released on Twitter, she said: “It has never been more important for our children and young people to be surrounded by the people they know and trust.

    “I am asking you to be flexible, and to offer up some time during the Easter period to continue to support both vulnerable children and the families of our critical workers.”

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  18. School equipment going to hospitalpublished at 09:49 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Earlier in the week we reported that more personal protective equipment (PPE) is being made available for medical staff. One school in Cardiff has donated its science goggles too:

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  19. Beauty spot patrolspublished at 09:38 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Police patrols are continuing at beauty spots across Wales with people urged to stay home.

    Officers tweeted last night to say that a group of young were spotted out and about in Caerwent, Monmouthshire.

    Monmouthshire council chief executive Paul Matthews has tweeted this reminder to those thinking of heading out:

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  20. Firms join forces to feed key workerspublished at 09:24 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    More than 20 independent food businesses in south Wales have come together to donate meals and snacks to NHS Wales staff.

    The first deliveries have made to doctors and nurses at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport.

    Business owner Kevin McGuckian said crowdfunding had helped businesses cover their costs.

    "Donations have blown my mind," he told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.

    "Feeding our amazing NHS staff is so important."