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. 'Key workers are doing their absolute best'published at 09:13 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Road Safety Wales says the public have a role to play in helping NHS workers - by staying home and off the roads to avoid the risk of spreading coronavirus.

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  2. How does the UK compare to other countries?published at 09:00 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Deaths and confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK have been doubling every three days, and on Friday the country experienced its biggest increase in deaths so far.

    Models of the epidemic give very different estimates of its potential final death toll, from tens of thousands to one published on Friday that projected a figure of below 7,000.

    Robert Cuffe and Christine Jeavans have been looking at the projections, and what the patterns of coronavirus deaths in other countries tell us about what could come next in the UK.

  3. What's it like dealing with floods then coronavirus?published at 08:52 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Lauren Forward
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    Lauren Forward says: "We don't know if we're coming or going"

    Lauren Forward's business, Little Friends Playgroup, in Taff's Well, was submerged during the February floods.

    The 26-year-old and her mother Alison are now supporting key workers by providing childcare at a temporary site.

    "It's been crazy now, only just after the floods," said Ms Forward.

    "We're in temporary accommodation now, ready for another site to be built - but we don't know what will happen with that now.

    "We don't know if we're coming or going.

    "We're looking after key workers' children - some of the parents are nurses.

    "We're trying to give back to parents who have really helped us through the devastating situation we went through with the floods."

  4. Builder's sites begin 'orderly shutdown'published at 08:44 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Construction company Persimmon has said its sites in Wales have started "an orderly shutdown" with only "essential work taking place".

    It said this was to make partly-built homes safe and that the only homes which will be completed at this time are those which would leave someone homeless if not completed.

    The firm was responding to claims it told staff it was "business as usual".

    Persimmon said its primary concern was customer, staff, contractor and supplier safety.

    Redrow, which has its headquarters at Ewloe, Flintshire, has said all of its building sites and sales offices are now closed because of coronavirus.

    Construction workersImage source, Getty Images
  5. Domestic abuse concernpublished at 08:38 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Several police forces have published reminders about the support services available to those affected by domestic abuse during the coronavirus pandemic. Wales' Future Generations Commissioner, Sophie Howe, has also tweeted on the subject:

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  6. Long shopping queuepublished at 08:31 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Long queue outside storeImage source, Matt Slape

    There was a long queue outside a Tesco store at Risca, Caerphilly, this morning as people followed the social distancing advice.

    Shopper Matt Slape said the queue was "the full length of the car park. I'm still in it, nearly at door now, started about 7:30.

    “I've used small ones [shops] all week. But I have to do a big shop, I've got two kids so there's four of us to feed."

  7. Police chief: Arresting people 'a last resort'published at 08:11 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    North Wales Police Chief Constable Carl FoulkesImage source, North Wales Police

    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 doing so is "a last resort".

    "We want people to do the right thing and change their lifestyle approach, change what they are doing," he told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.

    He said patrol officers turned around "small numbers" of people coming into North Wales to go camping and fishing on Friday.

    Mr Foulkes said patrols would continue on Saturday to avoid a repeat of the influx of visitors seen in Snowdonia and elsewhere last weekend.

    "Snowdonia, joking apart, was busier than the M25," he said.

    "This isn't about use of police powers, this is about protecting our NHS and getting our country through the biggest crisis in living memory."

    Police officer puts note on a carImage source, Dyfed-Powys Police
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    Police in Pembrokeshire have told motorists not to visit the area and stay home

    Elsewhere, Dyfed-Powys Police Police said more than 200 motorists have had to be reminded over the last two days not to treat Pembrokeshire as a holiday destination.

    And South Wales Police said officers will be patrolling parks, beaches and forestry to ensure people are not breaching restrictions

  8. Fear as son, 7, 'stuck in' Pakistani orphanagepublished at 07:39 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    The parents of a child stuck in an orphanage in Pakistan say they feel terrified for his safety during the coronavirus outbreak.

    Amin Rasheed and wife Anila Amin had to leave Ashar, seven, with his grandmother to get help in the UK for their seriously ill son Shahryar, five.

    But when she fell ill, Ashar was moved to an orphanage in December.

    The family had been desperately trying to get him a visa, but all the offices have been closed due to the pandemic.

    "We cannot explain how lost we are feeling. We got the call they were closed and I put the phone down and cried for an hour," said Mr Rasheed, who lives in Cardiff.

    Ashar and ShahryarImage source, Family Photo
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    Ashar, seven (left) had to be left in Pakistan while the family got help for Shahryar, five, who has a life-threatening medical condition

  9. Quick recappublished at 07:32 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    Here's a look back at some of the key points from Friday:

    • Six more deaths were reported in Wales, bringing the total here to 34
    • Across the UK, the number of deaths increased by 181 to 759
    Principality StadiumImage source, Getty Images
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    The Principality Stadium has a retractable roof, meaning it can be turned into an indoor facility for use by the NHS

  10. Message from Newport physiotherapistspublished at 07:26 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    As NHS services everywhere are being reconfigured in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Aneurin Bevan health board physiotherapists have a simple message: "Keep safe, keep apart, but keep moving."

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  11. Good morningpublished at 07:01 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020

    As we enter the weekend, the police have been reiterating the 'Stay home, save lives' message.

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    Meanwhile, some families affected by last month's flooding have been telling BBC Wales how they're managing movement restrictions while in temporary accommodation, while others said they felt "forgotten".

    One council whose residents were badly hit said it was doing "all it can".

    Picture showing damage caused by Storm Dennis