The Scarlets are teaming up with their community rugby clubs to help bring food and goods to vulnerable people.

A number of local grassroots clubs have signed up to help deliver care packages of essential products to residents within their own communities.

Scarlets Community Foundation Manager Caroline Newman said: “ “It’s great to be part of an initiative that shows when times are tough people pull together for the benefit of others.”

Here's your evening round-up of the key coronavirus stories in Wales today:

• First Minister Mark Drakeford says current restrictions to limit the spread on coronavirus are likely to be in place for the "long haul" and he had "no doubt" the current curbs on daily life would go beyond an initial three-week period
• Fourteen more people have died in Wales after testing positive for Covid-19, taking the total number of deaths to 62. It is the biggest daily rise in the Welsh figures since the first death was announced on 16 March
• There were also 210 new confirmed cases, meaning there have now been a total of 1,451 positive tests
• A £1.1bn support package for the economy and public services in Wales has been unveiled
• The National Eisteddfod is the latest major event in Wales to announce it is being postponed until next year
• Tens of thousands of Britons stranded abroad will be flown home under a new arrangement between the UK government and airlines, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said at the government's daily coronavirus briefing.

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Denbigh Rugby Club has opened its doors to local GPs to help in the fight against coronavirus.

The north Wales club has allowed South Denbighshire GP practices to use the clubhouse as a fever assessment centre.

The club's president, Tegid Phillips, said: “As a club we were more than keen to do what we could to contribute to the effort and support the NHS.

“We had already shut down following the shutting down of rugby activities so the facility was available, and we felt this was the least we could do in the circumstances.

“We are fortunate we are situated in a good location on the edge of town and with a big car park, plus the lay-out of the clubhouse means you can come in through one door and out of another."

The centre will be staffed by local GPs and is available via appointment only.

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People who have started grass fires on a mountain have been branded "utter idiots" by a Plaid Cymru AM.

Leanne Wood reacted after South Wales Fire and Rescue Service tweeted to say it had attended almost 100 grass fires in the last month, while the coronavirus crisis has taken hold.

The service reminded people that starting grass fires deliberately is a criminal offence.

"You are acting against yourselves and your own community, you utter idiots," the Rhondda AM said.

“I am absolutely appalled to see photos of various places throughout the Rhondda with mountain fires over the weekend,” she said.

“There is something seriously wrong with people who would put life in danger in this way. How are these people even out? If you get caught, you deserve to face tough penalties."

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Wales footballer Chris Gunter has been discussing with his former team-mate Danny Gabbidon how he's coping with life in lockdown.

The pair have been chatting on an Instagram live video, where Gunter revealed he's been using his additional free time to read more, as well as keeping up his fitness by going for a run every morning.

Gabbidon, meanwhile, says he's been getting back into the addictive computer game, Football Manager, to pass the time.

Gunter, who is the record cap-holder for Wales' men's team with 96, currently plays his club football for Reading in the Championship.

The coronavirus pandemic means there will be no matches played at that level until 30 April at the earliest.

An adventure experience on the site of a former south Wales colliery has been put on hold until 2021 because of the coronavirus outbreak.

North Wales-based Zip World was due to open a series of zipwires around the old Tower Colliery in the Cynon Valley this summer, but has been forced to delay construction.

The company said it now hoped to open the attraction in Spring 2021.

“Life as we know it has changed dramatically in just a few weeks,” Zip World said in a statement.

“This has meant that many businesses including us are having to temporarily close our operations and change our future business plans for the health of the nation.”

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The press conference was split between medical facts and questions, and the government's plan for getting stranded Britons home.

Travel

• Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said hundreds of thousands of people are trying to get home
• He said airlines should continue to operate scheduled flights if they can and to allow people to swap tickets
• Where commercial services are no longer available, the government will charter special flights. £75m has been allocated to the task
• The government has made agreements with several airlines to supply these charter flights
• Priorities will be assessed based on how vulnerable people are and the quality of local healthcare, as well as where the most people are in need
• The Foreign Office has tripled its call centre capacity. Britons are asked to seek advice on the government website and social media feeds, or their local consulate, before contacting the Foreign Office

Medical

• Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said there has been a fall in use of all public transport, especially the London Underground
• Eight thousand people have been hospitalised with the coronavirus since the middle of March
• We should not pay too much attention to day-to-day fluctuations in figures, he said
• He expects social distancing to reduce transmission rates and the overall number of cases
• The fact that the number of new cases a day is seemingly steady suggests we may be "already beginning to see some effects" of social distancing
• But he said it would be "premature" to put a time limit on restrictions
• Professor Yvonne Doyle, medical director at Public Health England, says an antibody test is "under investigation" and could be carried out at home and at scale

Asked about his own health, Mr Raab told reporters he is "feeling terrific" and added Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has Covid-19, is "full of vigour".

The UK's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance says the UK is "tracking alongside France" and behind Italy in terms of deaths from coronavirus.

"The measures we're taking will stop the transmission, delay the transmission," he told the UK government's daily press briefing.

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The first thing Joel Nantel did when he returned home from Bali on a rescue flight was have a Cornish pasty and a cup tea.

The 28-year-old bar worker from Swansea and his girlfriend Millie were stranded in the Indonesian resort by travel restrictions imposed due to the pandemic.

However, they arrived back in the UK on Sunday on a flight organised by the UK government.

“Luckily the British embassy (in Indonesia) was amazing and eventually got us on a rescue flight home,” he said.

“We had special permission to transit through Hong Kong where a section of the airport was closed off with guards.

“We were greeted (in the UK airport) by people in hazmat suits as we came off the plane.

“It was really quite an ordeal but we’re home now and the send-off we had from Bali was something special.”

And what was the first thing Joel did when he got home?

“I went straight down the bakery for a Cornish pasty, then came home and had a cup of tea - it really made my day,” he said.

“I can’t go back to Swansea yet to see my family because my mum is showing some symptoms and self-isolating, which is quite irritating.”

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said today that the UK government was making arrangements to fly tens of thousands of Britons home, external.

Travelling 13 miles to walk your dog on Gower?

Not acceptable, says South Wales Police.

The Pembrokshire seaside village of Angle has put up signs telling visitors it is shut to all non-residents.

The village, home to about 300, is a popular destination for people looking for a day at the beach.

Shan Williams, who chairs the community council, said local people hope the signs are not ignored but taken seriously.

“People have been been coming here because they want to go the beach," she said.

"But we are a small rural community looking after our elderly residents.

“We are just trying to do our best to minimise the traffic coming through the village and protect our own for as long as possible.”

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The UK's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance says there has been a decrease in the use of buses, national rail, and motor vehicles.

He says it shows the measures being put in place to ensure people only make essential journeys are "making a difference".

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Speaking at the UK government's daily press conference, on the issue of Britons stuck abroad, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says he recognises that it is "a worrying time for all affected"

"This government is working around the clock to support, advise and help British travellers get home," he says.

He says the Foreign Office has already helped hundreds of thousands of Britons to get home.

A mother who feared her disabled son would starve unless she could find him a particular brand of chicken nuggets has thanked the public for their help.

Sharon from Cardiff said her son John has an eating problem which meant the nuggets were all he could tolerate.

The coronavirus pandemic has led shoppers to stockpile food, making some items no longer readily available.

Sharon later thanked people on social media for their help tracking the nuggets down but warned he would need more soon.

Some Facebook users had offered to add the nuggets to their online supermarket delivery while others had offered to go to their local supermarket to try to find some.

Welsh rugby hero Alix Popham has made an emotional plea for people to support the funeral of former Wales and Scarlets team-mate Matthew J Watkins.

Watkins died earlier this month at the age of 41 with a rare form of pelvic cancer.

His funeral on Tuesday will be streamed online because of the coronavirus pandemic.

And Popham is urging fans to watch wearing team jerseys, badges or ties and post the pictures online.

A retired nurse from north Wales says she is looking forward to caring for people again after responding to a government appeal to help the NHS.

The UK government asked former and retired medical staff to help bolster the health service to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

One who answered the call was Anne Carr, of Conwy, who retired 18 months ago after 37 years working as a district, palliative and school nurse.

"Everybody was looking seriously ill when I saw it on TV and I wanted to come back and help my colleagues and care for people," she told the BBC News channel.

"I was practising less than two years ago and I have 37 years experience in different roles so I think I've still got a lot of skills to offer and come back."

Ms Carr added: "There has been a great response. I think I'll be just one of many people that are returning. The response has been wonderful."

She is awaiting her placement, having registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), and insists she is "not nervous" about complaints of a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) among NHS staff.

"There seems to be a lot of people trying to get everything we need so I'm confident they will get the resources there for us," Ms Carr said.

Network Rail Wales & Borders has received a report of young people trespassing on railway lines and almost getting hit by a train.

The company issued this warning on Twitter.

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Women in Wales should be allowed to take abortion pills at home rather than in a clinic due to the coronavirus outbreak, experts say.

Earlier today the UK Government confirmed temporary measures which would mean women in England who want an early medical abortion - in the first nine weeks of pregnancy - could access this at home.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has called for the Welsh Government to follow England's lead and make it possible to have an early medical abortion without having to travel.

A Welsh Government spokesperson said it was considering temporary changes.

Women who want an early medical abortion have to take two types of tablet. The first pill, mifepristone, currently has to be taken at a registered clinic.

The second, misoprostol, is normally taken 24 to 48 hours later, and can be taken at home.

Women in England will now be sent treatment in the post and will be able to take both abortion pills at home following a video consultation.

A trade union has warned that the ambulance service could be pushed to the brink as workers self-isolate.

The GMB said 4,100 ambulance workers had self-isolated across just eight ambulance trusts - Wales, London, Yorkshire, North East, East Midlands, South Central, South East Coast and North West.

The union said members had reported being given no access to personal protective equipment even when being sent to treat patients suspected of having Covid-19.

It said when supplies did get through they often contained out-of-date masks with stickers over expiry dates.

GMB national officer Rachel Harrison said: "The lack of protective equipment for our frontline workers is nothing short of a national crisis and it's going to bring services to the brink.

"We've got thousands of workers self-isolating."

This was creating a "capacity issue", she added.

The union urged the government needed to act "now" to get equipment to the front line.

The Welsh Ambulance Service has been approached for comment.

A farmer from south Wales has called for public paths across farmland to be closed to prevent spreading coronavirus to farming families.

Jacob Anthony, writing in Farmers Weekly, external, said: "We are classed as "key workers", yet they are prepared to take the risk of us coming into contact with potential Covid-19 carriers. No farmers, no food."

He added: "We cannot self-isolate on our sofas, we have a nation that is relying on us, just as it always has."

Mr Anthony said people had been bringing children on bikes and even motorbikes, and using fields next to newborn lambs and pregnant sheep, which were easily frightened.

Local authorities have the power to close down public footpaths if necessary, as has happened recently in places such as Snowdonia and Pen-y-Fan which attracted large amounts of people looking for somewhere to exercise.

They have the same power over rights-of-way on private land such as farms.

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