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While the coronavirus crisis continues, a 10-year-old will receive a national honour for saving another boy from drowning last summer, it has been announced.

Cameron Stewart, from Rhyl, spotted the other boy as he was swept away in a dinghy in Rhyl harbour on 25 August.

When the boy fell in and was dragged under by the current, Cameron dived in and dragged him to the safety of the beach.

"This was an amazing feat for someone so young," said Andrew Chapman, secretary of the Royal Humane Society, as he announced the award.

"He was truly heroic and richly deserves the award he is to receive."

Cameron's name was put forward by his grandmother, Anne Hammond, who said he is interested in training as a lifeguard at a later stage.

A date is yet to be set for the presentation of the award, which has been personally approved by the Princess Alexandra, President of the Society.

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Cardiff residents have been showing their appreciation for waste collection workers.

No weddings will be held in Newport until at least the start of June, the city council has said.

It has cancelled all those booked up until 31 May and said this may be extended further.

Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly and Torfaen councils have also cancelled all weddings “for the foreseeable future”, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Monmouthshire council has cancelled weddings until at least 13 April.

A spokesman said: "I appreciate that this is very frustrating for our couples and our venues who would like to get provisional bookings made, however there will be a significant number of couples impacted and we need to re-arrange fairly when the situation improves."

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Nick Triggle
Health Correspondent

Today's daily figures for the number of new cases, deaths and tests virtually mirror those released yesterday.

At this stage, when we are on an upwards trajectory, the fact there have not been significant increases in terms of cases and deaths can perhaps be interpreted as a good sign.

But what is more important is the trend over a few days – not 24 hours in isolation.

Any improvement will be seen in the number of new cases first.

They were hovering around the 2,500 to 3,000 mark in the five days up to yesterday.

Then the number of new cases jumped to over 4,300, which has nearly been matched today.

There will be hope this is where it plateaus, before dropping down.

North Wales Chief Constable Carl Foulkes was pulled over by his own officers this morning, carrying out routine checks.

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Fewer than 1.5% of health service staff have been tested for coronavirus, the head of NHS Wales has confirmed.

More than 1,500 staff have been tested to date but there is a promise to test 1,100 people a day from next week.

NHS Wales chief executive Andrew Goodall said over the last couple of days about 200 health care workers a day had been tested.

"Just yesterday we were close to 1,000 tests actually being processed and you will continue to see those numbers actually rising in Wales," he said.

Meanwhile, there has been a dramatic 60% fall in people attending hospital emergency units over the last two weeks.

The area covered by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board still has the most coronavirus cases in Wales, according to the latest figures.

The Gwent region has seen 766 people test positive for Covid-19, while Cardiff and Vale is the only other area to have seen more than 250 cases.

However Public Health Wales said coronavirus was now circulating in "every part" of the country and 117 people have died.

Dr Robin Howe, of Public Health Wales, says the coronavirus is circulating in "every part" of Wales and has urged people to stay at home.

His comments come after a further 19 people died from Covid-19 in Wales, bringing the death toll to 117.

“The public play a very important role in slowing the spread of infection," he said.

“We know that staying at home can be hard [but] members of the public must adhere to social distancing rules."

Dr Howe also urged people showing symptoms of the virus not to visit a GP, pharmacy or hospital and only call NHS 111 if their condition worsens.

"They should only contact NHS 111 if they feel they cannot cope with their symptoms at home, their condition gets worse, or their symptoms do not get better after seven days," he said.

“Only call 999 if you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency. We appreciate 111 lines are busy, but you will get through after a wait."

Along with the pressure of dealing with coronavirus, Welsh pharmacists have reported an increase in abusive and aggressive behaviour.

“I have been shocked to hear of pharmacy teams being verbally abused and even spat at," said the director of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales, Elen Jones.

"I have also heard of fights starting outside pharmacy premises. This is totally unacceptable behaviour."

Nineteen more people have died in Wales after being diagnosed with Covid-19.

Public Health Wales said it means a total of 117 people have now died.

It said there had been 284 new cases, bringing the total to 2,121, although the true number of cases is likely to be higher.

The streets, parks and railway stations of Wales are deserted,

Attempts to combat the spread of Covid-19 have seen shops close, businesses shut and people observing social distancing and isolating guidelines.

Take a look of these images of a Wales in lockdown.

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Police in Neath Port Talbot hope people are starting to take heed of the message to stay home.

South Wales Police shared a picture of a deserted park in Skewen.

It follows concerns the park was still being used.

Tata Steel UK has confirmed that a number of workers have been placed on furlough leave.

Tata Steel say 1,300 of their 8,500 UK workforce have been furloughed and “the majority of these are in functional support positions rather than steel-making or processing positions.”

“There has been a sudden drop in European steel demand after a number of steel-using manufacturers paused production, including European car manufacturers,” a Tata spokesperson said.

Though Tata say they are still fully operational, they say they have therefore reduced production at some of their European mills.

Tata Steel added that they will utilise any applicable government schemes aimed at aiding job retention, including the UK scheme of the government paying 80% of workers’ wages if they are asking to take furlough leave.

“As a responsible employer, we will use this and other national schemes while available, and where our own activities are much reduced,” the statement added.

“We are monitoring the situation carefully and we stand ready to review these decisions based on market demand in the coming weeks.”

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National Express has announced it will fully suspend its coach services, external from Sunday.

“Passenger numbers continue to fall as the public rightly follow government advice to avoid non-essential travel," said managing director, Chris Hardy.

"The decision to temporarily suspend all services is the right one based on the current unprecedented circumstances and I hope our passengers understand this."

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Here are the main coronavirus developments in Wales so far today:

• More than 6,000 new beds will be created by new field hospitals

• Health boards have been urged to prioritise cancer patients
• About 200 NHS staff are being tested every day
• So far less than 2% of health service staff have been tested
• One in 10 NHS staff in Wales are off sick
• A&E attendance is down by up to 60% over last two weeks
• A total of 98 people with coronavirus have died in Wales
• 1,837 people have tested positive for Covid-19, but the true figure is likely to be much higher
• Minister says the economic impact will be "at least as bad" as the 2008 financial crash

• A senior doctor at Wales' biggest hospital says it's ready for a "huge wave" of cases

The public must continue to play their part by following the rules to stay at home, NHS Wales chief executive Dr Andrew Goodall told a press briefing.

He said: “We are recruiting extra NHS staff and we are bringing extra capacity online, but limiting the demand will make the greatest difference.

"The public's own actions will help to protect our NHS and to save lives."

More than 6,000 new beds will be made available to the NHS through field hospitals being set up across Wales, the chief executive of NHS Wales has said.

Dr Andrew Goodall said the facilities were part of a “necessary response” to the coronavirus crisis.

He gave details of the new field hospitals:

• Up to 2,000 beds at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff
• 1,300 beds in the Swansea Bay area at the Llandarcy Academy of Sport and Swansea Bay Studios
• 350 beds at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli
• 350 beds at Venue Cymru in Llandudno
• 350 beds at the new Grange University Hospital near Cwmbran

“We’ve never taken such activities before and they are a necessary response to ensure we care for our patients and for our communities,” Dr Goodall said.

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NHS Wales chief executive Dr Andrew Goodall said there had been a ”significant drop” in normal NHS activity during the coronavirus crisis.

He said the number of A&E attendances over the last two weeks was down by up to 60%, falling from a daily average of 420 to 150.

Health boards have been written to and told they should continue to prioritise cancer patients, NHS Wales chief executive Dr Andrew Goodall has said.

Giving the Welsh Government's daily press briefing, he said while there was a need to focus on coronavirus, people still needed to access NHS care and services.

Dr Goodall said the NHS would continue to respond to emergency admissions and provide urgent surgery and diagnostics.