Summary

  • First Minister Mark Drakeford has urged people not to disregard advice to stay at home in fine weather

  • Thirteen more deaths in Wales have been confirmed, making a total of 154 as of Saturday

  • There have now been 2,853 confirmed cases in Wales, but there are likely to be more as not everyone is being tested

  1. Good nightpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    As we draw our live coverage for today to a close, here's a reminder of today's developments:

    • Thirteen more deaths of people with coronavirus have been confirmed in Wales, bringing the total to 154
    • The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 2,853 in Wales, but the true number is likely to be higher as not everyone is being tested
    • First Minister Mark Drakeford has reminded people to avoid non-essential travel because it puts people's lives at risk.

    The live updates team will be back tomorrow morning with the latest.

  2. Police thankspublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    North Wales Police have tweeted their gratitude to people who have complied with the 'Stay home, save lives' message today.

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  3. 'Most obeying the rules'published at 17:54 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    Virginia Crosbie, MP for Ynys Môn, spent some time with North Wales Police today.

    She told BBC Wales: "People are worried about other people coming on to the island and I have seen this on social media, so I thought I would take a look at it myself.

    "So there was a big police presence today, loads of vans and pulling absolutely everybody over.

    "I was really, really pleased that only a handful of people came along - one man had wanted to see a friend but really most are staying at home...

    "Most people are staying in and doing the right thing - it really is a minority - yes there are people who are here on holiday but most people are obeying the rules."

    Virginia CrosbieImage source, Virginia Crosbie
  4. ‘I’m feeling ill, do I have coronavirus?’published at 17:28 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    The BBC’s Laura Foster explains the signs and symptoms of coronavirus.

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    How do I know if I have coronavirus?

  5. 'Lockdown' artpublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    Art students at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David have been creating new work based on the 'Stay home' message.

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  6. Teens on bikes warnedpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    Gwent Police are unhappy at youths on bikes gathering in Cwmbran in defiance of advice for us all to stay at home.

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  7. 'Kind offers of help'published at 16:39 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    Monmouthshire County Council has launched a website, external for people to "exchange kind offers of help" among the community.

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  8. Gove: Seven healthcare workers have diedpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove says seven healthcare workers have now died after getting the virus.

    "We offer our heartfelt condolences," he said at a Downing Street briefing.

    He also confirmed that a five-year-old child with underlying health problems had died after contracting the virus.

    The mother and siblings of a 13-year-old boy who died were also showing symptoms, Mr Gove added.

    He said the deaths demonstrate the need to stay at home and maintain social distancing.

    "You must stay at home," he said. "Take pride in keeping your own families safe."

    Read more here on the UK briefing.

  9. Four ways to protect yourself from coronaviruspublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    Here's a reminder of NHS advice about protecting yourself from Covid-19.

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    Coronavirus: How do I protect myself?

  10. Streets and beauty spots quiet across Walespublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    Pictures show normally bustling high streets, parks and beauty spots deserted on a sunny weekend in Wales.

    Police have warned people not to break restrictions due to the warm weather, but to stay at home.

    Roath Park
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    Roath Park, Cardiff, is normally busy with runners and walkers

    Llanberis
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    Usually popular with tourists and hikers, it is very quiet in Llanberis, Snowdonia

    An empty carpark in Llanberis
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    A number of car parks have been closed to discourage visitors.

    Pen-y-fan
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    Popular paths, including one up Pen y Fan, in the Brecon Beacons, are also closed

    The streets of Cardiff were also very quiet.

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  11. The goats are back in townpublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    Goats in the street in LlandudnoImage source, Kaye Owen

    A herd of wild goats have been caught on camera returning to the quiet residential streets of a north Wales resort.

    The Kashmiri goats usually venture into Llandudno from the nearby Great Orme headland during bad weather.

    But their visits have become more frequent as people heed official advice to stay at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

    Goats wander around quiet residential street in LlandudnoImage source, Kaye Owen
  12. Traffic down 'significantly'published at 15:30 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    The number of cars on the roads is "down significantly" this weekend, after authorities urged people to stay at home.

    Traffic Wales said there were major reductions on the A55, in north Wales, and on the M4, in south Wales.

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    Yesterday it reported a significant drop in traffic on the M4 too:

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  13. Porsche driver stopped about an hour from homepublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    North Wales Police say a motorist from Shropshire faces court after he was stopped in his Porsche by police in Bala.

    The force says he has been reported under the coronavirus legislation and will be dealt with by the court.

  14. 'Few key workers' children at school'published at 15:12 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    A council says it is closing some schools after "little demand" from key workers for child care provision this weekend.

    Torfaen council said it had opened five schools for parents who work in the NHS and emergency services and other essential roles this morning.

    But after "very little demand" only two schools, Blenheim Road Community Primary School and Croesyceiliog School, would open on Sunday.

    The council said if there were no children on site by 11:00 BST these schools would also close for the day.

    Empty classroomImage source, Getty Images
  15. How does testing compare across the UK nations?published at 15:07 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    The BBC's reality check team has been looking at coronavirus testing rates in Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

    Official data suggests testing per head of population in England has been considerably slower so far than that in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

  16. Call for businesses to produce PPE for NHS staffpublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    Health officials are calling on businesses with spare production capacity to help produce person protective equipment (PPE) such visors, masks, aprons and gloves for staff.

    "Our brave and committed frontline staff must feel and remain as safe as possible," said a Facebook post from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

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  17. Total UK deaths rise by over 700 in 24 hourspublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    The latest UK coronavirus figures have been released by the UK government.

    Officials says that as of 17:00 BST on Friday, 3 April, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 4,313 have died - an increase of 708 from the previous day.

    As of 09:00 BST on Saturday a total of 183,190 people have been tested of whom 41,903 have tested positive.

    The BBC's head of statistics, Robert Cuffe says:

    "The figure of 708 new deaths is a record high, but it is also below scientific expectations.

    "Deaths have been growing by just under 25% each day. That means doubling every 3.5 days.

    "A continuation of that would have taken us from 684 deaths on Friday to more than 800.

    "The first day of a below-trend growth is too soon to call a turn, but there is hope that the slowdown we're seeing in case numbers will eventually feed through into the numbers of new deaths."

  18. Public Health Wales statementpublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    In announcing the latest figures for the number of deaths linked to coronavirus and new cases, incident director Dr Chris Williams from Public Health Wales said the true number of cases was likely to be higher.

    “We offer our condolences to families and friends affected, and we ask those reporting on the situation to respect patient confidentiality," he added.

    “Public Health Wales has conducted more than 13,000 tests for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on more than 11,000 individuals since the start of this outbreak.

    “Following publication of a new Chinese study which shows smokers with COVID-19 are 14 times more likely to develop severe disease, we encourage all smokers that want to stop to use NHS Wales’ free Help Me Quit stop smoking advice and phone support service."

    Graph showing the number of deaths of individuals who tested positive for coronavirus in Wales by date announced
    Graph showing number of cases tested positive for coronavirus by date announced
  19. Question for parentspublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    South Wales Police has published a statement, external saying officers "are getting lots of messages asking what what we are doing about large groups of youths gathering in parks and fields".

    "We are asking the same question of parents," said the force."We are continuing to patrol our local communities to keep you safe but we all have our part to play, we can’t do this alone."

  20. 13 more deaths announcedpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 4 April 2020
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    Public Health Wales has announced a further 13 deaths of people who had tested positive for coronavirus, taking the number of deaths in Wales to 154.

    A total of 387 new cases have tested positive for the virus in Wales, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,853, although the true number of cases is likely to be higher.