Summary

  • Police in Wales vow to enforce new laws as they ramp up checks and patrols over the Easter weekend

  • First Minister Mark Drakeford suggests restrictions could be tightened, such as ending the right to take daily exercise

  • A council has bought its own protective kit over supply fears

  • Wales' death toll rose by 29 to 315 according to figures announced on Friday

  • There have also been 4,591 confirmed cases, but the real figure is likely to be much higher

Live Reporting

Matt Lloyd, Carys Betteley, Richard Porter and Andy Roberts

  1. 'Absolutely amazing' 99-year-old recovering after coronavirus

    Carrie Pollock, 99, originally from Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, is thought to be one of the oldest British people to survive coronavirus.

    She now lives in Hampshire where she is resting and recovering.

    Jess Keely, Carrie's great-great-niece told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast: "She's absolutely amazing, I'm so proud she managed to beat it all.

    "She was looked after in so many different wards, but luckily she never had to use a ventilator or any oxygen. She was taken really good care of in hospital.

    "We went from being able to visit her everyday, to not being able to visit her at all when she tested positive for the virus. It was horrifying," Jess says.

  2. Council buying its own protective equipment

    A council is sourcing its own stocks of personal protective equipment (PPE) due to what its says is a lack of "transparency" over Welsh Government supplies.

    Carmarthenshire council says not knowing the amount or type of PPE being delivered makes planning difficult.

    Plaid Cymru council leader Emlyn Dole says: "I'm grateful for the Welsh Government's efforts, but they're not giving us the whole picture."

    The Welsh Government says it is working as fast as it can to build up supplies, which means it cannot always give exact details of what's coming.

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  3. Police targetting Easter day-trippers

    Road signs warning people not to travel

    Police are warning people thinking of visiting beauty spots over the warm Easter weekend that they will target those breaking rules around unnecessary travel amid the coronavirus pandemic.

    Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner Dafydd Llywelyn says forces will move to an "enforcement phase" rather than issuing advice.

    "The message is: 'We are out there, patrolling'," chief constable Mark Collins says.

    "We'll be stopping vehicles and turning them around. I'm acutely aware there are people travelling in the hours of darkness, deciding to take B-roads. We'll be out on those B-roads."

  4. Good morning

    Good morning and welcome to our live updates on the coronavirus pandemic in Wales.

    We will bring you the latest developments here this Good Friday.

    Here are this morning's headlines:

    • Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved from intensive care onto a ward
    • With warm weather forecast over Easter, police warned people not to be tempted to break restrictions
    • Another 41 people in Wales died after testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total number to 286,
    • The total confirmed cases in Wales now stands at 4,089, although the number is likely to be higher
    • The lockdown in Wales will remain in place for "several more weeks at the very least"