Thanks for joining us for us our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Wales on Tuesday.

As we bring things to a close for the day, these have been some of the main stories:

• Another 17 people in Wales have died with coronavirus - taking the total number to 813
• There were 232 confirmed new cases, taking the total to 9,512
• A second health board - Hywel Dda - has been found to have under-reported Covid-19 deaths
• A minute's silence has been held across the UK to commemorate key workers who have died with coronavirus
• Opposition parties say hundreds of ventilators meant for the Welsh NHS by the UK government are yet to arrive
• Two brothers with coronavirus have died within hours of one another

Join us from first thing in the morning for all the latest updates from across Wales.

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The UK may see 50,000 deaths during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.

The Cardiff-born paralympian issued the warning while talking about problems in the way the UK govermment's figures on deaths had been compiled.

She said: “The deaths in hospitals were being reported, but not care homes and not community deaths.

"I think it’s important for several reasons. Partly so the public understands the severity of this issue, it’s bad, it will kill lots and lots of people. If we come out of this with 50,000 deaths, we’ll have done OK, if you can sort of say that.”

Speaking to Doha Debates, Baroness Grey-Thompson said she was worried a lot of community deaths arising from Covid-19 were "being ignored" because "a lot of disabled people wouldn’t get as far as going into hospital".

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A healthcare support worker has died in hospital after being diagnosed with coronavirus.

Julius Sana, 40, had fallen ill with Covid-19 while working at a private hospital which cares for people with neurodegenerative diseases in Newport.

On Sunday, the married father-of-two died after suffering a cardiac arrest at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport where he had been on a ventilator for 18 days, the first of which was his daughter's fifth birthday.

He had worked as an agency healthcare worker for about four years before gaining a permanent role at St Peter's Hospital in Newport last August.

His sister, Jovelyn Villareal, who moved with him to Wales from the Philippines about 15 years ago, said she dropped Mr Sana at the hospital on 7 May after he began complaining of a fever.

"The last thing we did was pray together, then I left him in the hospital because they wouldn't let us in," she said.

On Sunday Mr Sana died after suffering a cardiac arrest, leaving behind his wife, Maricar, their 11-year-old son and five-year-old daughter.

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The impact of coronavirus on town and community councils has not been considered and many could be at risk, a local authority clerk has said.

Machynlleth Town Council relies on money from businesses renting offices at their Y Plas headquarters and other income-generating schemes to pay wages and run services.

It looks after parklands and green spaces in the town as well as running the weekly market.

Just over half of its income comes from the council tax precept via Powys council.

Its clerk, Jim Griffiths told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “We have no revenue coming in, we have put half our staff on furlough, but we still have bills arriving.”

While grants are available to help businesses, the town council does not qualify for them.

"We don’t have financial reserves to tide us over," said Mr Griffiths.

He added that he had discussed funding problems with other town and community councils which are also in a dangerous position.

A Welsh Government spokesman said: “We are working with community and town councils to assess the scale of this issue.

“Community and town councils can use the UK government’s Job Retention Scheme for any salaried employees who become furloughed as result of the pandemic.”

A council has thanked their "youngest volunteer" for making coronavirus masks.

Vale of Glamorgan Council paid tribute to a helper named Louie for the idea of making PPE with a 3D printer.

"Thank you Louie," the authority said.

A hospital has suffered a partial collapse during a blaze.

Crews are still at the scene of the fire at Llanarth Court Hospital, Raglan, but the incident is under control.

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said there had been some collapse of a two-storey building at the site, in Raglan, near Abergavenny.

No-one was hurt.

The leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf council has offered assurances flood victims will not be forgotten despite the coronovirus outbreak.

Andrew Morgan wrote in his blog the authority was "still allocating as many resources as we can."

"There has been no respite for our communities over the past two months and to say that 2020 has been a challenging year so far would be an understatement," Mr Morgan said.

He accepted Covid-19 was "our absolute priority."

Reopening schools could make the message being sent around coronavirus "unclear", a headteacher has warned.

Trystan Edwards is head teacher at Ysgol Garth Olwg, which takes pupils from three to 18.

"Once you give the green light to the schools, then essentially the message becomes unclear, doesn't it?" he said.

"Are we then saying there's a green light for those pupils to meet outside school? And then I think social trends across the country will be very, very difficult to police."

Mr Edwards was responding to Education Minister Kirsty Williams's comments on how schools could reopen.

She said schools would not "suddenly open" for all, but there would be "a phased approach allowing more pupils to return to school".

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A Blaenau Gwent schoolboy has created a rainbow mural from rosettes he won at horse shows to thank the NHS.

Ryley, of Blaenycwm Primary School, created the mural outside his home in Nantyglo, with the words "stay at home" hanging beneath it.

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Coronavirus will hasten the decline in the use of cash as people make a long-term switch to digital payments, experts have said.

The lockdown has led to a 60% fall in the number of withdrawals from cash machines, although people are taking out bigger sums.

Payment card use has risen with online shopping, particularly for groceries.

Experts say the long-term future of cash could be at risk, before the UK is ready to cope with the change.

This could leave behind an estimated 20% of the population who rely on cash, they say.

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Trading Standards has warned people in Wrexham about scammers offering to disinfect their driveway to protect against Covid-19.

"This is an out right scam and fraud," they said in a statement, external.

"No such product sprayed on your driveway can prevent or protect you or your loved ones from the coronavirus."

It is believed the scammers are using a household cleaner to clean driveways and are deliberately targeting homes of the elderly and vulnerable.

"These criminals are charging extortionate prices to carry out this meaningless work," Trading Standards added.

Lawrence Isted, chief officer planning and regulatory, said: “During these difficult times it is important to remember that business should not be making approaches to your home to carry out work on your property or garden."

Anyone approached by people offering the service was urged to contact Citizens Advice Consumer Services or North Wales Police.

Ghulam Abbass and Razza Ghulam died with coronavirus within hours of one another, at Newport’s Royal Gwent Hospital.

They died three weeks after their father, Ghulam Mohammed, who had an unrelated condition.

“I just want to thank God for giving me the best dad possible,” Ghulam Abbass’ daughter, Mussarut Abbass Hussain, said.

The pandemic has not been kind to hairstyles and even Wales' politicians cannot escape the terrors of a lockdown lop.

Deputy Economy and Transport Minister Lee Waters tweeted a picture of the moment a pair of scissors was introduced to his locks at home.

The Welsh Labour Llanelli AM looked more than a little apprehensive.

"What could possibly go wrong?" he posted, alongside a nervous face emoji.

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There's more bad news for the aerospace industry, a day after Airbus announced plans to furlough 3,200 staff at its north Wales site.

British Airways is set to cut up to 12,000 jobs from its 42,000-strong workforce due to a collapse in business because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The airline's parent company, IAG, said it needed to impose a "restructuring and redundancy programme" until demand for air travel returns to 2019 levels.

The pilots' union Balpa said it was "devastated" at the news and vowed to fight "every single" job cut.

Meanwhile away from coronavirus, fire crews were called to a blaze at a hospital in Monmouthshire.

Eight fire appliances went to Llanarth Court Hospital, a secure mental health hospital near Abergavenny.

The emergency services were raised at about 15:15 BST.

Crews from Abergavenny, Usk, Monmouth, Maindee, Blaenavon and New Inn are at the scene.

"Multiple crews are in attendance working to extinguish the fire which is now under control," South Wales Fire and Rescue Service tweeted, external.

"All persons inside the premises have been accounted for. Thank you for your calls."

The fire was described as "huge" by one Twitter user who posted a video.

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Some Caerphilly residents have asked the council not to cut grass on roadsides and roundabouts after wildlife settled within it in during the coronavirus lockdown.

Caerphilly County Borough Council resumed grass cutting on Monday around roundabouts and high-speed roads, and has said it plans to resume as much of its normal schedule as possible over the coming weeks.

But residents have taken to social media to voice their concerns for the wildlife which has settled since lockdown began on 24 March.

Commenting on the council’s Facebook post, Jessica Alfonso Robledo said: “Please don’t cut the grass.

“I’m enjoying watching the birds looking for insects opposite my house and we’ve seen so many bees this year.”

Emma Jones said: “I was appreciating the wild flowers and insect habitats left undisturbed."

The cabinet member for environment and neighbourhood services, Councillor Nigel George, said: “We are able to resume a reduced version of this service whilst complying with the social distancing measures imposed by Welsh Government.

“The lovely weather we have been experiencing over recent weeks has seen the grass grow rapidly and we need to tackle this ahead of the lockdown measure review, this is particularly important on roundabouts and speed roads to ensure public safety.”

Work on a new drive-through testing unit for key workers is now complete at Carmarthen showground.

It will be operational by Thursday and will test key workers such as those from police, fire and ambulance services, care homes and other critical local authority staff.

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Fast food fans may relish the news that burger chain McDonald's is testing reopening a branch this week.

But the branch will only open for "operational tests" and will remain closed to the general public, with no date announced for when customers will be able to pick up food again.

"Restarting our business is not an easy task, even when reopening in a limited capacity," said Paul Pomroy, McDonald's UK and Ireland chief executive.

"For now we remain closed, and will only reopen when we are absolutely confident we can have the right measures in place to ensure everyone's well-being."

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A financial “perfect storm” will be faced by one council due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been warned.

Speaking during a virtual meeting of Gwynedd Council’s cabinet, members said more central government funding would likely be needed.

Councillor Ioan Thomas, cabinet member for finance, said it was a “perfect storm” due to increased pressure on council finances, coupled with a massive drop in income.

Speaking during the meeting, held over the internet for the first time in the authority’s history, Mr Thomas said: “As a county we’re likely to miss out on significant income and, while we’re fortunate to be in a better financial position than many authorities, we are certainly under pressure.”

Council leader Dyfrig Siencyn added: "Of course it’s been a priority that we do not consider the cost if there’s anything that needs spending on as a matter of urgency.

"But there is a national conversation going on with the Welsh Government in regards to recouping these additional costs and, hopefully, the additional drop in income.”

Reality Check

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The UK government is not advising everyone to wear face masks, Prof Angela McLean, chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence, told today's daily briefing.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Scottish Government recommended people should cover their faces while in some enclosed public spaces, such as shops and public transport.

Some experts have suggested face coverings are a common sense way of reducing the spread of coronavirus.

But the World Health Organization’s current advice is only people showing symptoms and those caring for them should be wearing face masks.

For the general public, there is concern that masks may become contaminated and they might offer a false sense of security.

It says hand washing and social distancing are more effective.