Police have launched a murder investigation after an elderly man died following a "serious incident" in the south Wales valleys
A 29-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the incident at a shop in Penygraig
Another man is in a stable condition at the University Hospital of Wales and two other people have suffered non life-threatening injuries
Another 26 deaths with Covid-19 in Wales have been confirmed, Public Health Wales says, external, taking its daily snapshot total to 1,023.
There were 145 new cases, taking the total to 10,669.
Image source, nextbikeFront-line workers in Cardiff are to be offered free use of the city's nextbike cycle rental network for a month.
The firm has teamed up with Cardiff University and Cardiff Metropolitan University, who have jointly funded the scheme to enable NHS workers and those offering critical support during the coronavirus pandemic to use the bikes for free.
“This is about uniting in the face of adversity and helping our frontline workers deliver a service with as much safety as possible on their commute to work," said the firm's managing director Krysia Solheim.
The scheme will offer 500 free memberships to NHS staff and other essential workers, which means the first 30 minutes of every rental is free.
The memberships will be valid for one month from redemption and will be first come, first served.
There were 413 deaths registered involving Covid-19 in the week up to 24 April, according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
This was 36.7% of all deaths registered in Wales.
The total number of deaths with Covid-19 which happened by 24 April were registered by that date was 1,285.
The other measure has 1,376 deaths by that date, including those not registered up until 2 May.
Although subject to a time lag, the weekly ONS figures are seen as giving a fuller picture than the totals published daily by Public Health Wales.
Thirty percent of all deaths involving the virus in the most recent week are in care homes.
Cardiff has registered the most deaths in Wales in the pandemic so far - 225 - with 38% of these happening in care homes.
Rhondda Cynon Taf has the next highest - 169, followed by Swansea with 129. Anglesey still has the lowest number in Wales - three.
The area with the highest death rate is Blaenau Gwent, which has 74.59 deaths per 100,000 of its population. This is 52 deaths in total.
Rhondda Cynon Taf is next on 70.37 with Merthyr Tydfil just below 70.
Eight of the worst local areas for death rates across England and Wales are London boroughs.
Other hot-spots still include South Lakeland, Salford, Middlesbrough, and Liverpool.
Blaenau Gwent , with the highest rate in Wales, comes 33rd out 339 local authorities across England and Wales. Anglesey has the third lowest rate behind the Isles of Scilly and Norwich.
Across England and Wales there has been a fall in registered deaths of 354 compared to the previous week but so-called excess deaths are still 11,539 more than the five-year average.
The ONS publishes figures weekly, which include deaths registered which took place in hospital, care homes, hospices and people's homes. They include cases where doctors suspect Covid-19.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe first minister, police and local government leaders in Wales are issuing a joint letter warning people they will be stopped from travelling to second homes, the housing minister has said.
Julie James said the letter was being put out ahead of the bank holiday weekend.
She told a virtual meeting of the Welsh Assembly's local government committee she was not aware of anyone reported to have been using a second home during the coronavirus pandemic that did not have a "legitimate excuse to be there".
"They've been an emergency worker, or they've been properly isolating because of a vulnerable shielded person in their main residence, or [they have had] some other perfectly reasonable excuse," Ms James said.
The minister said the Welsh Government had also not had reports from any local health boards that they were "experiencing any undue service pressure as a result of large numbers of second home users being there".
But she said ministers were aware there were "cohesion issues" amongst local residents over second homes and the government was working closely with councils to "understand what that looks like and to keep the regulations under review".
Julie James said she had not had reports of anyone using a second home without a "legitimate excuse"
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Welsh Government will make a "rapid decision" on the question of the wearing of face masks in public if it receives advice that this they are needed, Health Minister Vaughan Gething has said.
On Monday, First Minister Mark Drakeford said Wales' chief medical officer was considering the pros and cons of wearing face coverings in public.
Mr Gething minister said they had already demonstrated that when evidence changes the "government will consider and be prepared to change our position, including making that positional change rapidly".
Health Minister Vaughan Gething has played down claims Wales could need to carry out 30,000 coronavirus tests a day.
He said figures in a leaked draft report were "just that - a draft report".
“It's not the confirmed national plan," he said, answering questions from the media.
Mr Gething said: "Scotland announced their own plan yesterday with 15,500 daily tests that they thought they need by the end of May.
"If we have the same share of that, then actually it's just under 9,000 tests you'd have here in Wales."
Mr Gething said the Welsh Government needs "to work through all of the figures" before coming to final figure matching the level of contact tracing to be undertaken, and how many tests will be needed to achieve that measure.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Welsh public has already been asked to do a lot to tackle the pandemic, says the health minister.
But he told Tuesday's briefing: "We will need to ask even more of you if this plan is to succeed."
"The success of this next phase will depend on public confidence and understanding of our proposals, as well as peoples’ adherence to the rules," he added.
"For example, people may have to be quarantined for up to 14 days.
"And to keep us all safe we may have to do this more than once.
"We know that is not easy."
Health Minister Vaughan Gething says the Welsh Government's coronavirus Protection Response Plan sets out three major activities for "concerted public health action at a scale never seen before".
He said the three activities are preventing the spread of disease through contact tracing, surveillance and sampling plus testing.
On contact testing, he said it "will identify people who have come in contact with someone who is suspected of having Covid-19 in order to stop others becoming infected and spreading the infection".
"We have already used contact tracing during the early phase of the disease to contain its spread but we will have to now operate at a vastly increased scale," he added.
Mr Gething said contact tracing will require "a large and dedicated workforce staffing local tracing teams, coordinated regionally and supported by technology to enable swift and effective follow up".
He also said surveillance measures will track the disease "to help us understand the nature and spread of Covid-19 within our hospitals, care homes and communities".
"This data will be published so everyone can see the progress we are all making," he added.
Mr Gething also said sampling and testing for Covid-19 was "a key part of our response".
He said access to testing will expand using drive-through centres, mobile testing vans and home-testing over the coming weeks.
Mr Gething said part of the Welsh Government's plan to tackle the coronavirus outbreak was "an effective testing, tracking and tracing programme".
He said this plan was "pivotal to control the transmission of the disease as and when we start to consider easing restrictions".
It was a "highly ambitious plan" requiring everyone to work together using digital technology and "more traditional contact tracing methods to identify and contain the spread of Covid 19".
However, the health minister stressed there were "no simple no simple solutions to the challenges that lie ahead, and no quick-fixes that will allow us to ease restrictions quickly".
The fact that coronavirus has now taken more than a thousand lives in Wales is a "sombre milestone" the Welsh health minister says.
Speaking at the Welsh Government's daily coronavirus press briefing, Vaughan Gething said: "Covid-19 has now taken over 1000 lives in Wales. This isn’t just a number, but a sombre milestone and a stark reminder of what we are collectively fighting for".
He said everything "we are doing", from social distancing and basic hygiene measures, is helping to reduce the spread of coronavirus and prevent even more families from facing "the devastating grief of losing a loved one".
Image source, Getty ImagesHealth Minister Vaughan Gething is giving the latest updates from the Welsh Government, as he delivers the daily briefing in Wales on the coronavirus pandemic.
You can follow the updates here.
The number of people being shielded in Wales has risen to 121,000, the Welsh health minister has said.
An extra 21,000 people had been added to the patient list after additional medical conditions were added to the eligible list.
Letters will be sent this week to "high-risk" patients, Vaughan Gething said.
People shielding are asked to stay home until at least 15 June, and can get help with obtaining essentials.
The Royal Air Force says “vital” flight training must continue at its base on Anglesey during the coronavirus crisis to “ensure the continued defence and security" of the United Kingdom.
Training aircraft have continued flying from RAF Valley, though the RAF says on-site activities have been reduced and social distancing is being implemented.
“RAF Valley is continuing - even in these unprecedented times - to deliver world-class training to student pilots in order to get them to the RAF front line,” a statement said.
“Right now, RAF Valley-trained pilots are defending the skies of the United Kingdom in Typhoons on quick reaction alert at RAF Coningsby and RAF Lossiemouth. The Typhoon Force needs more pilots from Valley which is why we must continue to operate.
“RAF Valley is taking public health guidance extremely seriously, as you would expect.”
The statement says personnel only come within two metres of each other “on very few occasions” while those staff who can are working from home.
“We are extremely grateful for the support of the people of Anglesey and north Wales,” the statement added.
“I can assure them that we are conducting vital training to ensure the continued defence and security of the UK, and we stand by to assist the civilian authorities in the fight against Covid-19 when asked.”
A flock of sheep have been moved onto a Welsh rugby pitch during the lockdown while sports fixtures are on hold during the coronavirus crisis.
Brecon Rugby Club have rented their pitch to club chairman Paul Amphlett, who is also a shepherd, to make money while his sheep help cut the grass.
"They're doing a good job," said Brecon coach and ex-Wales star Andy Powell.
Retired paramedic Mr Amphlett, 57, has now returned to his old job to help fight coronavirus on the front line.
The flock of 73 sheep have moved from their usual home on the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to Brecon's Parc de Pugh home ground so volunteers can check in on the animals while he's on shift with the Welsh Ambulance Service.
Image source, Welsh Rugby UnionCoach Andy Powell and captain Ewan Williams welcome Brecon Rugby Club's latest helpers
Image source, Welsh Rugby UnionThe UK's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has been giving evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee.
He told the meeting that we are still "quite early" in the epidemic.
Although most countries are getting on top of the first peak in some ways it doesn't mean the whole thing's gone away," he said.
Sir Patrick also said:
An AM is calling for urgent action after claiming the coronavirus crisis has highlighted a “lack of investment” in the oxygen flow system at Ysbyty Gwynedd.
A statement released by Plaid Cymru says the hospital is one of only six in the United Kingdom which need urgent updates.
“This crisis has brought to the fore a fundamental problem at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor in my constituency,” said Sian Gwenllian, the Plaid Cymru AM for Arfon in north Wales.
“For some weeks, I've been aware that a problem has arisen with the capacity of oxygen flow in Ysbyty Gwynedd and that, in turn, could restrict the ability of the hospital to deal with the Covid crisis."
She added: “The lack of investment in the oxygen system was in addition to the fact that the health board had tried to downgrade Ysbyty Gwynedd's maternity services in 2015, and that the vascular service had been moved from the hospital.”
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has been asked to comment.
Image source, GE AviationThe assembly member and MP representing workers at an aerospace factory say they recognise the "devastating impact" coronavirus is having on the aviation industry.
GE Aviation has announced it plans to cut its global workforce by 25%.
The US firm employs about 1,400 people at its engine maintenance plant in Nantgarw, near Caerphilly, in south Wales.
"GE Aviation is a crucial part of both the local and global economy and we will continue to support the company and its employees through this extremely difficult time," said Pontypridd AM Mick Antoniw and his Westminster colleague Alex Davies-Jones.
"We do welcome the company’s decision to proceed on the basis of voluntary redundancies, conducted in full consultation with all employees and the trades unions."
The Conservative's business spokesman in the assembly, Russell George, added: "This is clearly going to be very worrying news for the employees at the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul facility in south Wales, during what are already very uncertain times."
The company has said the number of workers affected in Wales will only be finalised through the consultation process which is currently underway.
“We appreciate the commitment of all our employees during this difficult time, and we regret having to take this action," said an official.
Image source, Getty ImagesA new mobile coronavirus testing unit will be up and running in Powys next week, say health officials.
Operated by armed forces personnel, it will run an appointment service for groups identified by the Welsh Government for testing.
"Whilst mass testing centres have been put in place in urban areas such as Cardiff and Newport, mobile units offer a solution for our rural geography here in Powys," said Stuart Bourne, director of public health at the Powys Teaching Health Board.
“These mobile testing units will ensure that more people in Powys have access to testing closer to home as part of Welsh Government’s plans to expand testing across the country.”
The mobile units can be set up in under 20 minutes, where specially trained military personnel will collect swabs, before they are sent to laboratories for processing. The aim is for all test results to be reported within 48 hours.
Image source, Getty ImagesEFL chairman Rick Parry has delivered a stark warning about the state of football clubs' finances amid the coronavirus crisis.
Mr Parry says teams in the EFL - the three divisions below the Premier League - are facing a "£200m financial hole" by September.
The former Liverpool chief executive said the EFL needed a "proper reset post-Covid", with clubs currently "stacking up creditors".
He also said it was "difficult to answer" how many clubs may go out of business.
Cardiff City and Swansea City are in the Championship, the highest division in the EFL, while Newport County are two tiers down in League Two.
Image source, Getty ImagesA charity supporting young people at risk of suicide says the overwhelming majority of calls it is dealing with relate to coronavirus.
Papyrus said there has been an overall increase in the number of calls they received during the pandemic.
Kate Heneghan, head of the charity in Wales, told BBC Radio Cymru's Post Cyntaf programme about 90% of its calls were to do with Covid-19.
"Some are worried about loss of income and financial problems, loss of jobs, losing their homes, all kind of things," she said.
"Young people worry - students for example - about exams being cancelled, and worry about their future.
"People with mental health problems are unable to reach out for help, and people are worried that they or their usual support network were unavailable, cannot see their friends, partners, families living away, all sorts of things."