Technical Advisory Cell News Today

The Technical Advisory Cell has released an exercise to compare historic COVID-19 modelling in Wales with actual COVID-19 data. The report by the TAC is another reflective piece, similar to the in-depth mortality statistics report published in April, looking back at aspects of the pandemic. The document explains, “It is important to note that the […]

The High Court has found the policy of discharging untested asymptomatic patients from hospital to care homes in England was unlawful – a practice that also took place in Wales. Care homes have been an obvious area of concern with a number of older people are living closely together, many of whom will have underlying […]

Covid-19 was provisionally the 2nd leading cause of death in Wales during 2021, with an in-depth look at mortality statistics now published. The Technical Advisory Cell (TAC) has published a document examining deaths in Wales connected to the pandemic. The report looks at deaths in Wales from the start of the pandemic to the end […]

The latest technical advice given to Welsh Government has been published, giving an insight to the pandemic which has become rarer due to the lack of PCR testing after a move to Lateral Flow Testing. The latest advice document from the Technical Advisory Cell (TAC) has been published, although public now the document is dated […]

SEVERAL schools have been forced to close classes or ask students to work from home following a surge in Covid cases which one head teacher says […]

The Welsh Government is set to review the advice on whether the isolation period for those who have tested positive for coronavirus can be reduced. Currently those living in Wales with a positive test can leave self-isolation after seven full days (on day 8 of your self-isolation period). Those in isolation should take a lateral […]

ISOLATION requirements for Covid-positive Islanders have been cut, while work-from-home guidance and mask-wearing in indoor spaces could be axed next week.Ministers have agreed that Islanders who […]

A NEW clinic to treat the growing number of long-Covid sufferers is to be set up at the Hospital, the government has confirmed. There were 332 […]

Restrictions will lift gradually, with sports fans returning, followed by hospitality back to normal.

Pubs and bars fear tougher Covid rules in Wales will see New Year's Eve custom cross the border.