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. CARMARTHENSHIRES County Council’s Test, Trace and Protect team is urging people who have tested positive to Covid-19 to continue to engage with them as restrictions are eased. The Test, Trace and Protect team’s work is vital in helping reduce the spread of the coronavirus by identifying recent contacts of people who have tested positive and giving them advice. Last week the Welsh Government pledged £4 million across Hywel Dda to extend the programme, which is critical to limiting t...

The latest local update has been published by Wrexham Council, detailing the precise local area figures. Wrexham Council have said, “People in Wales will no longer be asked to stay at home. Instead, they’ll be asked to ‘stay local.’ As always, common sense will be needed…so please take things slowly, stay local and stick to […]

WHILE vaccinations are the great hope for a path out of the coronavirus pandemic, the role of the Test Trace Protect  team remains as important as ever. The dedicated Pembrokeshire County Council Contact Tracing team have been at the forefront of the battle to stop the chain of  infection since early in the outbreak. From a small number of positive cases in the early days following March 2020 to several hundred cases per week at the peaks, the team has steadfastly taken on the chall...

Travellers imprisoned at North Wales caravan site during Covid outbreak Flintshire Council hired a security firm to enforce restrictions at Riverside Park saying it needed to contain a coronavirus outbreak 12:37, 9 FEB 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up to our free newsletter for the top North Wales stories sent straight to your e-mail Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now! When you subscribe we will use the information you provi...

What Wales scientific advisers are telling Mark Drakeford about continuing lockdown Many of the latest findings indicate that Wales infection rate is starting to fall continuously and top advisers believe there are encouraging patterns The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Wales Online - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPr...

The latest coronavirus figures for Powys and Wales. Picture PA Wire POWYS communities are being urged to be on their guard for Coronavirus and follow social distancing guidelines to slow the spread of the virus. Sharp increases in cases has been due to people coming into contact with one another despite the national lockdown, the county council has said. The authority says a number of towns, including Builth Wells, have been linked with increased social contact resulting in a number of re...

Residents are being urged to join the team to help keep Covid-19 transmission rates down. A spokesperson for the service said: "We will all be concerned to see the significant increases in Covid-19 infection rates over recent weeks and the spectre of the new variant of the virus. "The roll out of the second vaccine has given us hope and a glimpse of light through the trees, but we are not out of the woods yet. "Contact tracing is a tried and tested method of controlling the spread of in...

Saturday, December 27: 10am - 6pm Sunday, December 28 to Tuesday, December 30: 8am - 8pm New Years Eve: 8am - 5pm New Years Day: 10am - 5pm Its usual operating hours of 8am to 8pm will resume from Saturday, January 2. A Conwy council spokesperson said: "Although we are all hoping to have some quiet time over Christmas it is important to remember that Covid-19 is an ever-present threat. "Whilst we appreciate that receiving a call from Test Trace Protect on Christmas Day would not be your i...

THE Test Trace Protect teams will continue to operate over the Christmas and New Year period, it has been confirmed. As Christmas is looking different this year and restrictions are in place, Test Trace Protect teams will still be hard at work. If you live in Flintshire the opening hours for the Team are given below: Christmas Eve - 8am - 5pm Sunday 27 December - 10am - 6pm 28 December to 30 December - 8am - 8pm New Years Eve - 8am - 5pm New Years Day - 10am - 5pm Usual operatin...

Life as a Covid contact tracer in North Wales - how people react and fears for the future Bridget Thomas was determined to make a contribution to national efforts to tackle the coronavirus crisis 05:00, 20 DEC 2020 Contact tracer Bridget typically handles eight to 10 case per days for Flintshire’s Test Trace Protect operation Sign up to our free newsletter for the top North Wales stories sent straight to your e-mail Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now! When...