Son s heartbreak at being stopped from visiting his dying mother at care home
Ryan Mee said his visit to the care home where his mother lives was stopped despite being told she only has a few weeks to live
Gillian and son Ryan pictured before the coronavirus pandemic (Image: Ryan Mee)
The son of a dementia patient claims he has been stopped from visiting his dying mother at a Welsh care home despite being told she only has weeks to live.
Ryan Mee said he was told he only can see his 68-year-old mother Gillian Mee in her last days rather than in her final weeks under guidance by Public Health Wales (PHW).
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image captionShielding advice was paused in August - but resumed before Christmas
Those asked to shield against Covid-19 in Wales have been advised to avoid leaving home until April.
About 130,000 people deemed extremely vulnerable due to underlying health conditions were originally advised to stay at home and isolate from others.
This was paused in August, but resumed before Christmas amid a rise in cases linked to the new coronavirus variant.
The Welsh Government has extended the current shielding period from 7 February until 31 March.
In a written statement, Health Minister Vaughan Gething said he was acting on the advice of Wales Chief Medical Officer, and said the extension was due to the ongoing high incidence of virus in our communities and our continuing learning around the impacts of new strains of the virus .
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A revised coronavirus testing strategy has been unveiled by the Welsh Government today.
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image captionDon Knight has told the Welsh Government that vaccinating people is a race
An 81-year-old dad has called Welsh ministers clowns after missing their target of giving the Covid-19 vaccine to 70% of over-80s by last weekend.
Don Knight, whose scarred lungs mean he has poor breathing capacity, says he has not heard when his jab will be.
Figures show 96,830, or 52.8%, of the most vulnerable have had their first vaccine dose as Welsh Government blamed the weather for missing their target.
Wales Health Minister Vaughan Gething said people won t be forgotten .
He added he understood people s frustrations and said over 70s in every area of Wales would be invited for jabs by the end of the week.
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