UPDATED DAILY : UK CORONAVIRUS - UPDATED 29/10/22

[pembroke allan]

Getting a but peed off with so called Welsh politicians! Besides having no plan to exit lockdown other than do it when time is right (never in their case) all they do is spout pessimistic tones now it's about tourism we are doing things to save 2021 season fck all about what can do to help this year's season? What hope have holiday centres got when wag already written off this year....yes be careful but let's have a bit of optimism from our so called leaders.

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UPDATED: SUNDAY 24TH MAY 2020



Daily UK Deaths 118

Total UK Deaths 36,793

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Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 24 May, there have been 3,458,905 tests, with 110,401 tests on 23 May.

259,559 people have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 23 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 36,793 have died. This new figure includes deaths in all settings, not just in hospitals. The equivalent figure under the old measure would have been 29,754.

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UPDATED: MONDAY 25TH MAY 2020

Britain's preliminary Covid-19 daily death toll drops to 121 more coronavirus victims - taking official number of fatalities to 36,914

[spikeferndale]

Did you see the News today. The beaches and seaside resorts in England were rammed.
Time to shut the Wales/England border I think.
This is going to cause a massive backlash with Welsh people working over the border bringing the virus back into Wales.

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Did you see the News today. The beaches and seaside resorts in England were rammed.
Time to shut the Wales/England border I think.
This is going to cause a massive backlash with Welsh people working over the border bringing the virus back into Wales.

Yes i did mate - loads on different seaside resorts - some will say it is Bank Holiday,but to be fair it's going to happen the rest of this week with the warm weather ahead - dry / warm weather into next week .

Your second point is so spot on - a few weeks ago there was a report put out of working over the border -

People working Wales to England 98,500 - People working England to Wales 42,700 .
These figures are people who go to work each day - On top of this we have deliveries in and out WAL-ENG each day etc...

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Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 25 May, there have been 3,532,634 tests, with 73,726 tests on 24 May.

261,184 people have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 24 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 36,914 have died. This new figure includes deaths in all settings, not just in hospitals. The equivalent figure under the old measure would have been 29,830.

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Wales' lockdown measures decision to be announced Friday

Any easing of Wales' coronavirus lockdown measures will be announced on Friday by the Welsh Government, a minister has confirmed.

Welsh ministers are due to review the lockdown regulations on Thursday before an announcement the following day.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans for all non-essential retailers in England to be able to reopen from 15 June.

Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething said the government would continue to take a "cautious" approach to easing the regulations in Wales.

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Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 26 May, there have been 3,681,295 tests, with 109,979 tests on 25 May.

265,227 people have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 25 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 37,048 have died. This new figure includes deaths in all settings, not just in hospitals. The equivalent figure under the old measure would have been 29,965.

* No Deaths recorded in N.Ireland Yesterday .

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UPDATED: TUESDAY 26TH MAY 2020



UK coronavirus death toll increases by 134, bringing the total to 37,048

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What's the latest in the UK?
Here's a round-up of what's been happening in the UK so far today:

Plans for "local lockdowns" to tackle future outbreaks of coronavirus could involve shutting individual schools and workplaces, a minister said. The health secretary is expected to outline the contact tracing system later

The government's furlough scheme is now paying the wages of 8.4 million employees, while a further 2.3 million self-employed
workers are claiming support due to the pandemic

Paramedics in Wales report that they are increasingly facing aggression from suspected Covid-19 patients when asking them to wear face masks, and some ambulance staff have been assaulted

Premier League clubs have voted to resume contact training as the league moves towards restarting the season "when conditions allow"

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Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 27 May, there have been 3,798,490 tests, with 117,013 tests on 26 May.

267,240 people have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 26 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 37,460 have died. This new figure includes deaths in all settings, not just in hospitals. The equivalent figure under the old measure would have been 30,177.

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BREAKING
Premier League football to return on 17 June

Dan Roan

BBC Sports editor

Premier League football is set to restart on 17 June, the BBC has learned.

The first games are understood to be Aston Villa v Sheffield Utd and Manchester City v Arsenal - the games in hand.

A full fixture list will then be played on the weekend beginning 19 June. Clubs are still discussing the idea at a meeting now, but it is understood all have agreed in principle at this stage.

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BREAKING
People from two different homes 'will be able to meet' outside

Coronavirus restrictions in Wales are likely to be relaxed next week so people from two different households can meet each other outdoors, BBC Wales understands.

They will need to stay two metres apart, and stay in their local area.

The changes will not come into force until Monday.

Other parts of the UK have loosened restrictions on meeting others.

Further details are expected from First Minister Mark Drakeford on Friday.

It has been illegal for groups of more than two people to meet since lockdown began in March.

It is likely the Welsh Government will continue to emphasise caution in lifting the regulations.

[pembroke allan]

What a load of bullocks! Can already do what he suggests now by going for walk and stopping to chat to friends 6ft apart ..... see it all the time.

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Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 28 May, there have been 3,918,079 tests, with 119,587 tests on 27 May.

269,127 people have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 27 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 37,837 have died. This new figure includes deaths in all settings, not just in hospitals. The equivalent figure under the old measure would have been 30,391.

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UPDATED: THURSDAY 28TH MAY 2020

Total UK Deaths: 37,837

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Markets, sports sites and house sales part of next review

Other than the changes announced to the lockdown rules that will be introduced from Monday, current guidelines to protect people from coronavirus will stay in place for the time being.

But Mark Drakeford said the Welsh Government would consider further easing at the next review on 18 June.

Reopening non-essential retail
Increasing capacity for childcare and public transport to support a wider return to work
Facilitating moving house to boost the housing market
Reopening outdoors sites, including outdoor markets, sports courts, outdoor showrooms, and outdoor museums
Reopening facilities for non-professional elite athletes to train safely

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Chancellor confirms job furlough scheme to close in October

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined details of the extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

The scheme currently allows businesses to keep salaried staff contractually employed, but not working, while the government pays 80% of their incomes. The plan was put into place in March to keep workers at home and stave off a raft of redundancies as the economy ground to a halt.

Sunak has said furloughed staff will be able to work part-time in their old roles from July. Individual firms will decide the hours their employees will work on their return.

As indicated earlier this month, the subsidy will taper off from August, with businesses expected to pay a greater share of their staff salaries, starting with covering National Insurance and pension contributions.

From September the government will cover only 70% of salaries, to a cap of £2,190 and from October it will pay 60%, to a cap of £1,875. Employers will make up the shortfall to get salaries back to 80% of pre-Covid lockdown levels.

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UK death toll rises to 38,161.

Speaking at the daily press briefing, Rishi Sunak announced that the UK's death toll had risen to 38,161, an increase of 324 since yesterday.

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Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 29 May, there have been 4,043,686 tests, with 131,458 tests on 28 May.

271,222 people have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 28 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 38,161 have died. This new figure includes deaths in all settings, not just in hospitals. The equivalent figure under the old measure would have been 30,564.

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Deaths yesterday across Europe:
Spain 2
Italy 87
Germany 24
France 52
Turkey 28
Belgium 42
Sweden 84
Portugal 14
Ireland 6
Poland 13
Romania 13
Hungary 8
Netherlands 28

United Kingdom ..... 324
- Scotland 15
- Wales 10
- Northern Ireland 3
- England (hospital)149
+ (England carehomes) 147

= England 296

There's no way we are ready to ease lockdown & open schools in England.

[BLUE54]

Well Sweden didn't even have a lockdown. What's the answer?

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Live Premier League football to be free on BBC

Oliver Dowden says a third of the Premier League matches to finish the season will now be free to view, including the Liverpool-Everton derby.

"Live Premier League football will be on the BBC for the first time in its history," he says.

He adds there is a serious public health benefit of getting people to watch at home.

Sport can resume behind closed doors from 1 June

Competitive sport will be allowed behind closed doors in England from 1 June, paving the way for the first live action in almost three months, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden says.

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Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 30 May, there have been 4,171,408 tests, with 127,722 tests on 29 May.

272,826 people have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 29 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 38,376 have died. This new figure includes deaths in all settings, not just in hospitals. The equivalent figure under the old measure would have been 30,742.

[Ninianman]

Work this out,before lockdown North Wales had zero cases of covid,since lockdown North Wales has overtaken Gwent as the highest cases of the virus,does lockdown work ?

[pembroke allan]

Work this out,before lockdown North Wales had zero cases of covid,since lockdown North Wales has overtaken Gwent as the highest cases of the virus,does lockdown work ?

Lockdown does not prevent people from going out to shops ect and only takes one or more infected people to escalate the spread of virus... lockdown as worked particularly here otherwise we would have problem at local hospital....

[skidemin]

Work this out,before lockdown North Wales had zero cases of covid,since lockdown North Wales has overtaken Gwent as the highest cases of the virus,does lockdown work ?

your never going to get people who crashed economies , spent billions and caused tens of thousands of deaths to admit they got it wrong mate.... they are going to carry on pretending people who are tested positive but asymptomatic which is the huge majority would be dead if they hadn't been in lockdown

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We should be hearing from the UK government in the next 30 minutes, but first let’s take a look at the latest headlines.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has defended the government's easing of lockdown measures in England from Monday despite the country's Covid-19 alert system still indicating high levels of transmission

A letter has been sent by 26 senior UK academics and health officials to Prime Minister Boris Johnson warning that public faith in the government has been "badly damaged" by Dominic Cummings' trip to County Durham

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said Scotland will stay on a "slow and steady" route out of restrictions as the country enters its third day of eased restrictions

Vulnerable people in England and Wales who have been advised to stay inside their homes since the coronavirus lockdown began will be able to go outdoors again from Monday