Coronavirus

Police given new powers to arrest people who ignore lockdown rules

Zack makes a crumble

Children send a message of hope
WITH Vale schools closed, youngsters are finding inventive ways to occupy their time.

First minister Mark Drakeford speaking at a Welsh Government press conference during the Covid-19 pandemic. Picture: Huw Evans Picture Agency

Mark Drakeford announces latest Covid review of mask-wearing rules in Wales
First minister Mark Drakeford says 'pandemic isn't over' but there are 'encouraging signs' after a recent spike in Covid cases.

Mario Kreft, the chairman of Care Forum Wales.

Untested patients discharged to care homes with 'catastrophic consequences'

Mark Drakeford has announced one change to Covid rules in Wales after the latest review. Picture: Welsh Government.

One of the last remaining Covid restrictions in Wales will be relaxed next week

A member of NHS Test and Trace collects a sample from a member of the public at a testing site (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Revealed: The shockingly high number of people who have covid in Wales

Latest Covid-19 figures

87 new cases of Covid-19 in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan

Changes have been announced for Covid testing in Wales, health minister Eluned Morgan has confirmed.

These are the changes which are being made to Covid testing in Wales this week

The latest coronavirus figures for the Vale and Wales. Picture: PA

More than 2,700 new Covid cases reported across Wales, say Public Health Wales

The situation in Wales is delicately poised

All the things to be considered before covid restrictions in Wales can be lifted

Mark Drakeford, the first minister of Wales, speaking at a Welsh Government press conference on the Covid-19 pandemic. Picture: Huw Evans Picture Agency

Covid: Will mask rules be scrapped in Wales this week?

Covid: Will I have to isolate after Wales scraps its remaining rules? Agency photo. Picture: PA Wire

Covid: Will I have to isolate after Wales scraps its remaining rules?

People arrive at a Covid 19 testing centre in January 2022. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Covid: What will happen to testing when Wales scraps its remaining rules?

First minister Mark Drakeford has announced all remaining Covid restrictions in Wales could be removed this month.

All Covid restrictions in Wales could be removed this month, says first minister

Main photo shows Newport city centre during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and, inset, the South Wales Argus front page after Covid-19 reached Wales. Original picture: Huw Evans Picture Agency (background)

Two years of Covid in Wales — how have things changed since the virus arrived?

Mark Drakeford announced changes to the rules on face coverings in Wales. Picture: Huw Evans Picture Agency

Where do I still have to wear a mask? New Covid rules for Wales explained

Rugby fans wearing Welsh Rugby Union face coverings during an autumn international match in 2021. Picture: Huw Evans Picture Agency

Covid mask laws relaxed in Wales – but not scrapped entirely

Boots has announced it will be selling Covid lateral flow tests at an

Boots to offer 'affordable' Covid lateral flow tests after Boris Johnson announcement

What the current Covid rules in Wales are, and when might they end after this latest easing of restrictions.

What Covid rules remain in Wales, and when might restrictions end?

It comes ahead of major changes to covid rules in Wales

Latest as more than 400 cases of new Omicron Covid sub-variant found in Wales

Here are the rule changes announced after Wales' latest covid review

New Gwent woodland to be created in memory of those who have died from Covid-19

New Welsh woodlands to be created in memory of those who have died from Covid-19

The latest Covid stats have been released by Public Health Wales.

Almost 2,500 new Covid cases reported across Wales in 24-hours

The number of Covid hospital admissions fell across Wales in the week to January 23, but rose slightly in Gwent.

Covid hospital admissions drop across Wales as restrictions lifted

Mark Drakeford has announced that Covid restrictions in Wales will be eased from tomorrow (Friday). Picture: Welsh Government.

Most Covid-19 restrictions lifted as Wales returns to alert level zero

The first minister provided a public health update

Wales ‘passed this peak of Omicron’ as latest covid rules revealed

How Wales compares to the rest of the UK according to ONS Covid test figures.

How Covid-19 rates in Wales compare to the other UK nations

Everything you need to know as changes are confirmed

When nightclubs and sports venues in Wales can reopen: What you need to know

General photo showing medical staff wearing PPE on a hospital ward for Covid patients. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Today marks one year since Covid hospitalisations peaked in Wales

First Minister Mark Drakeford speaks during a Welsh Government press conference at the Crown Buildings, Cathay Park in Cardiff (PA)

Mark Drakeford issues update on Wales Covid alert level amid Omicron surge

The pandemic has placed a huge amount of pressure on the service

Another 150 military personnel to join ambulance service as covid cases rise

Eluned Morgan has announced changes to travel restrictions in Wales, which have been

Testing changes for travelling into Wales - despite Welsh Government reluctance

File photo of students in a lesson at school. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Teachers' union calls for more support to avoid Covid disruption this term

More than half of the top ten worst Covid rates in Wales are found in Cardiff

The areas of Wales where more than one in 50 people have coronavirus

Composite image showing two police officers in Wales and a stock photo of an office. Original pictures: Huw Evans Picture Agency (front)/Pexels (background)

Police to prioritise stopping house parties, not work-from-home breaches

Everything you need to know, explained

Latest theatre and cinema rules as omicron covid measures brought in

NHS waiting lists: Plea to help hospitals cope during 'toughest winter ever'. PA file photo. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

NHS waiting lists: Plea to help hospitals cope during 'toughest winter ever'

PA file photo of care home workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Warning to care home visitors as cases of coronavirus rise

Mark Drakeford public briefing on the Omicron crisis in Wales today as coronavirus cases across the country continue to soar. (PA)

Mark Drakeford to provide Covid update today as Senedd recalled

Newport County and Dragons matches will be played behind closed doors at Rodney Parade after Welsh Economy Minister Vaughan Gething announce crowds would be banned from sports events due to the rise of the omicron variant of Covid.

Sport in Wales to go behind closed doors from Boxing Day as omicron cases rise

PA file photo of a woman using a laptop on a dining room table set up as a remote office to work from home. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

£60 fines for anyone supposed to be working from home caught going into work

Nightclubs in Wales must close after Boxing Day.

New Covid rules announced by Welsh Government for after Christmas

There is new guidance for people to follow in Wales this Christmas.

'A smaller, safer Christmas' - Welsh Government issues new Covid advice

Eluned Morgan has told people to follow the lead of Mark Drakeford, rather than Boris Johnson. (PA)

'Don't follow Boris Johnson's example' - health minister's Covid advice in Wales

The ten areas of Wales with the worst Covid rates as first Omicron variant spreads

The ten areas of Wales with the worst Covid rates as Omicron variant spreads

General photo showing people shopping in Newport during the coronavirus pandemic. Picture: Huw Evans Picture Agency

Poll: majority in Wales would support Covid rules for unvaccinated people

Margaret Keenan, 90, becomes the first patient in the United Kingdom to receive the Pfizer/BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine. December 8, 2020. Picture: Jacob King/PA Wire

Covid vaccine, one year on: A 'remarkable achievement' that changed the pandemic

All adults to be offered Covid-19 vaccine by January says Welsh Government

All adults to be offered Covid-19 booster by January, says Welsh Government

People queuing to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations and booster injections at a vaccination site, as the Government accelerates the Covid booster programme to help slow down the spread of the new Omicron variant (PA)

Christmas not 'under threat' due to Omicron Covid variant, says health expert

Mark Drakeford said that cases had fallen over the last three weeks after the country faced a “very serious situation” at the start of the last review period.

No changes to be made to Covid rules in Wales after recovering from 'very serious situation'

A nurse administers a Covid-19 booster vaccination, October 2021. Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire

What do the latest Covid vaccine announcements mean for me?

People in Newport city centre in autumn 2020, when local lockdown restrictions were announced. Picture: Huw Evans Picture Agency

Wales still has highest Covid rates in UK — what comes next?

File photo dated 02/09/2020 of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in Swansea. Credit: PA

Staff at major Welsh employer votes on strike action over Covid safety

Covid Pass scheme extended to cinemas and some other indoor venues

Covid Pass scheme extended to cinemas and some other indoor venues

First minister Mark Drakeford (left) said the prime minister (right) said he would deliver a “proper Welsh dimension” to the UK’s Covid inquiry. Credit: PA

Boris Johnson pledges Welsh focus in UK Covid inquiry

Pictures from previous Christmas lights switch-on events in Newport city centre. Pictures: SWA Camera Club member Alex Tobias (centre)/www.christinsleyphotography.co.uk (others)

Wales has 'passed peak of Delta wave' – How Covid Christmas 2021 could look