Keep Wales safe
- stay at home
- meet only the people you live with
- maintain social distancing
- wash your hands regularly
- work from home if you can
All of Wales is at alert level 4.
Today is the 60th day since COVID-19 vaccinations began in Wales and also marks the day when more than half a million people received their first COVID-19 vaccination.
Open letter to headteachers from Kirsty Williams, Minister for Education.
Welsh Government has revealed further details of the £200 million package of support for non-essential retail, hospitality, leisure and tourism businesses that continue to be impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Those asked to self-isolate via the NHS Covid-19 app will now be eligible to apply for the £500 self-isolation support payment, Minister for Housing and Local Government, Julie James has announced.
"I am committed to ensuring support is available for changing mental health needs," says Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing as more than £9million will be available specifically to support children and young people in Wales.
Councils in Wales will receive an additional £5.5m to help them fund the increasing demand on the Welsh Government’s Council Tax Reduction Scheme, Finance Minister Rebecca Evans announced.
Further COVID-19 testing for care home staff is beginning this week to help identify infectious individuals sooner and manage outbreaks more effectively, the Health Minister has announced.
A need for a unified approach to public health and environmental issues, more focus on innovation and the importance of investment in health protection are some of the lessons learnt from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, according to the Chief Medical Officer.
Welsh Government is urging businesses to ensure they are registered for financial support to help them deal with the ongoing impacts of coronavirus.
The Welsh Government has today announced a new funding package for the National Library of Wales and Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales.
Taxi and private hire vehicle drivers in Wales will be able to claim a free pack of high quality PPE and vehicle cleaning materials, funded by Welsh Government.
Welsh Government have unveiled a £55 million funding package for councils to encourage people to take up healthier travel for short local journeys.
The Welsh Government target to deliver 20,000 affordable homes by 2021 will be met and exceeded Housing Minister Julie James has announced.
Construction work has finished on a £14m flood protection scheme in Newport, with more than 660 homes protected from the risk of increased flooding.
Cwmbran recycling company Recresco is increasing its production and creating new jobs thanks to £250,000 support from Welsh Government.
Wales’ Minister for Rural Affairs has announced the upcoming appointment of a new Chair at Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) – the statutory body responsible for the promotion and development of lamb, beef and pork from Wales.
Schools are being encouraged to set up alumni schemes to link students with local role models in their area.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by Welsh Government and the Sizewell C Consortium.
Guidance
Guidance on how you can keep safe and what rules are in place to protect people at alert level 4.
Changes to learning and teaching in schools.
Information about higher education and student support during the coronavirus pandemic.
Changes to learning, exams, and attending schools and colleges during the coronavirus pandemic.
Information for the taxi and private hire vehicle industry.
How you can get food and essential supplies if you are vulnerable, self-isolating or a critical worker.
What to do if you are struggling to pay your rent to your landlord, council or housing association and help to pay it.
Wales’ testing capacity is supported by an extensive network of facilities across the country.
Guidance on how to enable safe visiting during the coronavirus pandemic.
Guidance to enforcement officers on Regulation 20 of The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2020.
How schools and other providers can make their sites safe for staff and learners during limited attendance.
The evidence Welsh Government uses to decide how to protect everyone from coronavirus.
Information to help ministers respond in the best interests of the Welsh population to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Summary of COVID-19 advice provided to Welsh Ministers on 29 January 2021.
Considers three key topics relevant to changing the operation of schools to allow more face-to-face learning.
Assessments of how our measures to manage COVID-19 affect equality of opportunity.
A link to assets focusing on lockdown, new variant of coronavirus and strengthened messages – including links for Covid information in different languages on the Welsh Government website. UPDATED.
Keep Wales Safe assets for Alert Level 4 including Easyread, a BSL clip and an easyshare leaflet in different languages.
Test, Trace, Protect is the Welsh Government's strategy for testing the general public and tracing the spread of coronavirus in Wales. There are ongoing Test, Trace, Protect communications to inform people about the symptoms, testing, self-isolation, contact tracing, self-isolation support and the NHS COVID-19 app. The latest posters, explainer documents, and multilingual assets are available here -
New videos and social media assets are also regularly produced for stakeholders to share through their own channels. The assets are available to download here - please disseminate these to your networks and use across your internal and external channels to help share information on Test, Trace, Protect.
Practical resources to help employers keep their workforce safe at work
This tool helps you consider your personal risk factors for COVID-19 and suggests how to stay safe
Are you using the NHS COVID-19 app? The app allows you to report symptoms, order a coronavirus test, and check in to venues by scanning a QR code, all while protecting your anonymity. If you’ve already downloaded the app, please remember to use it – the more people who use the app, the greater our chances of reducing the spread of the virus. The app is an important part of our Test, Trace, Protect programme.
Symptom Study
Help us fight coronavirus by reporting your health daily, even if you feel well.
You can help us fight coronavirus by completing a daily health survey on the COVID-19 symptom study app. This app is for everyone, not just for those who have symptoms.
The app will help us understand the symptoms and spread of COVID-19. By answering some quick questions, you can help us plan our response to coronavirus.
We will not share the answers you give us beyond the NHS and trusted organisations working directly with the NHS in response to coronavirus.
Test, Trace, Protect strategy
A campaign is underway aimed at informing the general public and critical workers of the Welsh Government’s Test, Trace, Protect strategy. The website has been updated with the latest information on the strategy, including guidance for employers (https://gov.wales/test-trace-protect-coronavirus). New video and animated social assets have been produced for use across paid-for campaigns and for stakeholders to share through their own channels. The assets are available to download here and please disseminate these to your networks and use across your social media channels to help share information on Test, Trace, Protect.
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Support to help businesses and third sector organisations affected by coronavirus.
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Stay at home, self-isolation, support as an extremely vulnerable person.
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Guidance on coronavirus for parents, everyone working in education and childcare providers.
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Coronavirus guidance for the NHS and people working in social, community and residential care
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Guidance for landlords, park (mobile) homes and rough sleeper services during the coronavirus pandemic
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Coronavirus advice for people returning from abroad or planning to travel
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Volunteering during the coronavirus pandemic, support for the third sector
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Planning, fire, domestic abuse and sexual violence
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Help with benefits, to stay in work and gain new skills
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Useful links
Welsh Government
Public Health Wales
Business Wales
Looking out for each other
Volunteering Wales
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