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

the main developments on Wednesday:

First Minister Mark Drakeford says the lockdown will stay in place next week

33 more people with coronavirus have been confirmed as dying in Wales, taking the total to 245

There are 4,073 confirmed cases, but the true figure will be much higher as not everyone has been tested

The Principality Stadium will be known as Dragon's Heart Hospital as it joins the coronavirus fight

None of this shows the personnel tragedy. Its just figures and words.
My mates father died with covid on the weekend. A nursing home in Gwent where a close relative lives has covid 19 there,
There’s 13 staff off. One resident has died.
I also know someone who was diagnosed yesterday. That came as a shock.He's a prominent person in the community.

BREAKING

Lockdown to last 'several more weeks' says Gething

The lockdown due to coronavirus will remain in place for "several more weeks at the very least", the Welsh health minister has said.

Vaughan Gething told the BBC "we need to give a much clearer message that this isn't going to end anytime soon".

First Minister Mark Drakeford confirmed on Wednesday that the measures in Wales will be extended into next week.

But Chancellor Rishi Sunak declined to say whether UK ministers will extend the coronavirus lockdown in England at a briefing yesterday.

The devolved governments and UK ministers will discuss the issue later on Thursday.

Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, Mr Gething said: "We haven't put a definite period of the end of lockdown because we do want to have a conversation with all four nations about the emerging scientific evidence and advice, on how far the measures we've taken so far have made an impact on flattening the curve on reducing the admission to our health service, and indeed on saving lives.

"I actually think the honest truth is we'll review lockdown.

"We may agree review periods for lockdown, but we need to give a much clearer message that this isn't going to end anytime soon.

"We're in for several more weeks at the very least."

BBC NEWS


Thursday 9th April 2020


Chief Constable Nick Adderleey:


"The British public have had three weeks to get use to this lockdown."

"From today we are stepping up things,there will be fines for people and if we have to arrest them."

"I will stress the vast majority of the British public are abiding by the law and being respectful to the lockdown."

More than 800 confirmed virus patients in Welsh hospitals

The Welsh NHS chief Andrew Goodall told journalists: "There are 816 people with confirmed coronavirus in hospital today and a further 344 suspected cases.

"There are many more people at home with coronavirus who do not need to be in a hospital bed.

"We have increased our critical care capacity further to 369 beds. This will continue to increase over the next week."

He said about 50% of Wales' critical care beds were available.

41 more coronavirus deaths in Wales

There have been 41 more people with coronavirus who have died in Wales, according to Public Health Wales.


It takes the total number of deaths since the start of the virus pandemic to 286.

There were another 16 cases, taking the total to 4,089.

However, today’s figures reflect a much shorter period of six hours of testing, said health officials, with the increase in case numbers expected to return to normal on Friday.

Today’s Virus Deaths in last 24hrs

England 765 (-63)
Scotland 81 (+11)
Wales 41 (+8)
N Ireland 4 (-1)

Total 891 (-47)

What did we learn from today's UK press conference?

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance, and chief medical officer Chris Whitty have finished the press conference. Here's what they told us:

We should not expect any decision on changing the lockdown restrictions until the end of next week

Social distancing is working, with the numbers of new cases much lower than they would otherwise be. The number of people in intensive care is also not rising exponentially. The death toll will continue to rise for about two weeks after intensive care admissions stabilise, as deaths lag behind admissions

Mr Raab has not spoken to Prime Minister Boris Johnson since he was taken to hospital on Sunday

The government is planning to formally recognise the work of frontline workers but does not yet have specific plans for how it will do so

After the last two briefings I do not want to jinx us as a nation , but we are better placed than most.Loved ones have passed on in this crisis and it should make us address what is actually important in life.Perhaps we as a society will value those who the least thought of, worst paid and generally treated badly by their employers. It is incumbent on us all to reflect how society should be rather than the age old mores of success, money, material things and worst of all divisive political divisions! I hope Boris when he pulls through, with the aid of our jewel in the crown aka the NHS, will look to those who have risked their lives just like battlefield soldiers...no difference !! Sitting at home is no hardship when placed against what many have to face on a daily basis.

BREAKING

UK PM moved out of intensive care

We have a new update on Boris Johnson's health.

A spokesman for the UK prime minister said: "The prime minister has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery."

"He is in extremely good spirits."

Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 9 April, 298,169 tests have concluded across the UK, with 16,095 tests carried out on 8 April. Some individuals are tested more than once for clinical reasons.

243,421 people have been tested, of whom 65,077 tested positive. The tests concluded figure excludes data from Northern Ireland.

As of 5pm on 8 April, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 7,978 have died.

Bank holiday lie-in?

If you're in the UK - perhaps just waking up after a lie-in - here are the latest headlines:

Prime Minister Boris Johnson "must rest up" after he was moved out of intensive care, his father, Stanley Johnson, has said. Downing Street said on Thursday that the PM remained in hospital and was in "extremely good spirits"

Brits are being told to stay home to have a "safe Easter" despite the warm weather. Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said he thought police had "got it about right" when it comes to enforcing social distancing measures

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has defended his travel moves amid reports he flouted lockdown rules

Prof Neil Ferguson, who worked on the government's coronavirus modelling, said he believed it would be "several more weeks" until it became clear whether restrictions could be lifted

Prof Paul Cosford, Emeritus Medical Director for Public Health England, said that "isn’t unreasonable" but that he hopes it’s "sooner than that"

Canterbury and York cathedrals are broadcasting services online over Easter, while online sales of Easter eggs are surging as UK consumers turn to the internet to buy chocolate during the lockdown

A survey suggests 15% of people in the UK are finding it "extremely difficult" to cope

BREAKING

29 more coronavirus deaths in Wales

There have been 29 more people with coronavirus who have died in Wales, according to Public Health Wales.

It takes the total number of deaths since the start of the virus pandemic to 315.

There were another 502 cases, taking the total to 4,591. However the real figure is thought to be far more as not everyone has been tested.

Big jump in the number of cases

Another 502 cases of coronavirus in Wales have been confirmed, the biggest daily increase of the outbreak so far.

Public Health Wales said yesterday's total of 16 was untypically low because it only covered a six-hour period rather than 24 hours, as the authority changes the time period being covered in the daily announcement.

Coronavirus LIVE updates: UK death toll soars beyond 9,000 with 953 more fatalities

The global death toll from coronavirus is rapidly accelerating towards 100,000 with Scotland declaring an additional 48 deaths on Good Friday and England 866 more

The UK's coronavirus death toll has soared above 9,000 after 953 people died from the disease.

Of these 866 victims were in England, 48 in Scotland, 29 in Wales and 10 in Northern Ireland.

That takes the UK death toll, using data shared by the four nations individually, to 9,016.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson waved at NHS staff as he left intensive care, it has emerged, as his father Stanley ordered his son to now 'rest up'.

Deaths from coronavirus continue to soar worldwide, with more than 7,000 recorded yesterday, and are set to hit the grim milestone of 100,000 later today.

Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 10 April, 316,836 tests have concluded across the UK, with 19,116 tests carried out on 9 April. Some individuals are tested more than once for clinical reasons.

256,605 people have been tested, of whom 73,758 tested positive.

As of 5pm on 9 April, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 8,958 have died.

This post doesn't really need any words!!
Brighton Beach today. London, and an outdoor gym in Cardiff where people ripped off the red and white tape, so they could use the equipment!
Another 980 people died today in the UK!
THE LAST PICTURE IS HEARTBREAKING, AND SAYS IT ALL!

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This is a round-up of the latest news in response to the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday, April 11.

The latest figures on coronavirus are as follows:

Confirmed worldwide cases: 1,699,019

Confirmed deaths: 102,774

Confirmed recoveries / discharges: 376,976

In Wales the latest figures are that 315 people have now died after testing positive for Covid-19. It was confirmed on Friday that a further 29 people had died having contracted the virus.

There are now 4,591 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Wales after 502 more cases were confirmed at the start of the Easter weekend on Friday.

Vaccine could be ready by autumn, claims Oxford professor

A coronavirus vaccine could be available for the general public by September, an Oxford professor has claimed.

Sarah Gilbert, a professor of vaccinology at Oxford University, is leading a team of researchers in the development of a vaccine that would protect the world against coronavirus.

In an interview with The Times, the professor said she and her team have already created a potential vaccine that is due to begin human trials within two weeks.

She told the paper she was "80%" confident of its success "based on other things that we have done with this type of vaccine". Most industry experts say that a vaccine could take as long as 18 months to be developed and distributed globally.

NHS staff dying on the job and
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has urged NHS staff not to overuse personal protective equipment, sparking criticism from doctors’ and nurses’ leaders.

BREAKING -

Coronavirus: England records 823 new COVID-19 deaths - including an 11-year-old

England has recorded 823 new coronavirus deaths - including an 11-year-old.

Patients were aged between 11 and 102 - and 33 of them (aged between 29 and 94) had no known underlying health condition.

The total of deaths in England is now 8,937.

The numbers came minutes after Scotland announced it had recorded 47 new coronavirus deaths - taking the total there to 542.

The other UK nations are due to report figures this afternoon.

BREAKING

36 more deaths in Wales

Thirty-six more people have died in Wales after being diagnosed with Covid-19, taking the total number to 351, according to Public Health Wales.

There have been 340 new cases, bringing the total to 4,930, although the real figure is thought to be higher as not everyone is being tested.

Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 11 April, 334,974 tests have concluded, with 18,091 tests carried out on 10 April.

269,598 people have been tested, of whom 78,991 tested positive.

As of 5pm on 10 April, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 9,875 have died.

UK records 917 new coronavirus deaths

The UK has recorded 917 new coronavirus deaths, taking the total number of people who have died in hospital with the virus to 9,875.

The figure is slightly down from Friday, which at 980 exceeded the worst daily figures seen in Italy and Spain.

It comes as the UK spends the Easter weekend under lockdown, with the public being told to stay at home.

[quote="Forever Blue"]UK records 917 new coronavirus deaths

The UK has recorded 917 new coronavirus deaths, taking the total number of people who have died in hospital with the virus to 9,875.

The figure is slightly down from Friday, which at 980 exceeded the worst daily figures seen in Italy and Spain.

It comes as the UK spends the Easter weekend under lockdown, with the public being told to stay at home.[/quote If the UK averages 700 a day for a month that's, a further 21000 over 30 days. Frightening.

UK Parliament to return on 21 April

The UK's Parliament will re-open for business as planned on 21 April, the leader of the House of Commons has confirmed.

MPs at Westminster have been on an extended Easter recess since 26 March, amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus.

Officials are working to set-up a "virtual Parliament" to allow MPs to hold debates and question ministers remotely, with further details to emerge next week.

In a statement, House of Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said: "Parliament will return on 21 April to fulfil its essential constitutional functions of conducting scrutiny, authorising spending and making laws.

“In these unprecedented times, technological solutions have already been implemented for select committees, and options are being prepared for the Speaker, the government and other parties to consider next week.

“It is important that we have a comprehensive solution that does not inadvertently exclude any members."

50% of A. E Staff at Royal Gwent test positive for covid 19

BREAKING

Boris Johnson discharged from hospital

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from hospital after being in intensive care with Covid-19, Downing Street has said.

Johnson had been receiving treatment for coronavirus at St Thomas' Hospital in London since last Sunday.

REAKING

18 more deaths in Wales brings total to 369

It has been announced that 18 more people have died in Wales after being diagnosed with Covid-19.

It means a total of 369 people have now died.

Public Health Wales said there had been 367 new confirmed cases, bringing the total to 5,297, although the real figure is expected to be higher as not everyone is being tested.

SADLY UK NOW OVER 10,000 DEATHS IN UK

Boris now has an absolute moral duty to make this country a better place for all .He will need to take on the rabid ideologues within his own party and engage more with a Labour Party rid of the fantasists and quasi Marxist fascists therein.If this virus teaches us nothing we deserve to go down the pan.People should demand a better deal for those who will get us through this mess especially the NHS staff and carers.We should have a separate taxation for care of the elderly f**k the Daily Mail and Telegraph their owners could not care less if thousands of working class died. Time to move on !!

Regardless of whose in charge, to do that we need to export more than we import. But that’s another story not for this thread.