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Monmouthshire's residents show solidarity in hardship after virus outbreak

File photo dated 06/07/11 of children at school raising their hands to answer a question as a third of parents think school trips are unaffordable, while many others think the costs of uniforms and equipment are too high, a poll suggests. PRESS ASSOCIATIO

Low take-up of free school meals and childcare in Monmouthshire during coronavirus outbreak
ONLY around eight per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals in Monmouthshire have been taking up the offer while schools are off due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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'

General view of people wearing Covid masks in Newport city centre during the coronavirus pandemic. Picture: Huw Evans Picture Agency

Covid: Support for mask wearing and social distancing plummets in Wales

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

Work to improve Hay Bridge has hit delays. Picture: Google

River Wye bridge repairs delayed as workers catch Covid

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 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?

Morgan Pugh was caught at the Starbucks on Dunleavy Drive during lockdown in February last year. Picture: Google Street View.

£154 for a coffee: Man fined for breaking Covid lockdown at Starbucks in Cardiff

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

Mark Drakeford and Boris Johnson have spoken about the PM's decision to end free Covid testing in England.

What England scrapping free Covid tests means for Wales - and who's still eligible

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

Both Wales and Gwent saw significant drops in the number of Covid patients being admitted to hospital in the week that restrictions were eased.

Covid hospital admissions fall, but cases caught in Gwent hospitals hit new high

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

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

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

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has issued an update ahead of Covid rule changes in Wales.

Latest on Covid-19 impact on Gwent's health board as rules are relaxed

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 latest Public Health Wales figures for the number of hospital admissions and hospital onset Covid cases in Gwent and Wales.

Covid cases caught in Welsh hospitals falls dramatically last week

The first minister provided a public health update

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

There has been a slight rise in the number of admissions to hospital in Gwent and across Wales who have tested positive for Covid on or prior to admission.

Slight rise in Covid hospital admissions in week before rule change announcement

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

Members of the public receive a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine at a vaccination centre at Cwmbran Stadium, February 2021. Picture: PA Wire

Need a Covid booster jab? Here's where you can attend a walk-in session in Gwent

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 outlook is bleak within the care sector

Gwent care homes at risk of 'critical incident' as covid rates rise

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

Testing changes for travelling into Wales - despite Welsh Government reluctance

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

Health care workers give out injections of the Pfizer vaccine at Cwmbran Stadium. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA

Gwent's health board praises NHS staff after 'particularly challenging' year

The Castle Inn, Usk

Award-winning Monmouthshire pub forced to close due to Covid-19 outbreak

These were the scenes in Gwent as new Covid rules came into force. Pictures: Huw Evans Picture Agency

These were the scenes in Gwent as new Covid rules came into force

41 patients were in hospital in Gwent with coronavirus as of December 23, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board confirmed.

How many Covid patients are in hospital across Gwent?

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

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

Picture shows staff cleaning classrooms during the coronavirus pandemic. Picture: Huw Evans Picture Agency

Here's what councils in Gwent say about schools closing early for Christmas

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