A wider choice of test providers will be available for people returning to Wales from overseas to book PCR tests from 21 September The change comes...
People who’ve not yet had their first Covid-19 vaccination are being urged to get the jab now to get ready for the countdown to Christmas season....
Rugby giants the Ospreys have backed a Swansea Bay campaign to get as many men as possible aged under 40 vaccinated in Swansea and Neath Port...
The more direct contacts primary school staff had with people outside their household, the greater the likelihood of Covid-19 cases in school and self-reported symptoms, such...
First Minister Mark Drakeford is urging people in Wales to get vaccinated and keep taking familiar steps to help address rising coronavirus cases. It comes as...
Hywel Dda University Health Board has confirmed that its COVID-19 mobile vaccination unit, in partnership with Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, will be at Folly Farm...
People are being urged to take care when they are out socialising, as Covid cases are taking off again in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Confirmed...
The Welsh Government have announced a raft of measures that they are asking pupils and school staff to follow before the start of the new school...
Children and young people will be removed from the list of people who would be asked to shield and will no longer be considered clinically extremely...
Music lovers from Swansea and Neath Port Talbot who attended the recent 50,000-strong Boardmasters music festival in Cornwall are being urged to get tested for Covid-19...
Health Minister, Eluned Morgan, has welcomed more than half a billion pounds of new funding for health and social services in Wales to deal with Covid....
Health Minister Eluned Morgan encourages everyone to take up their offer of a Covid vaccine, with confirmation that all 16 and 17 year olds in Wales...
Welsh rap group, Goldie Lookin’ Chain, today released their latest track, designed to encourage people to get their COVID vaccine. The new single Get The Jab Done, which...
Transport for Wales and the British Transport Police are collaborating on a week of action across the Welsh rail network to remind customers face coverings must...
The Welsh Conservatives have called on Labour’s Health Minister to take action to drive down the price of COVID tests so Welsh families do not pay...
New research by a Swansea University expert has highlighted just how torn members of the public are over whether children should be offered Covid-19 vaccines. The...
Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford is set to announce that Wales will move into Alert Level Zero on Saturday (7 August). At alert level zero, all...
Following changes to the policy on self-isolation, the Welsh Government’s self-isolation support scheme will increase from £500 to £750. The increase in the payment, will come...
Neath Port Talbot Council have issued a ‘warn and inform’ message after their Test, Trace and Protect (TTP) service found 4 people who had very recently...
All adults who have been fully-vaccinated will no longer have to self-isolate if they are identified as close contacts of someone with coronavirus from 7 August,...
A fifth of adults under 40 in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot have still not had their first dose of a Covid vaccine. Director of Public...
Personalised rehabilitation programmes for patients with long Covid are to be developed as part of a new research project involving Swansea University health economists, which has...
To allow the Ffwrnes theatre to reopen as an entertainment venue, Hywel Dda University Health Board has confirmed that it is moving Llanelli’s mass vaccination centre...
FFP3 masks are thought to be up to a hundred percent effective at preventing infection with Covid-19 Plaid Cymru is calling for the Welsh Government to...
Hywel Dda University Health Board’s mobile vaccination van is heading to Ammanford from Wednesday 28 to Saturday 31 July. The mobile vaccination clinic will be based...
A double-vaccinated paramedic who has been struck down by Covid-19 is urging others to remain vigilant against the virus. Mum-of-two Amanda Williams, of Swansea, tested positive...
Swansea Bay University Health Board’s (SBUHB) Liberty Stadium drive-through testing unit has transferred to a new home. The Swansea-based unit carried out more than 100,000 tests...
Hywel Dda University Health Board’s mobile vaccination van, in partnership with Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, will be located in two community locations in...
Three quarters of people in Wales have now had both doses of the coronavirus vaccine, the Minister for Health and Social Services, Eluned Morgan has announced....
Young adults in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are being warned about the risk of developing long Covid if they do not get vaccinated. Getting two...
Wales will take its next step towards a future with fewer covid legal restrictions as First Minister Mark Drakeford today set out a longer-term plan for...
The Welsh Government scheme which supports people on low-pay with a £500 payment if they have to self-isolate is being extended until March 2022. The Self-Isolation...
The 500,000th COVID-19 vaccine was given this weekend, with more than 72% of the population across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire now having had their first dose....
Ahead of Mark Drakeford’s coronavirus rules update on Wednesday, the First Minister has said that face coverings will continue to be required in certain settings, such...
Neath Port Talbot Council have issued a ‘warn and inform’ message after their Test, Trace and Protect (TTP) service found that seven people who had COVID-19,...
Vaccination centres across many parts of Wales will be open for walk-in appointments from this weekend as the Health Minister makes a call to all adults...
Businesses in Wales that continue to be affected by Covid restrictions will receive up to £25,000 of additional support from the Welsh Government, Economy Minister, Vaughan...
Hywel Dda University Health Board is providing dedicated sessions at its mass vaccination centres to provide extra support for people who may find it difficult to...
Swansea Council say they are making it easier than ever for residents to check if they’ve got the Covid-19 virus by providing free Lateral Flow Testing...
Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB) are winding down their remaining COVID-19 field hospital at Ysbyty Enfys Selwyn Samuel in Llanelli. The health board confirmed that...
Swansea Council’s contact tracing and IT teams are making it possible for Welsh people who have an essential reason to travel internationally to get vaccination certificates...
Public Health Wales, Pembrokeshire County Council and Hywel Dda University Health Board are urging members of the public to be alert to COVID-19 symptoms following the...
Health Minister Eluned Morgan has urged people to keep playing their part to keep Wales safe this summer. As cases of the Delta variant continue to...
Hywel Dda University Health Board is thanking Tenovus Cancer Care for making its mobile support unit available for COVID-19 vaccinations to be delivered in Pembrokeshire. The health board...
The COVID-19 vaccine has given hope to the Sanders family following a year of significant change for their youngest son. John Sanders, 46 from Llandeilo was...
First Minister Mark Drakeford will announce a four-week pause to the coronavirus rules later today (June 18) to help boost protection against the new delta variant....
‘Investing in services and a dedicated support programme for those recovering from the long term effects of COVID-19 is crucial as we begin the recovery from...
Public Health Wales (PHW) has confirmed the numbers of the Delta variant (also known as the Indian variant) have increased to 315. This is a rise of...
A cluster of Covid-19 cases has been identified in the Carmarthenshire village of Pontyberem. Carmarthenshire Council say that as of Wednesday 9 June, 18 cases have...
Millions of holidaymakers are prepared to travel to amber-listed countries despite having to quarantine when they get back. A new study has found that one in...
Public Health Wales is urging people to stick to social distancing rules and to take up the offer of a vaccine following a significant increase in...
All over-18s will be offered a Covid vaccine by the start of next week, as First Minister Mark Drakeford praised the people behind Wales’ world-leading vaccination...
Customers and visitors to a Wind Street, Swansea, bar are being urged to get a Covid-19 test straight away if they feel unwell following investigations into...
As India continues to be ravaged by the pandemic, a Swansea University academic is investigating how green tea could give rise to a drug capable of...
Travellers returning to Wales from Portugal will need to self-isolate on their return after the Welsh Government confirmed the popular holiday destination will be moving to...
Up to 30 people will be able to meet outdoors and large outdoor activities will be able to take place from Monday, as Wales moves into...
Wales’ successful Test, Trace, Protect service, which has helped to reduce the spread of coronavirus, will be extended to next year, with a further injection of...
The UK Government has announced that a fourth COVID vaccine has been approved for use by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) after meeting the...
Visitors are being urged to pack lateral flow tests in their suitcases if they are holidaying in Wales from areas in the UK with higher rates...
It’s big, it’s bold, it’s becoming a familiar sight in Swansea Bay and now the Immbulance, the vaccination clinic on wheels, has made the Port Talbot...
A study by researchers from Swansea University shows that conspiracy theories, a distrust in in government and Covid echo chambers are among the factors leading to...
The Health Minister, Eluned Morgan is encouraging people to holiday in Wales and explore its beauty this summer as the fight against covid continues. The Welsh...
Neath Port Talbot Council is warning people who attended the evening session at Neath’s Castle Bingo on Monday 17 May to get tested for COVID if...
People in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are being urged to keep socially distancing and get their Covid-19 vaccination as soon as they’re called, because Coronavirus...
A highly-specialised clinic has been opened so those at risk of rare and potentially life-threatening allergic reactions can have the Covid vaccine just like everyone else....
More than two million people in Wales have said yes to a Covid-19 vaccine in Wales, latest figures reveal. The official figures also show that almost...
This week marked the end of a hugely successful partnership between Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and Hywel Dda University Health Board, initiated...
Volunteers from Swansea were the first in Europe to come forward to take part in an international clinical trial of a new Covid-19 vaccine. The Medicago...
Access to rapid COVID self-test kits (lateral flow tests) are now available to unpaid carers. People can order a test online or can collect from certain test...
As millions more people of working age are being offered the Covid-19 vaccination, lawyers at Irwin Mitchell are predicting a rise in employment tribunal claims. The...
As the Coronavirus restrictions continue to relax in Wales, the Welsh Government has announced a proposed list of pilot test events to take place over the...
Medical equipment will be sent from Wales to support the international emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic in India. The Welsh Government and NHS Wales are...
A Swansea University professor has taken part in research that shows one in nine adults consistently had very poor or deteriorating mental health during the first...
The Welsh Government have announced that they will be offering all under 40s who are not yet vaccinated an alternate to AstraZeneca as a ‘precautionary measure’...
Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB) is asking anyone aged over 30 living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire to contact them if they have not yet...
A Swansea grandmother who was the first baby born under the NHS more than 70 years ago has thanked its staff for still delivering an excellent...
Swansea Bay University Health Board has thanked the military for its invaluable support in establishing the area’s vaccination programme. The Vaccination Support Force (VSF), mostly drawn...
Further changes to the coronavirus restrictions have been announced by the First Minister Mark Drakeford today. The Welsh Government has confirmed further relaxations will be brought...
Party-goers at an illegal gathering at a house in the west of Swansea have been criticised for misleading contact tracers and putting the wider community at...
An original poem written to reassure grieving relatives visiting Morriston Hospital that despite Covid restrictions their loved ones were cared for right up to the end,...
Six people will be able to meet outdoors in Wales from Saturday 24 April while outdoor hospitality will be allowed to reopen from Monday 26 April...
Regular lateral flow tests will soon be offered to all pupils in comprehensive schools in Swansea now they have returned after the Easter break. Previously the...
Swansea Bay University Health Board and Public Health Wales are looking for volunteers to participate in the latest clinical trial studying a vaccine against COVID-19. It...
All those who cannot work from home are being encouraged to access lateral flow self-test kits as they are rolled out across Wales. The rapid coronavirus...
Practice staff from Tenby Surgery, a Hywel Dda University Health Board managed practice, were delighted to return to Caldey Island by boat this morning to offer...
In a statement, the Welsh Government say they have accepted the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s advice that people over 16 who live with individuals with severely...
Swansea Bay University Health Board has said that so many people had asked to join their reserve list for COVID-19 vaccinations that they’ve set up an...
The Welsh Government will be accelerating elements of its programme to relax Covid-19 restrictions as cases of new infections continue to fall across Wales, the First Minister today announced. People will...
In a statement, the Welsh Government has said the Oxford AstraZeneca (OAZ) vaccine remains safe and effective and has already saved thousands of lives. It comes...
The third Covid-19 vaccine is being rolled-out across Wales from today (Wednesday 7 April) with patients in Carmarthenshire becoming the first in the UK to receive it....
Swansea Bay University Health Board has announced that they are currently two weeks ahead of their original COVID-19 vaccination plan in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot,...
New research finds no cases of a rare blood disorder have been identified in the COVID-19 vaccinated population of Wales. A rapid evaluation of the Welsh...
Families are being warned to keep to the rules this Easter after it’s emerged that over a quarter of current Swansea Covid-19 cases have been traced...
First Minister, Mark Drakeford, is set to announce lockdown rules will be relaxed further later today, with Wales moving fully into Alert Level 3 by 17th May,...
Ahead of the Welsh Government’s latest review (tomorrow, April 1), the Welsh Conservatives have called for gyms and outdoor hospitality to be given the green light...
Neath Port Talbot Council and Swansea Bay Health Board are urging people to continue social distancing in the light of a surge in COVID cases in...
Two Swansea pharmacies have begun giving Covid vaccinations today (Wednesday, March 31st) under a pilot scheme. A third will begin this weekend. The vaccines are given...
A British healthcare company which operates across the UK providing private COVID-19 testing for airline passengers, private individuals and businesses, has called upon the UK Government to “stop sitting on the fence” over...
Hywel Dda University Health Board is asking anyone who received the Pfizer vaccine and has not received a second vaccine appointment yet, to get in touch....
Sir Lenny Henry has written an open letter to encourage Black Britons to take the COVID-19 vaccine, signed by some of the most high-profile names in...