Coronavirus

Health board extends shuttle bus between Llanelli and COVID vaccination centre

Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) has extended the free shuttle bus service between Llanelli town centre and the mass…

Valneva COVID-19 vaccine sixth to be approved for use in UK

The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a sixth COVID-19 vaccine, after the product by French…

Further relaxation of COVID rules for Welsh businesses but masks for health and social care remain

The legal requirement for businesses in Wales to undertake specific coronavirus risk assessments will end on Monday 18 April the…

University team who developed COVID respiratory support system win St David Award

A team of engineers from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) who developed a 3D-printed jet respiratory support…

Man jailed for fraudulent attempt to claim £25,000 Covid grant

A Neath man received custodial sentences totalling 24 months at Swansea Crown Court on Monday 28th March 2022, in connection…

How fingers could point to a link between low testosterone and Covid hospitalisations

Could the length of a person’s fingers provide a clue to how ill they might get after contracting Covid-19? It…

Carmarthen’s Showground mass vaccination centre and community testing unit closes

The drive-through Mass Vaccination Centre (MVC) and community testing unit at the Showground in Carmarthen permanently closed on Wednesday 23 March…

Some COVID rules to continue in Wales as First Minister takes ‘cautious approach’

Wales will continue to gradually relax some of its remaining pandemic protections, First Minister Mark Drakeford will announce tomorrow. From…

Swansea Bay’s “small but mighty” research and development team helps pave the way for living with Covid

Two years on from the first national lockdown we are in a far better position to understand, help prevent and…

Spring rollout of COVID boosters begins in Wales this week

Spring Covid-19 booster vaccinations are being rolled out in Wales from this week. The latest phase of the vaccination programme…