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,...
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...
Businesses affected by the Coronavirus pandemic will now be protected from eviction until the end of September 2021, Welsh Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has announced. As...
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...
Hundreds of people have sent postcards to Swansea’s Glynn Vivian Art Gallery – and they’re now part of an exhibition helping the venue to re-open safely....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
As Wales moves into alert level two on Monday, indoor hospitality and entertainment venues will be able to re-open, and there will be an increase in...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Wales’ tourism sector will be able to start re-opening from Saturday March 27 as the stay-local rule is lifted, First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced. The...
A team of researchers at Swansea University are calling on members of the public to complete a survey about their experiences of wearing face masks during...
Hywel Dda University Health Board is to decommission three Covid-19 Field Hospitals. – Ysbyty Enfys Scarlets at Parc Y Scarlets, Llanelli– Ysbyty Enfys Carreg Las at...
Researchers from Swansea University have developed a unique device that can detect COVID-19 in common wastewater. This new sampling unit will be designed to provide real-time...
Families are being urged to stick to important social distancing rules after a cluster of Covid-19 cases have been linked to potentially illegal household gatherings in...
Today marks a year since the country entered its first national lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. March 23 has become a National Day of...
The First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford will take part in the National Coronavirus Commemorative Event held at 5:15pm on March 23rd. The event is aimed...
The Welsh Government is giving an additional £1.5m to election returning officers to make polling stations for the upcoming Senedd election on May 6 COVID-secure. The...
Health board says it is ‘confident’ that delays in Oxford vaccine deliveries will not affect ability to vaccinate first 9 priority groups by mid-April. Following the...
The Welsh Government has updated its Coronavirus Control Plan, setting out how and when more people and businesses will be able to resume their activities in the...
The Duke of Cambridge made a special phone call to Swansea Bay University Health Board this week, to thank all our NHS staff for their efforts...
Hollywood star Michael Sheen has lent his voice to a new NHS animation created to combat anti- Covid vaccine sentiment. News of the video comes just...
First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced the creation of commemorative woodlands in memory of those who have died from coronavirus. Two new woodlands will be planted...
A vaccination clinic on wheels was parked outside a mosque so eligible members could be vaccinated. The innovative idea has been used to help address lower...
Triggers for self-harm and poor mental health are aggravated by pandemic restrictions, according to experts. They have now issued a stark warning about the effects of...
Shielding vulnerable people has been central to the response to COVID-19, but how well does it work? A Swansea University research team are to examine the evidence,...
Representatives of the Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot have come together to launch a local campaign to dispel...
The Welsh Government will lift the “stay at home” requirement in Wales from tomorrow, and replace it with “stay local”, as part of a careful, cautious...
Two sisters, who have been on the primary care frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic, are calling on fellow black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) community members...
People who are or have recently experienced homelessness in Wales are to be offered a Covid vaccination as part of priority group 6, Health Minister Vaughan...
Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced an extra £50m to allow health boards to extend contact tracing over the summer. The additional funding, on top of...
One million people across Wales have had at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, meaning almost 40% of the adult population now have a level...
Around 240 people were fined at the weekend as South Wales Police continued to enforce Coronavirus restrictions which remain in place. Despite the whole of Wales...
Andrew RT Davies MS, the Conservative Leader in the Senedd, has repeated his call for the Welsh Labour Government to publish a clear roadmap to recovery...
Experts involved in a unique Covid-19 study at Morriston Hospital had to go to extreme measures while recruiting patients to the cause – going way beyond...
Unpaid carers who may not be registered as an unpaid carer with their GP are being asked to come forward by completing a new online self-referral...
An additional mass vaccination centre will open at the United Counties Showground in Carmarthen on Monday 8 March 2021 to support the delivery of Hywel Dda...
Dialysis patients attending Bronglais, Glangwili and Withybush hospitals are among the first in-centre dialysis patients to receive their COVID-19 vaccine in the UK. Since the start...
An aspiring young actress from Swansea is starring in her own video urging people to stick to the rules to help end lockdown so she can...
New Swansea University research is examining the impact Covid-19 is having on the physical activity, mental health and wellbeing of children in Wales. Though schools are...
Protestors, partygoers and people flocking to beauty spots were among more than 370 people fined by South Wales Police for breaching coronavirus restrictions this weekend. Despite...
Council-run beach car parks at Bracelet Bay, Langland Bay and Caswell were closed over the weekend at the request of South Wales Police. The move came...
One million doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered across Wales and more than one in three of the Welsh adult population have received at...
Sixty-six-year-old Linda Sanders became the first person to receive an injection in a new vaccination clinic on wheels. The Primark worker from Clase in Swansea boarded...
Every person in JCVI priority groups 5 to 9 will be offered a COVID-19 vaccination by 18 April, Hywel Dda University Health Board has confirmed. While...
The Chief Medical Officers from Wales, England, Northern Ireland and Scotland have issued a joint statement following the continued fall in the number of COVID cases...
Swansea Bay and Hywel Dda health boards are trialling new expanded testing criteria – with people suffering from a whole range of other symptoms being encouraged...
A new report published today (25 February) by Improvement Cymru, part of Public Health Wales, suggests that people in Wales with learning disabilities, are more likely...
As part of a four-nations agreement, Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced the ending of a ban on using UK plasma to manufacture medicines. The...
Welsh Health Minister, Vaughan Gething, has announced expanded COVID testing and a faster vaccine roll-out. He confirmed Wales will aim to offer the vaccine to all...