STAYING AT HOME
When can I leave home?
You should only be outside of your home for very limited reasons, which include:
- the need to obtain supplies and services for you or your household, for example food, medicine, and essential household maintenance. We encourage everyone to make this as infrequently as possible
- to exercise, alone or with members of your household or support bubble. We encourage this to be done locally.
- to access childcare and education
- to access medical services
- to access public services
- to deposit and withdraw money from a bank or similar establishment
- to provide care for or to help a vulnerable person; this includes getting food or medicines for them
- to help the NHS by donating blood
- for work purposes, or voluntary or charitable purposes, but only where it is not reasonably practicable to do this from home
- to visit a cemetery, burial ground or garden of remembrance to pay your respects
- to attend a place of worship
- to attend a wedding, civil partnership or funeral if you are invited
- to attend court or meet other legal obligations, or to vote
- to escape a risk of illness or injury, such as for victims or people at risk of domestic abuse
- to access services provided to victims of crime or domestic abuse or those at imminent risk of becoming victims
Whenever you leave home, you should try to minimise time spent outside of the home, and ensure you stay at least 2 metres away from anyone you don’t live with or are in a permitted support bubble with.
For full details on Level 4 and what is allowed or not, go HERE.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency have now approved the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The NHS know they have a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine which can be used in Wales.
Understandably, there will be a lot of questions about the COVID-19 vaccine.
You can find answers to most frequently asked questions below. This page will be updated regularly as and when new information is available.
NHS Statement: Saturday 27th February 2021
Dr Christopher Williams, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said:
“As of today the weekly incidence of COVID-19 infections in all local authority areas throughout Wales has fallen below 100 cases per 100,000 population. This is encouraging, but we must continue following the rules and guidelines to maintain this trend.
“Furthermore I am pleased to report that Wales has now delivered more than 1 million first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccinations.
“However the public should be aware that the level 4 restrictions remain in place in order to keep infection rates falling and that you should stay at home, meet only the people you live with, work from home if you can, wear a face covering where required, wash your hands regularly and stay 2 metres from anyone you do not live with.
“We remind everyone that four people from two different households are now able to meet outdoors for socially distanced local exercise. However, please remember this is solely for the purpose of exercise and that individuals should remain at a social distance, and that this guidance doesn’t apply to private gardens.
“Welsh Government has announced that the revised vaccine strategy will mean that every eligible adult in Wales will be offered a first dose by the end of July. In addition, adults with severe or profound learning disabilities, and those with any mental illness that causes severe functional impairment, will be invited for vaccination as part of the JCVI priority group six, and Welsh Government has published guidance on identifying eligible individuals in these groups and how to support them to take up their vaccine offers.
“Welsh Government also announced an expansion of workplace and community testing, with workplaces with more than 50 employees now eligible for support to regularly test their workforce, helping to reduce the spread of the virus and allowing them to operate safely.
“Targeted community testing will begin next week in parts of Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil, to help find those who show no symptoms of Coronavirus.
“As primary school children aged three to seven years in foundation phase returned to face-to-face learning this week, we thank parents for their perseverence during the winter.
“We need your continued support to control the spread of Coronavirus, so please do not send your child to school if they are unwell, even if you are not sure if they have Coronavirus. Please continue to work from home if at all possible.
“When you take your child to school, always keep your distance from other parents, wear a face covering, and don’t stay around and chat. Please don’t invite other children or their parents to your home to play or stay, even outdoors, and even if they are in the same bubble at school.
“Make sure your child understands the importance of washing their hands regularly.
“From March 1, the law will be changed to allow licensed wedding venues, such as visitor attractions and hotels, to re-open but only to perform wedding and civil partnership ceremonies.
“Restrictions on UK and international travel remain in place. More information on current travel guidance is available on the Welsh Government website.
“More than 916,000 people have now received a first does of the safe and effective Coronavirus vaccine. We encourage everyone, whatever their background, socio-demographic and ethnicity, to have the vaccine when they are offered it. We also stress the importance of seeking information from a trusted source such as Public Health Wales, the Welsh Government, local health board or GP.
“If you or a member of your household develop a cough, fever or change in sense of taste or smell, you must self-isolate immediately and book a free Coronavirus test, either by calling 119 or by visiting www.gov.wales/getting-tested-coronavirus-covid-19.”
Datganiad: Diweddarwyd 12yh Dydd Sadwrn 27 Chwefror 2021
Dywedodd Dr Christopher Williams, Cyfarwyddwr Digwyddiad ar gyfer yr ymateb i’r achosion o’r Coronafeirws Newydd (COVID-19) yn Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru:
“O heddiw ymlaen mae nifer yr achosion wythnosol o heintiau COVID-19 ym mhob awdurdod lleol yng Nghymru wedi gostwng yn is na 100 o achosion am bob 100,000 o boblogaeth. Mae hyn yn galonogol ond mae’n rhaid i ni barhau i gadw at y rheolau a’r canllawiau er mwyn cynnal y duedd hon.
“Hefyd, mae’n bleser gen i adrodd bod Cymru bellach wedi rhoi mwy nag 1 miliwn o ddosys cyntaf ac ail ddosys o frechlynnau COVID-19.
“Fodd bynnag, dylai’r cyhoedd fod yn ymwybodol bod y cyfyngiadau lefel 4 yn parhau mewn grym er mwyn sicrhau bod cyfraddau heintiau yn parhau i ostwng ac y dylech aros gartref, cwrdd â’r bobl rydych chi’n byw gyda nhw yn unig, gweithio gartref os gallwch chi, gwisgo gorchudd wyneb lle bo angen, golchi’ch dwylo yn rheolaidd ac aros 2 fetr oddi wrth unrhyw un nad ydych chi’n byw gyda nhw.
“Rydym yn atgoffa pawb bod pedwar o bobl o ddwy aelwyd wahanol bellach yn gallu cwrdd yn yr awyr agored ar gyfer ymarfer corff yn lleol, gan gadw pellter cymdeithasol. Fodd bynnag, cofiwch mai at ddibenion ymarfer corff yn unig y mae hyn ac y dylai unigolion gadw pellter cymdeithasol, ac nad yw’r canllawiau hyn yn berthnasol i erddi preifat.
“Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cyhoeddi y bydd y strategaeth frechu ddiwygiedig yn golygu y bydd pob oedolyn cymwys yng Nghymru yn cael cynnig dos cyntaf erbyn diwedd mis Gorffennaf. Yn ogystal, bydd oedolion ag anableddau dysgu difrifol neu ddwys, a’r rhai ag unrhyw salwch meddwl sy’n achosi nam swyddogaethol difrifol, yn cael eu gwahodd i gael eu brechu fel rhan o grŵp blaenoriaeth chwech y Cyd-bwyllgor ar Imiwneiddio a Brechu, ac mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cyhoeddi canllawiau ar nodi unigolion cymwys yn y grwpiau hyn a sut i’w cefnogi i dderbyn eu cynigion i gael eu brechu.
“Cyhoeddodd Llywodraeth Cymru hefyd y bydd yn ehangu profion yn y gweithle ac yn y gymuned. Bydd gweithleoedd gyda mwy na 50 o weithwyr bellach yn gymwys i gael cymorth i brofi eu gweithluoedd yn rheolaidd. Bydd hyn yn helpu i leihau lledaeniad y feirws ac yn caniatáu iddynt weithredu’n ddiogel.
“Bydd profion cymunedol wedi’u targedu yn cychwyn yr wythnos nesaf mewn ardaloedd penodol ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr, Rhondda Cynon Taf a Merthyr Tudful, i helpu i ddod o hyd i’r rhai nad ydynt yn dangos unrhyw symptomau o’r Coronafeirws.
“Gan y bydd plant ysgolion cynradd sydd rhwng tair a saith oed yn y cyfnod sylfaen yn gallu dychwelyd i ddysgu wyneb yn wyneb o ddydd Llun ymlaen, rydym yn diolch i rieni am eu dyfalbarhad yn ystod y gaeaf.
“Mae arnom angen eich cefnogaeth barhaus i reoli lledaeniad y Coronafeirws, felly peidiwch ag anfon eich plentyn i’r ysgol os yw’n sâl, hyd yn oed os nad ydych yn siŵr a oes ganddo’r Coronafeirws. Parhewch i weithio gartref os oes modd o gwbl.
“Pan fyddwch chi’n mynd â’ch plentyn i’r ysgol, cadwch eich pellter oddi wrth rieni eraill bob amser, gwisgwch orchudd wyneb, a pheidiwch ag aros o gwmpas a sgwrsio. Peidiwch â gwahodd plant eraill na’u rhieni i’ch cartref i chwarae neu aros, dim hyd yn oed yn yr awyr agored, a dim hyd yn oed os ydynt yn yr un swigen yn yr ysgol.
“Gwnewch yn siŵr bod eich plentyn yn deall pwysigrwydd golchi ei ddwylo’n rheolaidd.
“O Fawrth 1 ymlaen, bydd y gyfraith yn cael ei newid i ganiatáu i leoliadau priodas trwyddedig, fel atyniadau ymwelwyr a gwestai, ailagor ond dim ond i gynnal seremonïau priodas a phartneriaeth sifil.
“Mae cyfyngiadau ar deithio yn y DU ac yn rhyngwladol yn parhau i fod ar waith. Mae rhagor o wybodaeth am y canllawiau teithio cyfredol ar gael ar wefan Llywodraeth Cymru.
“Mae mwy nag 916,000 o bobl bellach wedi cael y dos cyntaf o frechlyn Coronafeirws diogel ac effeithiol. Rydym yn annog pawb, beth bynnag fo’u cefndir demograffig-gymdeithasol ac ethnigrwydd, i gael y brechlyn pan gânt ei gynnig. Rydym hefyd yn pwysleisio pwysigrwydd cael gwybodaeth o ffynhonnell ddibynadwy fel Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, Llywodraeth Cymru, bwrdd iechyd lleol neu feddyg teulu.
“Os byddwch chi neu aelod o’ch aelwyd yn datblygu peswch, tymheredd uchel neu newid i synnwyr blasu neu arogli, rhaid i chi hunanynysu ar unwaith ac archebu prawf y Coronafeirws am ddim, naill ai drwy ffonio 119 neu drwy ymweld â https://llyw.cymru/cael-prawf-coronafeirws-covid-19.”