Public Health Wales statement on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
This statement will be updated daily at 2pm
Updated: 2:00pm Friday 3 July
PLEASE NOTE: This daily statement about the Public Health
Wales response to Novel Coronavirus in Wales, which includes details of
specific local outbreaks and incidents, is published at 2pm every day on the Public
Health Wales website.
Dr Robin Howe, Incident Director for the Novel
Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said:
“Public Health Wales welcomes the Welsh Government
announcement that, from Monday 6 July, the requirement to stay local will be
lifted and that people from two separate households will be able to join
together to form one exclusive extended household.
“It is important to note, however, that the current
measures will remain in place over this weekend - that is, as a general rule,
people should not travel more than five miles from home and, if you are meeting
one other household, you should stay outdoors and stay local.
“The monitoring and case data emerging from the 2 Sisters plant in Llangefni, Anglesey remains consistently
reassuring.
“Following the multi-agency Outbreak Control Team (OCT) meeting on
Wednesday 1 July, a single additional case associated with the plant was
reported. This brings the total number of positive cases associated with the
factory and its workforce with a confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
infection to a total of 217.
“This is good news and demonstrates that the control measures put in
place following the concerted track and trace phase of the response has been
effective. There is no evidence of sustained community transmission.
“I also want to emphasise that the actions taken by the OCT to isolate
the workforce, with the full cooperation of the employer, is what has brought
this outbreak under rapid control. As such, the formal testing phase of the
outbreak response is now drawing to a close.
“It is important to reassure workers at the plant and the wider
communities in Anglesey and Gwynedd that whenever a sustained and focused
testing and contact tracing programme is put in place, it is wholly expected
that we will identify additional positive cases. This does not mean that there
has been a significant increase in the level of infection in the community as a
whole, as the evidence presented to the OCT has demonstrated.”
“The multi-agency team managing
the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) associated with Rowan Foods Ltd in Wrexham has recorded
a total of 283 positive cases of infection in the workforce since 8 June 2020.
“We have previously asked people who work at the site and couldn’t
attend for on-site sampling to come forward for testing, and they have. We are
reporting a total increase of 46 cases recorded since Monday, but this does not
mean that we have seen a jump in the level of infection in the last 48 hours.
The majority of the increase is as a result of checking on-site sampling with
results collected through community, home and drive-through testing centres,
not new spread of infection.
“We want to reassure the workforce and wider community that the results
we have identified are entirely what we would expect to see when a focused and
robust testing regime is put in place.
“The OCT has received assurance from the employer and the Health &
Safety Executive that the factory is taking all necessary precautions to
protect its workforce. There continues to be no evidence that the infection is
factory-based.
“The OCT will also continue to urge any remaining workers at the site
who have not yet taken up the offer of testing to do so. We would also urge
everyone to maintain two metres social distancing when outside of the home, to
practice good hand hygiene and continue to self-isolate if they are unwell with
symptoms of COVID-19.”
“A total of 134
cases of COVID-19 have been reported in relation to the cluster in the
workforce associated with the Kepak
Merthyr workforce.
“Investigations in
this cluster continue, and updates will be issued in the coming days.
“The Food Standards
Agency advise that it is very unlikely that you can catch coronavirus from
food. COVID-19 is a respiratory illness. It is not known to be transmitted by
exposure to food or food packaging.
“It is timely to remind everyone that we all have a
vital role in preventing the spread of Coronavirus by always sticking to social
distancing guidelines – that’s staying two metres away from others and washing
hands regularly.
“As restrictions are eased, we would urge members
of the public to continue to avoid visiting locations where proper social
distancing is difficult to achieve.
“While shopping, members of the public should use contactless
payment where possible, and reduce contact with goods. Where available, use
sanitiser outside your home, especially as you enter a building and after you
have had contact with surfaces. Avoid
touching your face.
“Future
relaxation of lockdown measures will also be dependent on everyone following
advice set out in the ‘Test, Trace, Protect’ strategy, including self-isolating
when required. Complying with social distancing and hygiene measures
remains extremely important.
“Revised lockdown arrangements also apply to people
in Wales who have been told to ‘shield’ from the virus. They are able to go
outside and meet people from another household, provided they keep a two-metre
distance.
“Contact tracing continues in Wales as part of the
Welsh Government’s ‘Test, Trace, Protect’ strategy. Contact tracing is the
process of identifying people who have come in
contact with an individual with Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in order to
prevent the risk of others spreading the infection in our communities.
“Anyone who has a positive Novel Coronavirus
(COVID-19) test will be contacted by a team of contact tracers, and asked for
details of everyone they have had close contact with while they have had
symptoms.
“Please keep a note of your activities so you
can easily remember your whereabouts on a given day, along with who you were in contact
with. This is for everyone’s benefit and we are grateful for your continued
cooperation.
“If you are asked to self-isolate, you should
also comply with this request to prevent further spread of the virus.
“You do not need to have any concerns about
providing names to the tracing team. Tracers are trained staff and personal
information that you provide will handled in line with data protection
regulations and will not be shared widely.
“Information about the symptoms of Novel
Coronavirus (COVID-19) to look out for is available on the Public Health Wales
website, or members of the public can use the NHS Wales symptom checker.
“Anyone experiencing Novel Coronavirus
(COVID-19) symptoms can now apply for a home testing kit using the new UK
online portal. For further information and a link to the booking website,
visit: www.gov.wales/coronavirus or www.llyw.cymru/coronafeirws. This is
supported by a national 119 phone service, through which people can also order
a home test.
“Anyone with a
suspected coronavirus illness should not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or
hospital. They should only contact NHS 111 if they feel they cannot cope with
their symptoms at home, their condition gets worse, or their symptoms do not
get better after seven days.
“Only call 999 if you are experiencing a
life-threatening emergency, do not call 999 just because you are on hold to
111. We appreciate that 111 lines are busy, but you will get through after a
wait.
Diweddarwyd: 2:00yp Dydd Gwener Gorffennaf - I ddilyn
NODER: Cyhoeddir y datganiad dyddiol
hwn am ymateb Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru i Coronafeirws Newydd yng Nghymru, sy'n
cynnwys manylion am achosion a digwyddiadau lleol penodol, am 2pm bob dydd ar
wefan Iechyd Cyhoeddus
Cymru.
Dywedodd
Robin Howe, Cyfarwyddwr Digwyddiad ar gyfer yr ymateb i'r achos o'r
Coronafeirws Newydd (COVID-19) yn Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru:
“Mae
Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru yn croesawu cyhoeddiad Llywodraeth Cymru y bydd y
gofyniad i aros yn lleol, o ddydd Llun 6 Gorffennaf ymlaen, yn cael ei godi ac
y bydd pobl o ddau gartref ar wahân yn gallu ymuno i ffurfio un cartref
estynedig unigryw.
“Mae’n
bwysig nodi, fodd bynnag, y bydd y mesurau cyfredol yn aros ar waith dros y
penwythnos hwn - hynny yw, fel rheol gyffredinol, ni ddylai pobl deithio mwy na
phum milltir o’u cartrefi ac, os ydych yn cwrdd ag un cartref arall, dylech fod
yn yr awyr agored a dylech aros yn lleol.
“Mae'r data monitro ac achos
sy'n dod i'r amlwg o ffatri 2 Sisters yn
Llangefni, Ynys Môn, yn parhau i fod yn galonogol.
“Yn
dilyn cyfarfod aml-asiantaeth y Tîm Rheoli Achosion (OCT) ddydd Mercher 1
Gorffennaf, cofnodwyd un achos ychwanegol yn gysylltiedig â’r safle. Daw hyn â
chyfanswm yr achosion positif sy'n gysylltiedig â'r ffatri a'i gweithlu gyda
haint Coronafeirws Newydd (COVID-19) wedi'u cadarnhau i 217.
“Mae
hyn yn newyddion da ac mae’n dangos bod y mesurau rheoli a roddwyd ar waith yn
dilyn cam tracio ac olrhain pwrpasol yr ymateb wedi bod yn effeithiol. Nid oes
tystiolaeth o drosglwyddo parhaus yn y gymuned.
“Rwyf
hefyd am bwysleisio mai’r camau a gymerwyd gan yr OCT i ynysu’r gweithlu, gyda
chydweithrediad llawn y cyflogwr, sydd wedi dod â’r achos hwn o dan reolaeth yn
gyflym. O ganlyniad, mae cam profi ffurfiol yr ymateb i achosion bellach yn
dirwyn i ben.
“Mae'n bwysig rhoi sicrwydd i weithwyr yn y ffatri a'r cymunedau ehangach
yn Ynys Môn a Gwynedd, y byddwn yn disgwyl nodi achosion positif ychwanegol
pryd bynnag y bydd rhaglen brofi ac olrhain cysylltiadau parhaus â ffocws yn
cael ei sefydlu. Nid yw hyn yn golygu y bu cynnydd sylweddol yn lefel yr haint
yn y gymuned gyfan, fel y mae'r dystiolaeth a gyflwynwyd i'r OCT wedi dangos.”
“Mae’r tîm amlasiantaeth sy’n rheoli’r achosion o Coronafeirws Newydd (COVID-19) sy’n gysylltiedig â Rowan Foods Ltd yn Wrecsam wedi cofnodi
cyfanswm o 283 o achosion positif yn y gweithlu ers 8 Mehefin 2020.
“Rydyn
ni wedi gofyn o’r blaen i’r bobl sy’n gweithio ar y safle nad oedd modd iddynt
gael eu samplu ar y safle i ddod i gael eu profi, ac maen nhw wedi gwneud
hynny. Rydym yn cofnodi bod cyfanswm cynnydd o 46 achos a gofnodwyd ers dydd
Llun, ond nid yw hyn yn golygu ein bod wedi gweld naid yn lefel yr haint yn
ystod y 48 awr ddiwethaf. Mae’r rhan fwyaf o'r cynnydd o ganlyniad i
wirio’r samplu ar y safle gyda chanlyniadau'n cael eu casglu trwy ganolfannau
profi cymunedol, yn y cartref a thrwy ffenest y car, ac nid oherwydd lledaeniad
newydd yr haint.
“Rydym
am sicrhau'r gweithlu a'r gymuned ehangach bod y canlyniadau a nodwyd gennym yn
union yr hyn y byddem yn disgwyl ei weld pan fydd trefn brofi gadarn â ffocws
yn cael ei rhoi ar waith.
“Mae'r
OCT wedi derbyn sicrwydd gan y cyflogwr a'r Awdurdod Gweithredol Iechyd a
Diogelwch fod y ffatri'n rhoi’r holl ragofalon angenrheidiol ar waith i
ddiogelu ei gweithlu. Nid oes tystiolaeth mai’r ffatri yw tarddiad yr haint.
“Bydd
yr OCT hefyd yn parhau i annog unrhyw weithwyr sydd ar ôl ar y safle, nad ydynt
eto wedi manteisio ar y cynnig i gael eu profi, i wneud hynny. Byddem hefyd yn
annog pawb i gadw pellter cymdeithasol o ddau fetr y tu allan i'r cartref, i
ymarfer hylendid dwylo da a pharhau i hunanynysu os ydyn nhw'n sâl â symptomau
COVID-19."
“Cofnodwyd
cyfanswm o 134 o achosion o COVID-19 mewn perthynas â’r achosion yn y gweithlu
sy’n gysylltiedig â gweithlu Kepak ym
Merthyr.
“Mae
ymchwiliadau yn y clwstwr hwn yn parhau, a chyhoeddir diweddariadau yn ystod y
dyddiau nesaf.
“Mae’r
Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd yn cynghori ei bod yn annhebygol iawn y gallwch ddal
coronafeirws o fwyd. Mae COVID-19 yn salwch anadlol. Ni ystyrir ei fod yn cael
ei drosglwyddo trwy ddod i gysylltiad â deunyddiau pacio bwyd na bwyd.
“Mae’n
adeg briodol i atgoffa pawb fod gennym ni i gyd rôl bwysig i’w chwarae wrth atal
lledaeniad Coronafeirws trwy lynu wrth ganllawiau cadw pellter cymdeithasol bob
amser – hynny yw, sicrhau eich bod yn cadw dau fetr oddi wrth bobl eraill a
golchi eich dwylo yn rheolaidd.
“Wrth
i'r cyfyngiadau gael eu llacio, byddem yn annog aelodau’r cyhoedd i barhau i
osgoi ymweld â lleoliadau lle mae’n anodd cadw pellter cymdeithasol priodol.
“Wrth
siopa, dylai aelodau o’r cyhoedd ddefnyddio technoleg ddigyffwrdd wrth dalu lle
bo hynny’n bosibl, a lleihau cysylltiad â nwyddau. Defnyddiwch hylif diheintio
dwylo y tu allan i’ch cartref lle bo hwn ar gael, yn enwedig wrth i chi fynd i
mewn i adeilad ac ar ôl i chi ddod i gysylltiad ag arwynebau. Osgowch
gyffwrdd eich wyneb.
“Bydd llacio’r mesurau
cyfyngiadau yn y dyfodol hefyd yn dibynnu ar bawb yn dilyn y cyngor a nodir yn
y strategaeth ‘Profi, Monitro, Olrhain’, gan gynnwys hunanynysu pan fo
angen. Mae cydymffurfio â mesurau cadw pellter cymdeithasol a hylendid
yn parhau i fod yn hynod bwysig.
“Mae’r
trefniadau cyfyngiadau symud diwygiedig hefyd yn berthnasol i bobl yng Nghymru
y dywedwyd wrthynt am ‘warchod’ eu hunain rhag y feirws. Gallant fynd y tu
allan a chwrdd â phobl o gartref arall, ar yr amod eu bod yn cadw pellter dau
fetr.
“Mae olrhain cysylltiadau yn parhau yng Nghymru fel rhan o strategaeth
‘Profi, Monitro, Olrhain’ Llywodraeth Cymru. Olrhain cysylltiadau yw'r broses o
adnabod pobl sydd wedi dod i gysylltiad ag unigolyn â Coronafeirws Newydd
(COVID-19) er mwyn atal y risg y bydd eraill yn lledaenu'r haint yn ein
cymunedau.
“Bydd tîm o olrheinwyr cysylltiadau yn cysylltu ag unrhyw un sydd wedi cael
prawf positif am Coronafeirws Newydd (COVID-19), a gofynnir am fanylion pawb y
mae wedi bod mewn cysylltiad agos â nhw tra bod symptomau gyda nhw.
“Cadwch nodyn o'ch gweithgareddau er mwyn i chi allu cofio’n hawdd ble
oeddech chi ar ddiwrnod penodol, ynghyd â gyda phwy yr oeddech mewn cysylltiad
â nhw. Mae hyn er budd pawb ac rydym yn ddiolchgar am eich cydweithrediad
parhaus.
“Os gofynnir i chi hunanynysu, dylech hefyd gydymffurfio â'r gofyniad hwn
er mwyn atal y feirws rhag lledaenu ymhellach.
“Nid oes angen i chi fod ag unrhyw bryderon ynghylch darparu enwau i'r tîm
olrhain. Mae olrheinwyr yn staff hyfforddedig a bydd yr wybodaeth bersonol
rydych chi'n ei darparu yn cael ei thrin yn unol â rheoliadau diogelu data ac
ni fydd yn cael ei rhannu'n eang.
“Mae gwybodaeth am symptomau Coronafeirws Newydd (COVID-19) i gadw llygad
amdanynt ar gael ar wefan Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, neu gall aelodau'r cyhoedd
ddefnyddio gwiriwr symptomau GIG Cymru.
“Gall unrhyw un sy’n profi symptomau Coronafeirws Newydd (COVID-19) nawr
wneud cais am becyn prawf cartref gan ddefnyddio porth ar-lein newydd y DU. I
gael rhagor o wybodaeth a dolen i'r wefan archebu, ewch i: www.llyw.cymru/coronafeirws neu www.gov.wales/coronavirus. Cefnogir hyn
gan wasanaeth ffôn 119 cenedlaethol, lle gall pobl hefyd archebu prawf cartref.
“Ni ddylai unrhyw un yr amheuir bod ganddo/ganddi salwch coronafeirws
fynd i bractis meddyg teulu, fferyllfa nac ysbyty. Dim ond os yw'n teimlo na
all ymdopi â'i symptomau gartref, fod ei gyflwr yn gwaethygu, neu os nad yw ei
symptomau’n gwella ar ôl saith niwrnod y dylai gysylltu â NHS 111.
“Peidiwch â ffonio 999 oni bai eich bod yn profi
argyfwng sy’n peryglu bywyd. Peidiwch â ffonio 999 dim ond oherwydd eich bod yn
aros i 111 ateb eich galwad ffôn. Rydym yn deall bod llinellau 111 yn brysur,
ond bydd rhywun yn ateb eich galwad ar ôl i chi aros.