Public Health Wales statement on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
This statement will be updated daily at 2pm
Updated: Friday 18 September 2020
Dr Robin Howe, Incident
Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public
Health Wales, said:
“We are now seeing a steady increase in cases in many communities across
Wales, and our investigations show that many of these have been transmitted due
to a lack of social distancing.
“We are also seeing an increase in the number of people who are
seriously ill and have been admitted to hospital with COVID-19.
“Coronavirus has not gone away.
It remains the responsibility of everyone to help prevent the spread of
this virus to protect older and vulnerable family members and friends. They should do this by self-isolating when
asked to do so, staying two metres away from others, and by washing hands
regularly.
“Public Health Wales supports the
restrictions which have been put in place in Caerphilly and Rhondda Cynon Taf by
the Welsh Government and local authorities. The full list of rules for these
areas can be found on the Welsh Government website, by clicking here for Caerphilly and here for Rhondda
Cynon Taf.
“Members
of the public in Newport are also being advised of the need to be vigilant for
the symptoms of Coronavirus, and of the vital need to stick to social
distancing guidelines, as a rise in cases there causes concern.
“Face coverings are now
mandatory for everyone over age 11 in public places, and only six people from
an extended household can meet now indoors in areas of Wales where local
restrictions do not apply.
Our role in testing and sampling
“Public Health Wales
does not run any drive-through or walk-in sampling centres. These services are delivered either by local
health boards, or by the UK Department of Health and Social Services.
“Public Health Wales
does have a role in processing tests and delivering test results, but the
majority of tests for Welsh residents are processed by the Lighthouse Labs run
by the UK Department of Health.”
International Travel
“Advice on travelling abroad,
including the latest information on quarantine requirements on returning home,
can be found on the Welsh Government
and FCO
websites.
“Anyone returning to Wales
from countries which have been identified as high risk must quarantine in
accordance with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office regulations even if they
are not experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms or have had a negative test result.
"Anyone with suspected
symptoms of COVID-19 infection - a high temperature, a new, continuous cough,
or a loss of smell or taste (anosmia) - must self-isolate and seek an urgent
test.
“Getting a
coronavirus test is free and simple to do, either by visiting www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test or by calling the free number 119.
"Confirmed cases must
isolate for 10 days, with members of their household isolating for 14 days
until the risk of passing on further infection has gone. Combined, these simple
but effective actions will ensure the virus does not spread.
Contact
tracing and general information
“Contact tracing continues as
part of the Welsh Government’s Test, Trace, Protect strategy. Anyone who has a
positive Coronavirus 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.
“If you are asked to
self-isolate, you should do so to prevent further spread of the virus.
“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 Coronavirus is available on the Public Health Wales website, or via
the NHS 111 Wales symptom checker.
“Anyone experiencing
Coronavirus symptoms can apply for a home testing kit by visiting www.gov.wales/coronavirus, or by calling the national 119 phone service.
“Anyone with suspected
coronavirus 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: Dydd Gwener 18 Medi 2020
Dywedodd Dr Robin
Howe, Cyfarwyddwr Digwyddiad ar gyfer yr ymateb i'r achos o'r Coronafeirws
Newydd (COVID-19) yn Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru:
“Rydym bellach yn gweld cynnydd cyson mewn achosion mewn llawer o
gymunedau ledled Cymru, ac mae ein hymchwiliadau’n dangos bod llawer o’r rhain
wedi cael eu trosglwyddo oherwydd diffyg cadw pellter cymdeithasol.
“Rydym hefyd yn gweld cynnydd yn nifer y bobl sy’n sâl iawn ac sydd wedi
mynd i’r ysbyty oherwydd COVID-19.
“Nid yw Coronafeirws wedi diflannu.
Mae'n gyfrifoldeb ar bawb o hyd i helpu i atal y feirws hwn rhag
lledaenu er mwyn amddiffyn aelodau’r teulu a ffrindiau sy'n hŷn a bregus. Dylent wneud hyn trwy hunanynysu pan ofynnir
iddynt wneud hynny, dylent aros dau fetr i ffwrdd oddi wrth bobl eraill, a
dylent olchi eu dwylo yn rheolaidd.
“Mae
Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru yn cefnogi’r cyfyngiadau sydd wedi cael eu rhoi ar waith
yng Nghaerffili a Rhondda Cynon Taf gan Lywodraeth Cymru ac awdurdodau
lleol. Gellir dod o hyd i’r rhestr lawn o reolau ar gyfer yr ardaloedd
hyn ar wefan Llywodraeth Cymru trwy glicio yma ar gyfer Caerffili
ac yma ar gyfer Rhondda Cynon Taf.
“Cynghorir aelodau’r
cyhoedd yng Nghasnewydd hefyd fod angen iddynt fod yn wyliadwrus am symptomau
Coronafeirws, a bod gwir angen iddynt gadw at y canllawiau cadw pellter
cymdeithasol, gan fod y cynnydd mewn achosion yno yn peri pryder.
“Mae gorchuddion wyneb
bellach yn orfodol i bawb dros 11 oed mewn mannau cyhoeddus, a bellach, dim ond
chwech o bobl o aelwyd estynedig all gwrdd dan do mewn ardaloedd yng Nghymru
lle nad yw cyfyngiadau lleol yn berthnasol.
Ein rôl wrth brofi a samplu
“Nid yw Iechyd
Cyhoeddus Cymru yn rhedeg canolfannau samplu drwy ffenest y car na chanolfannau
galw i mewn. Darperir y gwasanaethau hyn
naill ai gan fyrddau iechyd lleol, neu gan Adran Iechyd a Gwasanaethau
Cymdeithasol y DU.
“Mae gan Iechyd
Cyhoeddus Cymru rôl mewn prosesu profion a darparu canlyniadau profion, ond mae
mwyafrif y profion ar gyfer trigolion Cymru yn cael eu prosesu gan y Labordai
Goleudy a redir gan Adran Iechyd y DU.”
Teithiau Rhyngwladol
“Gellir dod o hyd i gyngor ar
deithio dramor, gan gynnwys yr wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am y gofynion cwarantin
wrth ddychwelyd adref, ar wefan Llywodraeth
Cymruac ar wefan y Swyddfa Dramor a Chymanwlad.
“Rhaid i unrhyw un sy’n dychwelyd
i Gymru o wledydd y nodwyd eu bod yn risg uchel osod ei hun dan gwarantin yn
unol â rheoliadau’r Swyddfa Dramor a Chymanwlad hyd yn oed os nad oes ganddo
unrhyw symptomau COVID-19 neu os yw wedi cael prawf negyddol.
“Rhaid i unrhyw un yr amheuir bod
ganddynt symptomau COVID-19, sef tymheredd uchel, peswch newydd a pharhaus neu
golli synnwyr blasu neu arogli (anosmia), hunanynysu a chael prawf ar unwaith.
“Mae mynd ati i gael prawf Coronafeirws yn rhad ac am ddim ac yn syml, a
gellir gwneud hyn naill ai trwy ymweld â www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test neu trwy ffonio'r rhif
rhad ac am ddim 119.
“Rhaid i achosion a gadarnhawyd
ynysu am 10 diwrnod, a rhaid i aelodau o’u cartrefi ynysu am 14 diwrnod hyd nes
bod y perygl o drosglwyddo’r haint ymhellach wedi mynd. Gyda’i gilydd, bydd y
camau syml ond effeithiol hyn yn sicrhau nad yw’r feirws yn lledaenu.
Olrhain cysylltiadau a gwybodaeth gyffredinol
“Mae olrhain cysylltiadau yn
parhau fel rhan o strategaeth Profi, Olrhain, Diogelu Llywodraeth Cymru. Bydd
tîm o swyddogion olrhain cysylltiadau yn cysylltu ag unrhyw un sydd wedi cael
prawf positif am Coronafeirws, a gofynnir am fanylion pawb y mae wedi bod mewn
cysylltiad agos â nhw tra bod ganddo symptomau.
“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.
“Os gofynnir i chi
hunanynysu, dylech wneud hyn er mwyn atal y feirws rhag lledaenu ymhellach.
“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 ar gael ar wefan Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, neu drwy holiadur
symptomau GIG Cymru.
“Gall unrhyw un sydd â
symptomau Coronafeirws wneud cais am becyn profi gartref trwy fynd i www.gov.wales/coronavirus, neu trwy ffonio’r gwasanaeth ffôn 119
cenedlaethol.
“Ni ddylai unrhyw un
yr amheuir bod ganddo/ganddi 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.