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Building back better - why we can't go back to normal after the Coronavirus crisis has passed - Adam Price, Leader of Plaid Cymru

When we get out of the Coronavirus crisis, we can't go back to the way things were before, argues Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price. The Senedd elections in a year's time presents the best opportunity for change ever offered to the people of Wales. 

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Testing and tracing only way to get economy back on track

The founder of JUST EAT David Buttress has said that only by “dramatically” increasing testing and tracing will the economy be able to get back on track.

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Publish Operation Cygnus: Labour FM should listen to Labour Shadow Health Secretary

Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price AM has called on the Welsh Government to publish the ‘Operation Cygnus’ findings after responses to written questions in the Senedd revealed that the Labour administration had received a copy of the report.

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Plaid Leader Adam Price calls on FM to publish testing, tracing and isolating plan

Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price has called on First Minister Mark Drakeford to publish his plan for testing, tracing and isolating in the event of easing lockdown restrictions, calling failure to reach testing targets in Wales as a failure of “both governments”.

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All healthcare workers should get same Death in Service benefit, says Plaid

Families of some healthcare staff who have returned or have been fast-tracked to the frontline to help the NHS during the Coronavirus pandemic could receive significantly reduced ongoing financial support if they die in service compared to some their colleagues.

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Issue guidance for wearing face masks in public, Plaid Cymru tells Welsh Government

The Welsh Government should issue guidance on the use of face masks when out in public, Plaid Cymru’s Shadow Health Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth AM has said.

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BBC Panorama investigation raises questions about PPE pandemic stock for Welsh Government

Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price has called on the Welsh Government to reveal how much PPE it had in its stockpile prior to the Coronavirus crisis after an investigation by BBC Panorama revealed that the Westminster government failed to buy crucial protective equipment to cope with a pandemic.

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Flawed Welsh Government exit strategy "built on sand" says Plaid Leader Adam Price

The criteria set by Ministers to lift the lockdown offers “more heat than light”, Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price has said.

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Alarm at future of community testing after portal launch delayed

Plaid Cymru have expressed concern about the future of community testing and a lack of details about how to increase testing capacity after an online booking system for coronavirus tests for key workers in Wales was delayed for a second week.

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New home learning arrangements have shown "real impact" poverty has on child achievement

The new home teaching arrangements during Covid-19 have highlighted how poverty holds children back, Plaid Cymru have said.

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