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”.
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.
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.
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.
The criteria set by Ministers to lift the lockdown offers “more heat than light”, Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price has said.
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.
Plaid Cymru has called on the Welsh Government to publish details of what it agreed to in terms of its SAGE membership.
Plaid MP Jonathan Edwards has written to the Chancellor calling for the UK Government not to give financial support to tax avoiding companies.
Plaid Cymru has demanded an emergency support scheme to help Welsh farms survive the catastrophic impact of the covid-19 pandemic, describing the Welsh Government’s response as appallingly slow.
The Welsh Government needs to guarantee Death in Service benefit for any health worker who dies in the line of duty, according to Plaid Cymru.