To tackle the spread of coronavirus, people in Wales must:
- – always observe 2m social distancing
- – wash your hands regularly
- – cover your face in indoor public places
- – if you meet another household, outside your extended household, stay outdoors. People must not socialise with people who are not in their household or extended household.
- – work from home if you can
- https://gov.wales/further-constraints-meeting-socially-and-compulsory-face-coverings-help-prevent-new-coronavirus
Important message – we need help from everyone in Gwent
From 6pm tonight (8th September 2020), the Caerphilly County Borough Council area will become an enhanced local health protection area and several new lockdown restrictions come into force.
We’re aware that compliance with the basic rules has relaxed across Gwent and what started as an increase in cases in younger people is now spreading to older people. Please take responsibility for your actions and continue to follow the rules.
- Wash hands – and keep washing them regularly
- Cover face – over your nose and mouth where social distancing is difficult
- Make space – stay at least two metres from anyone not in your household
- Stay home – and get tested if you or anyone in your home has symptoms
It really is this simple.
If you’ve got any symptoms of coronavirus, you must get a test and your whole household must self-isolate immediately.
- New continuous cough
- High temperature
- Loss of taste and/or smell
Book a test here https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test
If you are asked to self-isolate, you should do so to prevent further spread of the virus. Please remember to self-isolate while awaiting the results of a test.
For information which will answer a lot of questions, please visit https://gov.wales/caerphilly-county-coronavirus-lockdown
https://gov.wales/caerphilly-county-coronavirus-lockdown-frequently-asked-questions
Shielding information from the Welsh Government
Following the lockdown in Caerphilly, for Monmouthshire residents who were shielding prior to 16th of August and therefore remain on the Shielding Patient List, there is no change to the advice from the Chief Medical Officer for Wales.
The Welsh Government are not reintroducing shielding at this time. They will continue to monitor this position carefully and will write directly to people on the list in Monmouthshire if this changes.
In the meantime those who were previously shielding should consider the advice they have already been given on how to keep safe;
- Keep contacts outside the household to a minimum and avoid all situations either inside or outside where you are not able to maintain a physical distance of 2m from those outside your household
- Utilise priority shopping slots for supermarkets or shop at quieter times of day
- Wash your hands for 20 seconds with soap and water regularly and use hand sanitiser where hand washing facilities are not available
- Avoid touching surfaces that have been touched by others.
For more information visit WG Guidance on shielding and protecting people and for frequently asked questions visit
https://gov.wales/people-extremely-vulnerable-covid-19-who-have-been-shielding-faqs
For more information visit WG Guidance on shielding and protecting people and for frequently asked questions visit
- From Monday 6th July the 5 mile ‘stay local’ rule no longer applies and a ‘bubble’ can be formed with one other household.
- From 13th July hospitality outlets and tourism businesses can re-open where they can use outdoor spaces
- On Wednesday 1st July the Gwent Local Resilience Forum, including the five councils, agreed to increase the number of mourners permitted to attend funerals at cemeteries within the five local authority areas of Gwent to 20.
- On Monday 29 June, pupils returned to school, under the plans previously announced by the Education Minister, to check in, catch up and prepare for summer and September.
- From Monday 22 June changes were made to the regulations to enable non-essential retail businesses to re-open where they can take all reasonable measures to comply with the physical distancing duty, which will help to protect both employees and customers from coronavirus.
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Our Educational Psychology Service have been sharing some fantastic resources for schools, families and young people during the COVID-19 Pandemic - click below to see the latest resources added to their website www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/aln-covid-19/
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We know many parents and guardians will have questions about the re-opening of schools following the Welsh Government’s announcement.
We are working with our schools to ensure we can do this as safely as possible. Please bear with us. We will update parents and guardians once plans are finalised.
TEMPORARY BUS STOP CLOSURE
A465 Clydach North (Eastbound only) stop will be closed to enable essential work to be undertaken. Starts Tuesday 9th June. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Gwent Police is looking for young people to become Police Cadets. The fantastic opportunity is open to 14-18 year olds. It helps young people to meet new people, learn new skills and volunteer for Gwent.
Cadets learn about the Police and the law and play a vital role in community events, engaging with members of the public and educating them on crime prevention.
For more information visit: www.gwent.police.uk/en/join-us/police-cadets/
This week we’re shining a spotlight on volunteering groups across Monmouthshire. Today we’re featuring the Chepstow COVID-19 Helping Group.
There are dozens of people just like Helen helping our most vulnerable residents in Monmouthshire.❤️️❤️️
You can help out too by joining Our Monmouthshire. ourmonmouthshire.org/
#VolunteersWeek2020
Next week marks the start of #CarersWeek, an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout Wales.
We are looking to speak to carers who can help us raise awareness of what it's really like to be in a caring role.
If you would like to contribute the campaign please contact kellykeyse@monmouthshire.gov.uk
SERVICE UPDATE - USK POST OFFICE RE-OPENING 📨✉️💌
The Post Office within Usk Community Hub on Maryport Street will re-open on Monday 8th June. Opening hours will be 9am – 1pm on Mondays and Thursdays. A queuing system will be in operation to ensure social distancing. Other services at the site, including the library, REMAIN CLOSED at the present time meaning it will not be possible to borrow or return books.
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To support the Welsh Government’s Test, Trace, Protect strategy, partners including Public Health Wales, the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and the five Local Authorities in Gwent have joined forces to establish the Gwent Contact Tracing Service which will go live on Monday June 1.
People who test positive will be contacted by the contact tracing team and asked to share details of other people they have been in close contact with, for example at home or at work.
If we all play our part, keep social distancing and self-isolate if you have symptoms or when instructed to by the contact tracing team, we will reduce the transmission and spread of the virus. This will be a major factor in easing lockdown restrictions and enabling the social and economic recovery in Monmouthshire.
For more information please visit the Public Health Wales website: www.phw.nhs.wales/coronavirus
If you're a volunteer, we want to hear from you! We want to hear how you've been helping people in your community!To mark #Volunteersweek we are wanting to hear from volunteers about why they love volunteering.
Please send us a 30 second clip starting with “ My name is XXXX and I love volunteering because...”
These clips will be shared on our social media. You can send your clips to communications@monmouthshire.gov.uk
Did you know picking up the phone to say hi to someone living in isolation can make a huge difference?
That’s exactly the type of kind things you can offer to support our vulnerable residents.
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