The very sad news that three people with Covid-19 died yesterday in Wrexham Maelor Hospital is a reminder that we still face huge challenges with this pandemic.
Localised testing is now taking place in Caia Park and Hightown and Wrexham Maelor as well as community hospitals in the region are also facing rising infection rates.
Welsh Government is talking about a localised lockdown and that is something we should try to avoid at all costs. That's why Plaid Cymru locally is calling for active interventions from public health authorities to avoid a full lockdown.
We want mandatory masks to be worn in public in critical areas. These should be provided free of charge for residents and shoppers.
We also want to see more targetted testing in those areas seen as most problematic by the authorities to identify and isolate those with the disease. Asking people to visit a testing centre when they may not have symptoms will not identify everyone.
In the hospital, we are hearing too many cases of Covid-19 patients being placed with non-Covid-19 patients. If you have concerns, either as an NHS worker, patient or relative, please get in touch as we are collecting evidence for an investigation into the outbreak.
You can contact Cllr Carrie Harper in confidence on plaidwrecsam@gmail.com to share your experiences.
As a last resort, the Deeside emergency hospital set up earlier this year to deal with the pandemic should be activated to take confirmed Covid-19 cases in the region and help isolate those confirmed cases.
The last few months have been incredibly difficult for all concerned and this latest developments shows we're not out of the woods yet. Please stay safe and take all the precautions needed to ensure this virus does not take hold again in Wrexham.
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