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The Office for National Statistics has published a report on long Covid this morning. Here are the key points.
The roadmap out of the lockdown for almost all aspects of life in Wales is being spelled out today but the Welsh first minister, Mark Drakeford, is at pains to call for people to remain cautious.
Drakeford said Wales has the lowest Covid rate and highest vaccination rate among the UK nations. His government is laying out a timetable for when the country can re-open again but questions are being raised over some aspects, such as why outdoor hospitality will not open until two weeks after England and why gyms remain closed until May.
I’ve long argued that it is over-optimistic, that it doesn’t reflect the risk of reimporting coronavirus from other parts of the world where there are new variants in circulation.
