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More than £680 million reaches businesses in COVID-19 support

Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for businesses

Business rate relief, grants and loans for businesses to help during the disruption caused by COVID-19.

How to make a 3 layer face covering

Step by step guide to making a non-medical, 3 layer face covering at home.

Help for the vulnerable from local authorities and voluntary groups

People who are extremely vulnerable will receive a letter from the Chief Medical Officer for Wales.

Those who have not received a letter, but are vulnerable, may also need support to get food and medicines. Friends, family or neighbours may be able to help.

If you do not have anyone who can help with food or medicines, you may be able to get help from your local authority or voluntary groups.

Operational guidance for schools and settings:Keep Education Safe (COVID-19)

Guidance for schools and settings to safely increase their on-site operations for staff and learners.

Guidance on face-to-face further education and work-based learning: coronavirus

Guidance for colleges and training providers on the safe attendance of learners and staff from 15 June 2020.

Schools increasing operations from 29 June: coronavirus

Guidance published to help schools,colleges and childcare settings

The Welsh Government has published guidance for schools to plan for pupils to return from 29 June to “check in, catch up and prepare for summer and September.”

Protecting staff and children from coronavirus in childcare

Guidance on learning over the summer term: Keep Education Safe (COVID-19)

This guidance provides advice on learning and teaching that schools and settings may wish to provide for the remainder of the summer term.

Higher education and student support: coronavirus

Information about student support during the coronavirus pandemic.

Written Statement:Special payment for the social care workforce

Restoring dental services following COVID-19: letter from the Chief Dental Officer

Letter explaining proposals on restoring dental services to dental health professionals.

Technical Advisory Cell: use of face coverings in the context of COVID-19

COVID-19 advice provided to Welsh Ministers on 8 June 2020.

Coronavirus critical (key) workers: test eligibility

These are defined as critical workers for coronavirus testing.

Daily News Conferences

The Welsh Government holds a daily 12.30pm media briefing about coronavirus supported by a BSL translator. They are live-streamed on our @WelshGovernment Twitter channel and broadcast live on BBC One Wales and S4C.

Symptom Study

Help us fight coronavirus by reporting your health daily, even if you feel well.

You can help us fight coronavirus by completing a daily health survey on the COVID-19 symptom study app. This app is for everyone, not just for those who have symptoms.

The app will help us understand the symptoms and spread of COVID-19. By answering some quick questions, you can help us plan our response to coronavirus.

We will not share the answers you give us beyond the NHS and trusted organisations working directly with the NHS in response to coronavirus.

Test, Trace, Protect strategy

A campaign is underway aimed at informing the general public and critical workers of the Welsh Government’s Test, Trace, Protect strategy. The website has been updated with the latest information on the strategy, including guidance for employers (https://gov.wales/test-trace-protect-coronavirus). New video and animated social assets have been produced for use across paid-for campaigns and for stakeholders to share through their own channels. The assets are available to download here and please disseminate these to your networks and use across your social media channels to help share information on Test, Trace, Protect.