Angela Burns AM, the Shadow Health Minister, said today (March 24):
“We have woken up to a new United Kingdom today, one that libertarian politicians and other people alike hoped would never be required.
“The stark fact is that these measures are required to defeat Covid-19 (Coronavirus), and what was advice is now a set of rules.
“Just to reiterate, this is not an option, but how we must live and behave for the time being so that – as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last night – these measures can be reviewed in three weeks. This is for our health, and our national safety, and I urge all people in Wales to adopt these measures.
“What is an already stretched NHS Wales will be stretched further, so to get behind our outstanding doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and allied healthcare workers, please abide by these rules:
- · We can leave our homes for only very limited purposes, which comprises shopping for basic necessities, for one form of exercise a day, for any medical need, and to travel to and from work when absolutely necessary
- · Do not go out to meet friends or family members you do not live with
- · Police have powers to enforce the rules, including through fines and dispersing gatherings
- · All shops selling non-essential goods, such as clothing and electronic stores, are ordered to close
- · Libraries, playgrounds, outdoor gyms and places of worship are to close
- · All gatherings of more than two people in public – excluding people you live with – are banned
- · All social events, including weddings and baptisms, are banned
- · Funerals are not included in the new restrictions
- · Parks will remain open for exercise, but gatherings will be dispersed
She added:
“Together, we can and will come through this. Stay well, stay – within the confines of the rules – active, keep in touch with your loved ones by social media – and let’s remember the advice of ‘Catch it, Bin it, Kill it’.”