Pembrokeshire County Council Leader, Councillor David Simpson,
has provided a further coronavirus update for Monday, 11th May, as
follows:
‘I hope that you were able to have a restful Bank Holiday and that you
managed to take the opportunity to commemorate the VE Day
anniversary while still complying with the social distancing guidance.
‘I appreciate that over the weekend there has been information
discussed at UK and Welsh Government levels in relation to the
situation relating to Covid-19. You may have found some of this
confusing.
‘We are now seeing other countries slowly amending their lockdown
rules, albeit very mindful that this virus has not been totally
eradicated.
‘One of the clear key messages is that the virus has not gone away.
We are still tackling the pandemic and lives are still unfortunately
being lost. We need to continue to work together to ensure the
spread of the virus is minimised. Preservation of life is key.
‘The First Minister made it clear that in Wales “we will proceed with
maximum caution.”
‘I am also aware that in Wales the First Minister has announced some
minor changes to the “stay at home” regulations. However, the
fundamental principles are still in force.
‘The modest changes will allow people to go outside to exercise more
than once a day, but the law requires people to stay local; to start and
end exercise at their homes and not to travel to exercise.
‘The new regulations also allow garden centres to open. However,
social distancing must be adhered to.
‘To be clear: these adjustments do not change the Welsh
Government’s overall advice to people. This continues to be stay at
home; protect the NHS and save lives.
‘As you are aware, waste and recycling centres (WRCs) in
Pembrokeshire and across Wales were closed in accordance with
Government guidelines to “stay at home” as this was deemed non-
essential travel.
‘On Friday, 8 th May, the Welsh Government announced that it will be
reviewing the regulations to allow local authorities to begin planning
on how to safely re-open WRCs. I can confirm that our officers are
now working on plans to re-open them and I will give you further
updates as the details emerge.
‘I want to highlight that we are actively redeploying staff to assist with
numerous work streams such as our Community and Provider hubs,
and on those plans to re-open WRCs.
‘Our Human Resources team has supported this redeployment and I
want to thank them for all their hard work in relation to this and other
staffing issues.
‘As we continue in lockdown we all need to remain safe and ensure
we do not catch or pass on this virus.
‘Covid-19 has reshaped our lives. What we do now will determine
how we shape the future. It is vital that we adhere to the advice given
by Welsh Government to ensure Wales and Pembrokeshire gets
through this.
‘I feel very passionate about our county and we all need to ensure we
safeguard its future. We will rebound and Pembrokeshire will
welcome tourism back although now is not the time to re-open to
visitors.
‘The following coronavirus-related press releases have been issued
since my last update on Thursday:
Business Urged To Take Part in CV Survey:
https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/newsroom/businesses-
urged-to-take-part-in-coronavirus-impact-survey
First Remote Meeting of Cabinet To Be Held:
https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/newsroom/first-remote-
meeting-of-cabinet-to-be-held
All-Wales Approach To Waste And Recycling Centres:
https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/newsroom/pembs-working-
on-all-wales-approach-on-waste-and-recycling-centres
Work To Resume on Some Construction Sites:
https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/newsroom/work-set-to-
resume-at-some-county-construction-sites
‘Public Health Wales is updating and adding to their resources
regularly. Please find all assets here:
https://phw.nhs.wales/topics/latest-information-on-novel-coronavirus-
covid-19/coronavirus-resources/
‘Also, please keep an eye on our newsroom at:
https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/newsroom
‘And to get daily email updates, log onto our website and sign into My
Account at:
https://myaccount.pembrokeshire.gov.uk
‘Don’t risk catching or spreading the virus, why risk it? Remember:
Stay Strong, Stay Safe and Stay at Home. Thank you.’
Useful links:
www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.sir-benfro.gov.uk/coronafeirws
https://phw.nhs.wales/
Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru – Coronafeirws Newydd (COVID-19)
– Cyngor hunan-ynysu
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-
19-list-of-guidance
