4. Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Coronavirus (COVID-2019) update

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:55 pm on 3 March 2020.

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Photo of Russell George Russell George Conservative 3:55, 3 March 2020

Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Minister, you mentioned in your statement that potential enhanced monitoring at Cardiff Airport could come into force at short notice. So, I appreciate that it's not happening at the moment, but what would be the triggers for that?

And if I'm allowed, Deputy Presiding Officer, I'll ask one more quick question—thank you. There is a concern about the supply chain. Questions have been raised about business support, but in terms of—. One business contacted me in terms of the supply chain being affected from, particularly, areas of the world such as China, where factories are closed for a limited period of time, and that's now affecting the supply chain, even though those factories may now be back open again. And perhaps a more pressing concern is the supply chains for medical supplies, perhaps not connected with coronavirus itself, but medical supplies to the NHS as a result of delays to goods arriving in this country. Is that a concern also that you have, and is that being addressed as well within the NHS?