3. Statement by the First Minister: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:08 pm on 6 May 2020.

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Photo of Adam Price Adam Price Plaid Cymru 2:08, 6 May 2020

Yesterday, First Minister, you published figures that show that there were 1,239 deaths registered in care homes in April in Wales compared to 417 for the same month last year—an increase of 200 per cent. Now, you just said, in terms of care homes where there hasn't been a confirmed or suspected outbreak, that clinical advice wasn't in favour of testing residents in that case. But you are doing that now, aren't you, for care homes that have 50 residents or above? And isn't the reason why you're not applying that policy to smaller care homes because you don't have the availability of testing, which means that you don't have the capacity for testing every home?