8. The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 10) Regulations 2022

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:32 pm on 17 May 2022.

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Photo of Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Labour 5:32, 17 May 2022

Diolch yn fawr. Well, the Chief Medical Officer for Wales has been supportive of this point. I think he supports this move because he believes that, whilst the rates are still very high—so, one in 35 is still reasonably high, and, of course, this measure was taken when we were at a point when it was about one in 20, which was very high, in the community—then he is very keen to make sure that we protect the most vulnerable. Of course, we'll assess when it will be appropriate to switch between a legal framework and very strong guidance, and that will be something, of course, we will continue to keep under review. But under these circumstances and the circumstances in which we took these decisions, I would hope that people would support our position in trying to protect the most vulnerable at this very important stage when cases are very, very high in our community.