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The Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price has called on the Welsh government to act at once to ban people from travelling from high infection areas in England into Wales.
Welsh ministers have said they are disappointed that Boris Johnson has not stopped people travelling out of Covid-19 hotspots and are considering their next steps. Price said:
I would be more than disappointed, I’m livid at the attitude of the prime minister.
Previously Mark Drakeford has said there was not any evidence of this kind of infection from people travelling from over the border.
Care homes visits in Scotland will be extended indoors and in some cases hand-holding will be allowed, with PPE, the Scottish government’s health secretary, Jeane Freeman, told the Scottish government briefing. The changes she announced to guidelines will no doubt be welcomed by relatives who have been lobbying for relaxations to the rules for some months.
As we reported last week, anxious relatives have shared heart-breaking stories of separation from loved ones – in particular about the toll that prolonged isolation is taking on those with dementia – who relied on daily stimulation from visitors.
Related: Life under Covid in Scottish care homes – a photo essay
