The 15 residents died over a three-week period following the outbreak at the Llangollen Fechan Care Home in Llangollen, north Wales. The Welsh Government announces that A Level and GCSE results in Wales will be based on teachers' assessment following an uproar over grades. 30 October First Minister Mark Drakeford says there will not be a return to local lockdown rules when the 17-day "firebreak" measures end on 2 November, but instead a set of national rules will be introduced "for the sake of clarity and simplicity". 6 November Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board consultant, Dr Dai Samuel, calls for lockdown restrictions to continue in Merthyr Tydfil "for weeks, even months". A further 23 people died with coronavirus in Wales, Public Health Wales said in its daily update on Thursday, bringing the death toll to date to 2,307. By piloting mass testing, the aim is to identify more positive cases and help those who do test positive to isolate to prevent them passing it on to anyone else which should reduce the spread of the virus in the community. People have been arriving all day at the mass testing site at Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre, and the overall reaction from locals has so far proved positive. There are 20 patients in its hospitals with coronavirus, three of whom are in intensive care. NHS Wales chief executive Andrew Goodall earlier this week spoke of the challenges of dealing with Covid, saying it was a virus that "surprises us with its ability, particularly in closed settings, in its ability to transmit across to other parts of hospital and healthcare settings". Public Health Wales records a further 102 new cases of COVID-19. On Tuesday, Public Health Wales said a further three people had died with coronavirus in Wales, with 366 people testing positive. Three more Covid-19 deaths at Royal Glamorgan Hospital bringing total to 13 There has been one death related to the Covid-19 outbreak at the Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. 19 June The Welsh Government sets out its programme for easing lockdown restrictions, beginning on 22 June with measures that include allowing retailers to reopen and lifting restrictions on outdoor sports. First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that pubs, restaurants and cafes will not be permitted to sell alcohol from Friday 4 December, and must close at 6pm, in order to tackle a rise in COVID cases. 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"I would urge everyone to treat this as a huge wake-up call", she said. The latest coronavirus infection rates have been revealed in every county in Wales (outlined below). There are now "Test to Treat" locations where you can get both COVID-19 testing and treatment. affecting hundreds of patients in Wales, although it is an issue across the UK. The data also reveals that the total number of beds occupied in Welsh hospitals by Covid-19-related patients has been increasing since the end of September and is now exceeding the level of hospitalisations seen at the peak of the first wave in April, 2020. As a result, a total of 434 pupils and more than 20 staff have had to self isolate. The Opposition Labour Party expresses concern the slogan could be confusing, and leaders of the devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland say they will keep the original slogan. . People will get tested whether they have symptoms or not. 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