Merthyr

Welsh towns including Newport and Merthyr Tydfil are plunged into lockdown

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The areas of Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport and Blaenau Gwent will be placed under a local lockdown following an increase of coronavirus cases, the Welsh Government has announced. Health minister Vaughan Gething said there had been a ‘worrying and rapid rise’ in cases of Covid-19 in the four areas in south Wales. The measures – … Read more

Is Merthyr Tydfil the UK’s new Covid-19 hotspot?

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Merthyr Tydfil is the UK’s new coronavirus hotspot, according to official figures that show the Welsh borough currently has a worse infection rate than Leicester.  Government statistics show 179.5 Covid-19 cases were diagnosed for every 100,000 people in Merthyr Tydfil in the week up to July 1. By contrast, the rate is 141.1 in Leicester … Read more