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In response to growing evidence and concern that the COVID-19 infection is having a disproportionate adverse impact on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people, the Welsh Government BAME Covid-19 health advisory group met for the second time today.

Thousands of small charities within the retail, leisure and hospitality sector will receive a £10,000 business support grant to help them respond to the financial challenges of Covid-19, the Welsh Government has announced.

A consumer marketing campaign to increase the demand for liquid milk across the UK to support the dairy sector impacted by Covid19, is set to get underway.

One year after its launch, Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales Ken Skates has said Working Wales will be a vital tool in helping Wales recover from the impact of coronavirus.

The Minister for International Relations and Welsh Language, Eluned Morgan, has outlined the work the Welsh Government’s network of international offices is doing in supporting Welsh people, including those overseas, through the coronavirus outbreak.

People in Wales are being asked to act responsibly and to avoid unnecessary travel until Coronavirus restrictions have been lifted by the Welsh Government.

Health Minister Vaughan Gething has today (5 May) mapped out an ambitious Response Plan to prepare Wales for the next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Health Minister has today (Tuesday 5^th May) announced new arrangements to ensure people who are shielding or self-isolating can continue to get their prescription medicines in partnership with the National Pharmacy Association, Wales’ third sector organisations and Royal Mail. 

The Deputy Minister and Chief Whip, Jane Hutt, today welcomed the Justice Minister Lucy Frazer’s announcement that the first residential centre for women offenders will be in Wales.

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Education Minister Kirsty Williams has today (Monday, 4 May) published a policy statement outlining what the Welsh Government is doing to support universities and students dealing with the impact of coronavirus.

An extra £248,000 will be available to local authorities across Wales to help strengthen their cyber resilience in response to the coronavirus crisis, Finance Minister Rebecca Evans announced today.

All residents and staff in care homes with outbreaks of coronavirus will be tested for the virus, the Welsh Government has announced today.