Mark Drakeford says ‘serious risk’ virus spreads more widely again; contact tracing app to launch in England and Wales; Merseyside added to watchlist
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The Welsh first minister, Mark Drakeford, has warned that his country faces a “gathering storm” as the Wales-wide Covid-19 rate hits 20 per 100,000 people.
“There is a serious risk of the virus spreading more widely once again,” he said, adding there was a “short window” to “get ahead of a gathering storm”.
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