Council staff have issued a plea to people who test positive for Covid-19 Carmarthenshire Council’s contact tracing team are urging people to join their efforts and stop the spread of Covid-19. Many of the council’s staff, including those from the contact centre, housing, leisure, planning and environment teams have left behind their usual jobs to work on the frontline to help the fight against Covid-19 as cases continue to surge. They are urging people who have tested positive for Covid-19 to engage with contact tracers to help them track the virus and stop it spreading. The Test, Trace and Protect team’s work is vital in helping reduce the spread of the virus by identifying recent contacts of people who have tested positive and giving them advice.
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DON’T let ‘Covid fatigue’ lessen your guard in combating the coronavirus is the message from local authority officials. The contact tracing team at Carmarthenshire County Council is urging people to join their efforts and stop the spread of Covid-19. Many of the council’s staff, including those from the contact centre, housing, leisure, planning and environment teams have left behind their usual jobs to work on the frontline to help the fight against Covid-19 as cases continue to surge. They are urging people who have tested positive for Covid-19 to engage with contact tracers to help them track the virus and stop it spreading.
A BIG surge in demand for Carmarthenshire’s coronavirus test, trace, protect (TTP) team has prompted council chiefs to ask people to consider isolating themselves before Christmas. The authority said the TTP team has been dealing with around 600 new cases over the last few days. With the current isolation regulations standing at 10 days, it means anyone contacted from December 15 will be told they have to isolate on Christmas Day. As of December 14 there were 413.7 Covid cases per 100,000 in Carmarthenshire - 60 per cent more than a fortnight ago. Council leader Emlyn Dole said the situation was very serious, and urged people to avoid mixing in the coming days to better protect their families over the shortened festive period.
Isolate before Christmas to protect your families over the shortened festive period, suggest council chiefs
The request comes as Carmarthenshire s test, trace and protect team is experiencing huge demand
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A big surge in demand for Carmarthenshire s Covid test, trace, protect (TTP) team has prompted council chiefs to ask people to consider isolating themselves before Christmas.