live here. we already have a very high death rate compared with other parts of the world. if high death rate compared with other parts of the world. parts of the world. if that were the case, if that parts of the world. if that were the case, if that were parts of the world. if that were the case, if that were true. parts of the world. if that were the case, if that were true. but - parts of the world. if that were the case, if that were true. but if - parts of the world. if that were the case, if that were true. but if you | case, if that were true. but if you look at the nhs test and trace figures and out of 300,000 tests that were done, only 20 were found to be sequenced or send for sequencing, the so called genomic sequencing, the so called genomic sequencing to look for variants and very few variants if any are coming back from amber and green countries. so the government s own data is proving in fact that they could widen the list and encourage more safe travel quite easil
feel the fear being left behind. itjust means that for the next three weeks, our pubs in wales are still going to be quiet, because everyone in wales is going to go over the border and enjoy more freedom. there are clear differences either side of the border, notjust on the rules, but in how the pandemic is progressing. wales has the lowest case rate in the uk and the highest rate of vaccination. so why wait longer than other nations to ease restrictions? one answer is the strain already on the welsh nhs, as it struggles with a 16 month backlog. emergency admissions are at a record high, so we are facing huge numbers at the front door, but also huge numbers of patients that need their procedures and operations, and what we are not going to be able to handle is another big wave of hospital admissions. with covid cases rising, keeping control is as hard as ever. defence lines against this pandemic are staying for now. hywel griffith, bbc news. there is growing concern