Wales could be free of all Covid restrictions by the end of the month under plans expected to be unveiled by its First Minister today. MailOnline has more.
Mark Drakeford is expected to announce Wales will remain at alert level zero for the next three weeks.
But legal requirements could go on March 28th following a review on March 24th, if the public health situation remains stable.
Wales has been among the most cautious of the home nations in keeping coronavirus restrictions in place.
But last night Mr. Drakeford admitted it has reached a “significant moment in this pandemic”, adding: “We can look to the future with growing confidence that the next year will be one in which we have a different relationship with the virus.”
The new approach will see free Covid LFTs phased out with “universal and routine symptomatic and asymptomatic testing and the requirement to self-isolate” replaced by “a more targeted approach aimed at vulnerable people”. This will bring it into line with measures in place in England.
Wales dropped to alert level zero in January after goign to level 2 in the face of the Omicron variant.
Nightclubs have already reopened but Covid passes are required for entry.
The rule of six and social distancing have already gone along with laws covering working from home – but the later “remains important”.
Rules requiring self-isolation after a positive test and face coverings in indoor settings remain in place.
The country’s response to coronavirus will vary depending on whether the country is assessed as being in a ‘Covid Stable’ or ‘Covid Urgent’ state, but it is believed that Covid Stable will be the most likely scenario – with an expectation of waves of infection not large enough to put unsustainable pressure on the NHS.
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Could it be that all politicians don’t like being ignored and the quickest way to get a politician to do a U turn is to say F you.
Only22 months too late to get any praise.
There’s still a load of pubs that have banned him for life.
Drakeford and Co are still evil globalist shills
“All despotism is to end, except for the despotism which is not to end.”
The systems are being kept in place, of course, awaiting the roll out of COOFS-22, or to ration recreation in order to fight the Climate Catastrophe, or to ensure Social Justice.
The development of those systems, under the cover of COVID spending, was undoubtedly one of the big objectives of the NWO under the guise of Build Back Better. With those objectives now achieved they will await the next phase of the grand plan.
All they need to do now is ditch Dripford.
How has it come to this?
Complete sad sack ball bags like this actually get elected into power.
What the hell is wrong with voters?
I just watched a GB news interview with Steve Baker MP talking about the insanity of net zero policy and the lunacy of general governemnt policy.
There I watched a man who clearly comprehends the hole we are in and the clear and rational things that need to be done to get us out yet we end up with the fat fraud Boris, a more dishonest, corrupt and incompetent man it would be hard to find.
As we know, the trouble is, all over the world, those politicians with common sense and sensible policies are outnumbered by complete sacks of shite like Senile Joe, Turdeau, Hardon, Putitin, Micropenis, shortJohnson etc. If only we had politicians like Baker, De Santis, even the Donald.
No, not the Donald, not Captain Underpants.
Ron DeSantis or Kristi Noem would be ideal.
You know how, the public has ignored the problem for so long we are now surrounded by these corrupt, brain-dead cultists who do not serve humanity.
Interestingly, a friend in the shipping business has told me that his line – and a number of others – have decided that they will no longer carry electric cars on roll-on-roll-off vessels, or lithium batteries or other…….
……..huge fire risk apparently.
Search for the Felicity Ace. The fire risk is very real.
Owing to the cost of transporting the batteries, car manufacturers are opting to co-locate the car and battery factories. The fire risk is still present in the completed automobile.
One German city has withdrawn its fleet of electric buses after a battery fire in one bus destroyed the bus depot.
If I remember right, there was a piece in The Sunday Times recently, about the numbers of electric cars that spontaneously combust. The Spiked Online article, linked above, is also very interesting on the question of the environmental costs of these vehicles.
As this article points out… Shame more people won’t see it.
https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/03/03/the-truth-about-electric-cars/
Interesting thing on YouTube from a chap in the IoM, who tears down a lot of electronic and electrical stuff. Apparently, lithium cells, if they short out, go into something called “thermal runaway”. After the “Felicity Ace”, I doubt any line would want to carry lithium cars and batteries, and if they did, it would be at great cost and/or limited quantities.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5z2gkrGRuWd0JQMx76qA
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Big Clive’s YT channel is useful. I’ve acquired some useful practical knowledge from that to do with repairing failed products in the last year or so.
Especially Teslas.
The obvious answer is that providing sensible, rational solutions to actual problems isn’t what gets one “elected”.
By “elected” I mean previously selected by the system of power to be then picked by the electorate, in much the same way you pick the card the magician wants you to pick in a card trick.
Exactly. Critical-thinking, pragmatism, realism, honesty, ability to take difficult decisions, and favouring long-term solutions over short-term vote-winners, are exactly the qualities that will make sure that you never ever become a candidate for a major party. Favoured attributes are stupidity, malleability, lying ability, blind loyalty, wokeness and psychopathy. Until large political parties are outlawed, nothing will change.
I’d imagine that Steve Baker MP might be one of those rare politicians who has NOT sold his soul to the WEF, so unfortunately, both for him and for us, he is not in the know about their plans, and that is why he speaks such common sense.
Wouldn’t it be great if we could have a system whereby nobody was allowed to campaign to be elected into power. Rather, if we all put names into a hat and the one with the most votes MUST take the position.
That way, you’d end up people who – likely – don’t WANT the power. They’d do as little as possible.
I understand Iceland operates like this, broadly. And, apart from the boss, all the MPs maintain proper jobs. They’re allowed time off to fulfil their civic duties.
Yet Iceland still had insane pandemic policies, and so we’re twice as worse off than the Pharoe Islands, so that system is no guarantee of sensibility.
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On this occasion the mod has decided that you have an unassailable defence.
My defence is that the Govt are demonstrably s**t brained WEF lackeys. But in a world where rhetoric & stupidity now seems to trump evidence & rationity, well …
Does Drakeford and others know when machine media stop protecting him he will find life a bit tough? I hope he enjoyed being the Covid Wizard of Wales.
Except what he did wasn’t wizardry, but witchcraft.
Another bedwetter turns tail. It’s a pity that there will be no floggings until morale improves.
“Wales has been among the most cautious of the home nations in keeping coronavirus restrictions in place” – restrictions are not cautious, any more than punches from Frank Bruno are cautious.
It’s the old ‘precautionary principle’, which is one of the most dangerous constructs there is. Whenever you hear it, run a mile.
Possibly. Perhaps that is the reason restrictions are presented as cautious by both proponents and opponents of lockdown.
It is self-defeating for lockdown opponents to concede defeat on this principle.
It seems ages ago now that the Stazi Heddlu were threatening people daring to cross the border into Dopeford’s self acclaimed socialist state. I’m looking forward to seeing him hung by piano wire from a lamp post in Llandudno. Horrible insignificant twerp of an excuse for a man and politician. He’s got all the charisma of 4 week old limp leak left out in the sun. Surely, Wales has someone better to offer than him.
He’s got all the charisma of 4 week old limp leak left out in the sun.
A perfect summing up.
If Castrol made oily drips this is the poster boy. You just know he’s never had any mates. A bloke in search of a spine.
It could be argued that those who live in Wales have no spine as they haven’t got rid of Drakeford after all this time. He wouldn’t be where he is without support.
Don’t ask for any gratitude. Beg for exemption from prosecution for horrendous damage caused.
Shane warn cricketer died of sudden heart attack at 52 I got to ask the question. when did he have his Covid vaccination?
2nd Jab by Aug ’21 according to his feeds (caught CV19 after it).
Unsure about booster, maybe around the time he gave Djokovich a hard time (last month)
There was a time when the Welsh were proud and would have shoved this pathetic fool off a political cliff. Now, they have been inbred with the Sheep too long and just say “Maaah”. Pathetic.
Time for an inquiry and heads must roll. The great people of Wales must insist upon it!
Mark Drakeford is THE threat to everyone’s health.
Various doctors say families of loved ones hospitalized with covid19 are resorting to desperate measures when approved treatments(slow death protocols) have failed. When it’s not too late, some have seen tremendous success by sneaking Ivermectin medication prohibited by hospitals to patients. It is really sad situation what has our country become. You can get your ivm by visiting https://ivmpharmacy.com
Does this constant advertising of Ivermectin count as spam?
No more so than “save the NHS”! Save it from what? Sick patients!
The.stupidity of this man and his cabal “Senedd” is once more demonstrated. Apparently he believes SARS-CoV-2 is dangerous for another 3 weeks and suddenly vanishes.Sadly that disappearing act does not work for politicians,
Also the virus can’t cross the 168 mile border! It was a pleasure to be in England last week and be treated as an adult.
No, he doesn’t ”believe” it at all. He knows EXACTLY what he’s doing, and why. He and his handlers know full well that it should be NOW that all this tosh ends. Right now. Not in three weeks’ time. But they want the mystique to continue just to make a point.
What a useless “leader” Drip Drakeford has been. Oh, hasn’t Wales done well with all his “we must be cautious” drivel. And as for his “experts”, don’t start me on those 3rd rates.
Interestingly it is the Welsh Conservatives that have been most anti-restrictions – unlike their Westminster colleagues. Plaid Cymru and Labour have colluded to wreck Wales. I always thought Plaid was for Wales but we now know they are just in it for themselves, like 99% of politicians I suppose.
Time to also ditch Dripford.
What qualifies people for leadership positions these days? My old university once put up a parrot for union President and it won a landslide. I understand that nobody noticed much difference in the services provided and Charlie served a full term. Perhaps a similar approach could be tried for the next Welsh Assembly elections and indeed more widely?
Daffy Duckford is such an odious, arrogant, posturing little oik that I am amazed that he hasn’t been shoved off what he sees as his pedestal. Isn’t it strange how little has been said about HIM partying muzzle-free and speaking disparagingly of ‘his’ people? The Welsh press is obviously on his side.
Nobody had heard of “wet flannel” Drakeford until two years ago. He must be distressed that his moment in the spotlight will soon be gone.