Leanne Wood Member of the Senedd for the Rhondda

The Rhondda MS has called on the Labour Health Minister to guarantee the future of A&E at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

The Member of the Senedd for the Rhondda has called on the Labour Government to develop more capacity in its own coronavirus testing system following the latest blunder by the Westminster-appointed contractors.

In response to the news that the Royal Glamorgan Hospital will be restricting its services due to a rise in covid transmissions, Plaid Cymru Rhondda MS, Leanne Wood said: “This is deeply concerning news, as is the rise in infection figures for the Royal Glamorgan.

Rhondda MS Leanne Wood said: “It is disappointing but not a surprise that the Rhondda has followed Caerffili county borough and gone into lockdown. This was something we feared would happen due to the increase in transmission rates.

Reacting to the news that the UK Government has limited testing in the Rhondda to just 60 tests a day despite having capacity for processing up to 500, the Member of the Senedd for the Rhondda said: “This demonstrates Westminster’s disdain for Wales. Lives are at risk here in the Rhondda due to the increased transmission rate in the Porth to Penygraig area, yet Westminster’s response is to throttle testing capacity.

The Member of the Senedd for the Rhondda has called on the Labour Government to be more proactive and less complacent about the lack of PPE designed for women.

Plaid Cymru representatives have come together to oppose any moves this month to reduce capacity at a key A&E department.

Leanne Wood is reminding people living in the Rhondda that a volunteer community network is still running to help people shielding or self-isolating due to coronavirus.

Plaid Cymru MS Leanne Wood has criticised the Welsh Government for the delay in establishing a test and trace strategy.

The Rhondda AM has welcomed a Labour U-turn on testing in care homes but said more is needed.