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Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething said that people returning from Zakynthos pose a risk to public health
The facilities are being contacted for claims from tourists, who suspect they have symptoms of coronavirus, who returned home from Zante and mixed with others.
People who went out in Maesteg, Bridgend County, over the weekend have been urged to be alert for symptoms.
A local councilor claimed that someone had returned from Zakynthos and had been socializing before testing positive.
The Bridgend council said it was contacting “establishments where these people are alleged to be out.”
Authority leader Huw David said: “We have to be very clear with people: They are risking other people’s health and other people’s lives, if they are asymptomatic and go out and mingle in the local community.”
“They could be putting their family and friends at risk. We urge them to be careful and think about other members of the community.”
Travelers arriving in Wales from the Greek island have been asked to isolate themselves after a series of cases.
Health Minister Vaughan Gething said the trace could not reach everyone because people provided false information.
It comes after criticism that some passengers returning to Cardiff from Zante were not informed for a week that they had to isolate themselves.
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Council officials are reaching out to locations in Maesteg to report their concerns
A Bridgend council spokesperson said: “We have been informed of the social media stories circulating of people in the Maesteg area who have returned from Zakynthos and potentially showing symptoms of Covid-19.
“Anyone who believes that they have come into contact with people who have returned from Zante should be alert to the signs of Covid-19 symptoms.”
Public Health Wales said its investigations into coronavirus cases in Wales “have indicated that the lack of social distancing, particularly by a minority of the 20-30 age group, has led to the spread of the virus to other groups of people. persons”. .
“We will directly appeal to young people to remember that even if they feel that they would not be seriously affected by Covid-19 if they tested positive, passed it on to older or more vulnerable family, friends or colleagues, it could be extremely serious and even fatal, “said a statement.
What do the people of Maesteg say?
Esthetician Kelly John has closed her store while waiting for the results of a covid test
Maesteg East Councilman Keith Edwards said he had been told a vacationer had returned “but before waiting for the result, he socialized in and around the city, then was notified that he was positive.”
“Some pubs have had companies to clean, the staff is being evaluated,” he added.
Kelly John, who owns a beauty salon in the city, decided to temporarily close after one of her clients was with a man who tested positive after returning from Zante.
She said: “Yesterday I had my afternoon client here and she got a message while getting her nails done basically saying that a guy I was with for the weekend had tested positive for coronavirus but he landed from Zante on Thursday. I had to instantly close then.
“It has only been a month since I opened, so now I am back to square one.
“I just got tested for coronavirus and they told me I have to wait 72 hours for the results, so I will have to stay closed until then.”
Maesteg Harelquins canceled Tuesday’s session as a result of concerns that people who tested positive have mixed up with players over the weekend.
And the Maesteg Celtic rugby club tweeted say he was bringing in a cleaning company due to the “current situation” and following the advice of the city council.
Ogmore MP Chris Elmore and Senedd member Huw Irranca-Davies issued a joint statement saying they were pleased the council was “contacting various local establishments where people are alleged to have been out for the weekend and are also providing clear advice and support. “
What happens now?
The Tui travel company canceled all holidays at the Laganas resort on the Greek island, due to customers not following coronavirus security measures.
Travelers arriving in Wales from Zante are asked to self-isolate for 14 days after six clusters of cases, numbering 30 infections, linked to flights from there.
They will also be offered two Covid-19 tests, one in 48 hours and one in eight days.
Passenger testing at Cardiff Airport is now being considered.
What do vacationers say?
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Victoria Webb said she was concerned that she only learned of the outbreak from a media report.
Some passengers aboard a flight from Zante to Cardiff last week have complained that they were not told to isolate themselves immediately.
Lee Evans said “someone must be held accountable” after he received an email telling him and his family to isolate themselves nearly a week after the flight.
Another passenger, Victoria Webb, said she only found out about the outbreak when her mother sent her a link to the BBC News story while traveling to London from Cardiff.
Gething said the contact tracing system reaches more than 90% of people.
“The reason we’re never going to have 100% contact tracing on the entire service is because some people don’t want to be contacted and have deliberately provided misleading information to the service,” he said.
“The contact tracing service relies on people being responsible and giving honest information.
“If they don’t, then those people are putting their health and the health of those around them and in their community at risk.
“There is a stop and you write to anyone we don’t talk to on the phone in a couple of days. But people have to do the right thing if we want to avoid another big wave like we saw in the spring.”
Welsh Conservative Senedd Member Andrew RT Davies asked the Health Minister to “act together” and introduce tests for passengers arriving at Cardiff airport.
The airport’s chief executive, Spencer Birns, has asked the UK government for clarity on testing and has endorsed calls for a “robust testing system … to help give airline passengers the confidence to travel again. “.
The Health Minister said he had not ruled out new travel restrictions in Greece, as the Scottish government imposed quarantine restrictions on people arriving from the country from Thursday.
Gething said it expected a report from the UK government’s Joint Biosafety Center on Greece later on Wednesday and had sought a meeting with other UK ministers to discuss possible quarantine rules.
He added: “Anyone going abroad must accept that they are taking a risk, and the rules could change while abroad or while in the air.”
Wales provides ‘model’
However, the Welsh government’s approach of targeting specific areas of the outbreak, rather than blanket bans on entire countries, has been praised.
Travel expert Simon Calder said the policy could set the benchmark for the rest of the UK.
“The Welsh health minister has done exactly what the travel industry has been asking for and that is to have specific measures targeting specific hot spots rather than entire countries being canceled overnight,” he said.
“It is extremely confusing for travelers because we have the strange situation where everything is fragmented between the four nations of origin.
“The UK government has been trying to keep things together, but Wales’ decision last night caught everyone by surprise and could become the model for what we will see in the future.”
Lucy Griffiths from Cardiff had just arrived in Zante with her children when the announcement was made.
“We discovered that [the rules had changed] when we landed and turned on our phones, and found that everyone had texted us, “he said.
“Covid is everywhere, so you could hire it to go to the supermarket at home. I don’t see the difference in another country.
“Sadly, I was fired during the lockdown, so I don’t really have a job to go home to, but my children are going to miss school more than we originally planned.”
Ellis and Jennifer Roberts on vacation in Zante
Ellis and Jennifer Roberts of Anglesey are due to fly back to Liverpool on Thursday, but said they felt safe over the holidays.
“Laganas is the area they care most about, that’s where all the young people go. But we are staying in a small town, Alykes, and it is possibly safer than Anglesey,” Ms Roberts said.
“We have no regrets about going on vacation. We canceled going to Skiathos last month and found that things were looking up, so I decided to come. I will have to ask the boss if I can work from home for another two weeks.”
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