Andrew RT Davies MS – the Shadow Health Minister in the Welsh Parliament – commented:
“I am disappointed that a local lockdown has become necessary in Caerphilly. However, it’s absolutely vital that the virus is controlled, especially with more people returning to work and schoolchildren and students returning to study, and as the trend is rising.
“Critically, any such local lockdown must be for as short a time as possible.
“Other parts of Wales will be watching how Caerphilly deals with this local outbreak, and hopefully any lessons learnt will be shared widely to avoid a similar situation occurring in other parts of Wales.”