cvd - Welsh "firebreak" rules

These had an effect, but in my opinion were not sufficient to prevent the "new variant" from gaining some level of infections in the community.

The level of household mixing over the winter solstice / new year period will have more than wiped out the gains from that lockdown as can be seen by increased infections / hospitalisations / deaths now being experienced involving the "new Kent variant".

Hopefully, the rapid ramping up of vaccinations in the main high priority groups will take some of the sting out of the tail ...

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