English: When I first raised the issue of this new virus emerging in China, and its potential to threaten these shores, I didn't believe that nearly 10 months later we would still not have a grip on it. This is partly down to the rules, which can be very confusing. One constituent contacted me recently confused as to why she could no longer meet friends socially distanced in her garden, but it was okay to go to the pub with them. She doesn't want to go to a pub and place herself at greater risk of contracting the disease, so she loses one of the lifelines that is keeping her mental well-being healthy. We don't need complicated rules, we just need to stick to keeping 2m apart from those not in our immediate family, wash our hands regularly and wear a mask in public places. If you contract the disease, or have been in close contact with anyone who has, then you isolate for two weeks. Nothing complicated. This disease is spread by people in close contact with each other, and if we all socially distanced then this disease wouldn't be spreading like it is. Keeping people 2m apart is what will break the chain of transmission, not complicated rules for different parts of the country or a string of endless lockdowns or firebreaks, or whatever you want to call them. This week, we learned promising news about the second vaccine under development. However, even if that goes to plan, it could be at the very least another year before everyone in this country receives a vaccine, so we can't pin our hopes on vaccinations just yet. As I've said many times, we have to learn to live with this disease, and develop a new normal so that people can go on living their lives as best they can under the circumstances. It is going to take us generations to recover from the economic damage that COVID-19 has brought with it. We can't keep shutting down our economy. We should at this stage be conducting wide-scale testing and tracing of those who have the virus, and ensuring that they can safely self-isolate. And we should be ensuring that there is strict adherence to social distancing rules. At the start of the pandemic, we saw strict limits to numbers of people allowed into our shops and supermarkets, but in recent weeks it appears to have become in some places a free for all, and shops and supermarkets need to limit the numbers of people allowed in the store at any one time. Finally, throughout this pandemic, one group has been sorely neglected: those who have had COVID-19, and far too many people have been left with life-limiting conditions as a result of the infection. These people have had next to no support, and one of my constituents, a dentist, told me that he is unsure if he will be able to return to work because the virus has destroyed his lungs. He finds breathing difficult and suffers from terrible fatigue. He is incontinent and has lost in excess of 15kg in weight, even though he was at the ideal weight before this. He is only 28, yet his doctor, when he's gone to his doctor for advice, has practically told him this is just anxiety and that he has to come to terms with it. This case is far from unique, so we have to ensure that those suffering from long COVID are taken seriously, and get the support that they need to go forward and return to a sort of normal life as best they can. So, COVID-19 is a tremendous challenge, but we can learn to live with it if we put the right support mechanisms in place. Diolch yn fawr.
Welsh: Pan godais fater y feirws newydd a oedd yn dod i'r amlwg yn Tsieina am y tro cyntaf, ynghyd â'i botensial i fygwth y tiroedd hyn, nid oeddwn yn credu na fyddem wedi cael rheolaeth arno bron i 10 mis yn ddiweddarach. Mae hyn yn ymwneud yn rhannol â'r rheolau, sy'n gallu bod yn ddryslyd iawn. Cysylltodd un etholwr â mi'n ddiweddar i ofyn pam na allai gyfarfod â ffrindiau yn gymdeithasol yn ei gardd mwyach, ond ei bod hi'n iawn iddi fynd i'r dafarn gyda hwy. Nid yw am fynd i dafarn a rhoi ei hun mewn mwy o berygl o ddal y clefyd, felly mae'n colli un o'r pethau sy'n cadw ei lles meddyliol yn iach. Nid oes angen rheolau cymhleth arnom, dim ond glynu at gadw 2m o bellter rhyngom a phobl nad ydynt yn rhan o'n teulu agos, golchi ein dwylo'n rheolaidd a gwisgo masg mewn mannau cyhoeddus. Os ydych yn dal y clefyd, neu wedi bod mewn cysylltiad agos ag unrhyw un sydd wedi ei ddal, bydd angen i chi hunanynysu am bythefnos. Dim byd cymhleth. Mae'r clefyd hwn yn cael ei ledaenu gan bobl sydd mewn cysylltiad agos â'i gilydd, a phe bai pawb ohonom yn cadw pellter cymdeithasol ni fyddai'r clefyd hwn yn lledaenu fel y mae'n gwneud. Cadw pellter o 2m rhwng pobl fydd yn torri'r gadwyn drosglwyddo, nid rheolau cymhleth ar gyfer gwahanol rannau o'r wlad neu res ddiddiwedd o gyfyngiadau symud neu gyfnodau atal byr, neu beth bynnag rydych am eu galw. Yr wythnos hon, cawsom newyddion addawol am yr ail frechlyn sy'n cael ei ddatblygu. Fodd bynnag, hyd yn oed os bydd hynny'n datblygu fel y cynlluniwyd, gallai fod o leiaf flwyddyn arall cyn i bawb yn y wlad gael eu brechu, felly ni fydd brechlyn yn ateb i bob gobaith eto. Fel rwyf wedi dweud droeon, mae'n rhaid inni ddysgu byw gyda'r clefyd hwn, a datblygu normal newydd fel y gall pobl barhau i fyw eu bywydau cystal ag y gallant o dan yr amgylchiadau. Mae'n mynd i gymryd cenedlaethau inni wella o'r niwed economaidd y mae COVID-19 wedi'i greu. Ni allwn barhau i gau ein heconomi. Ar y cam hwn, dylem fod yn cynnal profion ar y rhai sydd â'r feirws ac yn eu holrhain ar raddfa eang, ac yn sicrhau y gallant hunanynysu'n ddiogel. A dylem fod yn sicrhau cydymffurfiaeth lem â rheolau cadw pellter cymdeithasol. Ar ddechrau'r pandemig, gwelsom derfynau llym i nifer y bobl a ganiateid i fynd i mewn i'n siopau a'n harchfarchnadoedd, ond yn yr wythnosau diwethaf ymddengys nad oes unrhyw gyfyngiadau ar waith mewn rhai mannau, ac mae angen i siopau ac archfarchnadoedd gyfyngu ar nifer y bobl y caniateir iddynt ddod i mewn i'r siop ar unrhyw adeg. Yn olaf, drwy gydol y pandemig hwn, mae un grŵp wedi cael ei esgeuluso'n ddifrifol: y rhai sydd wedi cael COVID-19, ac mae llawer gormod o bobl yn dioddef o gyflyrau sy'n cyfyngu ar fywyd o ganlyniad i'r haint. Nid yw'r bobl hyn wedi cael fawr ddim cefnogaeth, a dywedodd un o fy etholwyr sy'n ddeintydd wrthyf nad yw'n siŵr a fydd yn gallu dychwelyd i'r gwaith oherwydd bod y feirws wedi dinistrio ei ysgyfaint. Mae'n ei chael hi'n anodd anadlu ac yn dioddef o flinder ofnadwy. Mae'n dioddef o anymataliaeth ac wedi colli mwy na 15kg o bwysau, er bod ei bwysau'n ddelfrydol cyn hyn. Dim ond 28 oed ydyw, ac eto mae ei feddyg, pan fydd yn gweld ei feddyg i gael cyngor, wedi dweud wrtho fwy neu lai mai dim ond gorbryder yw hyn a bod rhaid iddo ddod i delerau â'r peth. Mae'r achos hwn ymhell o fod yn unigryw, felly rhaid inni sicrhau bod y rhai sy'n dioddef o COVID hir yn cael eu cymryd o ddifrif, a'u bod yn cael y cymorth sydd ei angen arnynt i symud ymlaen a dychwelyd at ryw fath o fywyd normal gystal ag y gallant. Felly, mae COVID-19 yn her aruthrol, ond gallwn ddysgu byw gyda'r clefyd os rhoddwn y mecanweithiau cymorth cywir ar waith. Diolch yn fawr.