English: The weeks ahead will be challenging and the demands on our health and care system will continue to grow. That is why I took early action to make sure that our health and social care services are as prepared as they can be for what lies ahead. Our response to this crisis has been to build on our long-term plan for health and social care, to strengthen the structures in place, and to bring forward at pace further measures to strengthen our resilience. For example: 111 and NHS Direct Wales online have been key to the provision of advice; digital solutions are being rolled out rapidly, such as the ability to provide video consultations in primary care and as an alternative to out-patient appointments; the strengthening of regional partnership boards has positioned them to provide integrated health and social care responses to local communities; the establishment of Health Education and Improvement Wales is helping us to address the considerable workforce needs. I have also taken more difficult decisions so that we are ready to care for larger numbers of very unwell people to make sure that we can save more lives. By temporarily scaling down non-urgent elective activity 10 days ago, health boards have had time to prepare in a more planned and measured way. Across hospital sites, urgent action has been taken to increase critical care capacity and to redeploy and train staff in readiness for the increased demand that we expect to see. As of yesterday, occupancy of critical care units was about 45 per cent. About 15 per cent of the patients either have suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19. We have plans in place to immediately double the number of critical care beds in Wales to just over 300. Extensive work is being undertaken to maximise the number of ventilated beds that can be provided in Wales, including the purchase of over 600 additional ventilators, and we continue to urgently explore further options. I decided last week to bring forward the opening of parts of the new Grange University Hospital near Cwmbran. This will provide an additional 350 hospital beds by the end of April. Urgent discussions are also under way with the private hospital sector in Wales to secure additional capacity. I have agreed to a temporary relaxation of contract and monitoring arrangements for primary care practitioners to ensure the safety of patients and staff. Within that, community pharmacies continue to be on the front line, and they'll be even more important in helping to support vulnerable groups of people who have been advised to self-isolate for many weeks ahead. I know that there has been quite understandable concern about the availability of personal protective equipment, or PPE. I've taken steps to enhance the arrangements in Wales for protecting our front line health and care staff who are caring for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients. I have authorised a significant push of personal protective equipment to the seven health boards, the Welsh ambulance service and Velindre. Whilst anyone who suspects they may have coronavirus should stay at home and should not visit a primary care setting, as a safety measure, PPE has been supplied to all GP clinics, out-of-hours services and pharmacies. Social care has an essential role in our response to COVID-19, and I've authorised PPE to also be released for use by social care providers. Significant deliveries have arrived yesterday, and a further lot are going out today. I turn now to our workforce. We all recognise that each and every person working to deliver our front-line services will already be under immense pressure, and I do not think there are sufficient words to express my gratitude to our health and social care staff who continue to work tirelessly to care for people in all of our communities. We know that things will get worse before they get better. That is why we're taking further unprecedented action to support our current workforce. People who have left or retired from health and social care in the last three years are being asked to re-register with their relevant professional bodies or, in social care, to contact their local authority. We're also exploring ways to harness the skills of students who are keen to contribute. Final year medical students, student nurses and student social workers are all being offered the opportunity to take on temporary fully paid roles to further boost the front line. Those who join will be given a full and proper induction and training. It is vitally important that we all do everything within our power to stop the spread of coronavirus: to wash our hands regularly, to reduce social contact, to adhere to the advice on social distancing, and to stay at home if you are particularly vulnerable. We are writing out to vulnerable people whose existing health conditions make them susceptible to becoming very unwell with coronavirus. We're asking these people to take even more stringent measures to shield themselves from this virus. We're working with GPs, local authorities and the voluntary sector to make sure that these people can access all the services they need to support them during the difficult weeks ahead. The situation we face is unprecedented. The weeks ahead will be more challenging than any we have known in 20 years of Welsh Government. Please, look after yourselves and look after each other.
Welsh: Bydd yr wythnosau i ddod yn heriol a bydd y galwadau ar ein system iechyd a gofal yn parhau i gynyddu. Dyna pam y gweithredais ar fyrder i sicrhau bod ein gwasanaethau iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol mor barod ag y gallant fod ar gyfer yr hyn sydd o'n blaenau. Ein hymateb i'r argyfwng hwn oedd adeiladu ar ein cynllun hirdymor ar gyfer iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol, i gryfhau'r strwythurau sydd ar waith, ac i gyflwyno mwy o fesurau'n gyflym i gryfhau ein cydnerthedd. Er enghraifft: mae 111 a Galw Iechyd Cymru ar-lein wedi bod yn allweddol i ddarparu cyngor; mae datrysiadau digidol yn cael eu cyflwyno'n gyflym, megis y gallu i ddarparu ymgynghoriadau fideo ym maes gofal sylfaenol ac fel dewis arall yn lle apwyntiadau cleifion allanol; mae cryfhau'r byrddau partneriaeth rhanbarthol wedi eu rhoi mewn sefyllfa i ddarparu ymatebion iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol integredig i gymunedau lleol; mae sefydlu Addysg a Gwella Iechyd Cymru yn ein helpu i fynd i'r afael ag anghenion sylweddol y gweithlu. Rwyf hefyd wedi gwneud penderfyniadau mwy anodd fel ein bod yn barod i ofalu am niferoedd ychwanegol o bobl sâl iawn i wneud yn siŵr ein bod yn gallu achub mwy o fywydau. Drwy leihau triniaethau dewisol nad ydynt yn rhai brys dros dro 10 diwrnod yn ôl, mae byrddau iechyd wedi cael amser i baratoi mewn ffordd fwy cynlluniedig a phwyllog. Mewn gwahanol ysbytai, gweithredwyd ar frys i gynyddu capasiti gofal critigol ac i adleoli a hyfforddi staff yn barod ar gyfer y galw cynyddol y disgwyliwn ei weld. Ddoe, roedd tua 45 y cant o'r lleoedd mewn unedau gofal critigol yn cael eu defnyddio. Mae tua 15 y cant o'r cleifion naill ai'n achosion posibl o COVID-19 neu'n achosion sydd wedi'u cadarnhau. Mae gennym ni gynlluniau ar waith i ddyblu nifer y gwelyau gofal critigol yng Nghymru ar unwaith i ychydig dros 300. Mae gwaith helaeth yn cael ei wneud i gynyddu nifer y gwelyau â pheiriannau anadlu a all gael eu darparu yng Nghymru, gan gynnwys prynu dros 600 o beiriannau anadlu ychwanegol, ac rydym yn parhau i edrych ar ddewisiadau eraill ar frys. Penderfynais drefnu yr wythnos diwethaf fod rhannau o ysbyty newydd Ysbyty Athrofaol y Grange ger Cwmbrân yn agor yn gynt na'r bwriad. Bydd hyn yn darparu 350 o welyau ysbyty ychwanegol erbyn diwedd mis Ebrill. Mae trafodaethau brys hefyd yn mynd rhagddynt gyda'r sector ysbytai preifat yng Nghymru i sicrhau capasiti ychwanegol. Rwyf wedi cytuno i lacio trefniadau contract a monitro dros dro ar gyfer gweithwyr gofal sylfaenol er mwyn sicrhau diogelwch cleifion a staff. O fewn hynny, mae fferyllfeydd cymunedol yn parhau i fod yn y rheng flaen, a byddant hyd yn oed yn fwy pwysig o ran helpu i gefnogi grwpiau o bobl agored i niwed sydd wedi cael eu cynghori i hunanynysu am wythnosau i ddod. Rwy'n gwybod y bu pryder eithaf dealladwy ynghylch pa mor hawdd oedd hi i gael gafael ar gyfarpar diogelu personol. Rwyf wedi gweithredu i wella'r trefniadau yng Nghymru ar gyfer diogelu ein staff iechyd a gofal rheng flaen sy'n gofalu am achosion posib o COVID-19 neu achosion sydd wedi'u cadarnhau. Rwyf wedi awdurdodi ymgyrch sylweddol i ddarparu cyfarpar diogelu personol i'r saith bwrdd iechyd, gwasanaeth ambiwlans Cymru a Felindre. Er y dylai unrhyw un sy'n amau fod y coronafeirws arno aros gartref ac na ddylai ymweld â lleoliad gofal sylfaenol, fel mesur o ddiogelwch, mae cyfarpar diogelu personol wedi'u cyflenwi i bob clinig meddyg teulu, gwasanaethau y tu allan i oriau a fferyllfeydd. Mae gan wasanaethau gofal cymdeithasol ran hanfodol yn ein hymateb i COVID-19, ac rwyf wedi awdurdodi rhyddhau cyfarpar diogelu personol hefyd i'w defnyddio gan ddarparwyr gofal cymdeithasol. Mae cyflenwadau sylweddol wedi cyrraedd ddoe, ac fe gaiff llawer iawn eu danfon heddiw. Trof yn awr at ein gweithlu. Rydym ni i gyd yn cydnabod y bydd pawb sy'n gweithio i ddarparu ein gwasanaethau rheng flaen eisoes dan bwysau aruthrol, ac ni chredaf fod digon o eiriau i fynegi fy niolch i'n staff iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol sy'n parhau i weithio'n ddiflino i ofalu am bobl ym mhob un o'n cymunedau. Gwyddom y bydd pethau'n gwaethygu cyn iddyn nhw wella. Dyna pam yr ydym ni'n gweithredu ymhellach mewn modd na welwyd erioed o'r blaen i gefnogi ein gweithlu presennol. Gofynnir i bobl sydd wedi gadael neu wedi ymddeol o wasanaethau iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol yn ystod y tair blynedd diwethaf ailgofrestru gyda'u cyrff proffesiynol perthnasol neu, ym maes gofal cymdeithasol, i gysylltu â'u hawdurdod lleol. Rydym ni hefyd yn chwilio am ffyrdd o ddefnyddio sgiliau myfyrwyr sy'n awyddus i gyfrannu. Mae myfyrwyr meddygol ar eu blwyddyn olaf, myfyrwyr nyrsio a myfyrwyr gwaith cymdeithasol yn cael cynnig y cyfle i ymgymryd â swyddi dros dro ar gyflog llawn i roi hwb pellach i'r rheng flaen. Bydd y rhai sy'n ymuno yn cael cyfnod sefydlu a hyfforddiant llawn a phriodol. Mae'n hanfodol bwysig ein bod ni i gyd yn gwneud popeth o fewn ein gallu i atal lledaeniad y coronafeirws: i olchi ein dwylo yn rheolaidd, i leihau cyswllt cymdeithasol, i gadw at y cyngor ar ymbellhau cymdeithasol, ac i aros gartref os ydych chi'n arbennig o agored i niwed. Rydym ni'n ysgrifennu at bobl agored i niwed y mae eu cyflyrau iechyd presennol yn golygu y gallan nhw fod yn sâl iawn gyda'r coronafeirws. Rydym yn gofyn i'r bobl hyn gymryd mesurau llymach fyth i amddiffyn eu hunain rhag y feirws hwn. Rydym yn gweithio gyda meddygon teulu, awdurdodau lleol a'r sector gwirfoddol i wneud yn siŵr bod y bobl hyn yn gallu elwa ar yr holl wasanaethau sydd eu hangen arnyn nhw i'w cefnogi yn ystod yr wythnosau anodd sydd i ddod. Mae'r sefyllfa yr ydym yn ei hwynebu yn un ddigynsail. Bydd yr wythnosau nesaf yn fwy heriol na'r hyn yr ydym ni wedi'i weld yn ystod 20 mlynedd o gael Llywodraeth yng Nghymru. Os gwelwch yn dda, gofalwch am eich hunain a gofalwch am eich gilydd.