At the start of Monday morning’s Cabinet meeting of Pembrokeshire County Council, the Authority’s Leader, David Simpson, said that detailed planning arrangements, are well underway to ensure that the Council and Pembrokeshire are as well placed as possible for whatever challenges faced after it was announced on Sunday that two people from Pembrokeshire have tested positive for the coronavirus.

“Further to the news yesterday that two people in Pembrokeshire had tested as positive for the Covid 19 virus, I am sure you will join me in wishing them both a speedy and full recovery,” said PCC?leader David Simpson.

“I can reassure you that our services will continue as usual, and all our employees can continue to attend to their work, appointments, schools and services as they normally would.

“We should all help protect ourselves and our communities by following Public Health Wales advice, particularly around washing hands and using a tissue for symptoms associated with cold and flu and then safely disposing of it.

 “Anyone who has travelled to the specified areas identified within Public Health Wales advice (the information on their website is being regularly updated), or think they may have symptoms of COVID-19 should not attend work, nor health facilities such as GP surgeries, Emergency Departments and Minor Injury Units, but should self-isolate and if appropriate call NHS 111.

“I am grateful to the co-operation and hard work of all of our staff and we will provide further updates and information when we have them.

“In the meantime I can confirm that detailed planning arrangements, both internally, with partner agencies and through the Dyfed Powys Local Resilience Forum, are well underway to ensure that the Council and Pembrokeshire are as well placed as possible for whatever challenges we may face,” he added.

The two cases are members of the same household in Pembrokeshire who had travelled back from northern Italy, Wales’ Chief Medical Officer has said.

Both individuals have been in self-isolation since their return to Wales and are being managed in a "clinically appropriate setting".

Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “Following today’s (Sunday)?announcement by the Chief Medical Officer for Wales of two further Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Wales, Public Health Wales is in the process of identifying and contacting close contacts, and we are taking all appropriate actions to protect the public’s health.

“The Chief Medical Officer has confirmed that the two individuals, who are residents of the same household, had travelled back to Wales from Northern Italy.

“Both individuals have been in self-isolation since their return to Wales.

“Both individuals have been assessed by a specialist infectious disease consultant and they are being managed in a clinically appropriate setting.

Wales’ Chief Medical Officer Dr Frank Atherton said: “I can confirm that two additional individuals in Wales have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of positive cases in Wales to four.

“All appropriate measures to provide care for the individuals and to reduce the risk of transmission to others are being taken.”It was confirmed on Monday that two further patients in Wales had tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID -19) - with the first patient a resident in the Neath Port Talbot local authority area, recently returning from Southern Italy, while the second patient - is a resident in the Newport local authority area, who had recently returned from Northern Italy.It brings the total number of positive cases in Wales to six.