Given that food and aid will be delivered to 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in England by the UK Government following a letter advising them to stay home, will the Minister confirm when will this be announced in Wales and, if not, what and when will alternative provision be made?
The Welsh Government announced on 27 March that it will be offering similar support to those identified as extremely vulnerable people in Wales, working in close collaboration with local authorities, food distributors, community pharmacies and the third sector.
The Chief Medical Officer for Wales has written with full advice to those people, i.e. those who are classed as extremely vulnerable because they have a very high risk of developing a severe illness if exposed to coronavirus due to a serious pre-existing health issue. Guidance is also published on the Welsh Government website https://gov.wales/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-people-defined-on-medical-grounds-as-extremely-vulnerable-from-coronavirus-covid-19