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Ceo Brian Gallagher
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Founders Frances Wisebart Jacobs
William J. O'Ryan
William S. Friedman
Myron W. Reed
Dean H. Martyn Hart
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United Way of America based in Alexandria, Virginia, is a nonprofit organization that works with almost 1,200 local United Way offices throughout the country in a coalition of charitable organizations to pool efforts in fundraising and support.

Coronavirus: Lockdown in Wales will be extended next week

Feb 16,2020 7:57 am

lockdown extended in Wales next week, has confirmed the First Minister .

Mark Drakeford said Wales, "do not throw away wins" against coronavirus "due to a waiver of our efforts, just as they begin to bear fruit".

He expects to do that in other parts of the UK, the same.

But Chancellor Rishi Sunak refused to say whether the British government the consequences of the Welsh Government in the extension of the coronavirus lockdown.

The stay-at-home schemes, which were implemented separately in each of the UK four nations, were by the end of next week.

Among them, the people can only leave the house for:

In Wales, the people can be subject to fines in the amount of between.

Mr Drakeford made the remarks in a possession of a video-conference. It is not clear when the ban will be extended.

Mark Drakeford : "We will not throw away the progress we have made,"

addressing the AMs, He Said : "We will not throw away the progress we have made and the life we can save, by waiver of our efforts, just as they begin to bear fruit. "

Mr Drakeford said he had discussed The Matter with the Minister in Northern Ireland and Scotland and the British government. "It's more work to do, in the review of the rules", the First Minister . "The exact nature of what will follow the current regime agreed in The Coming days. "

Speak an hour earlier, to the Welsh Government every day coronavirus Press Conference , the Local government Minister, Julie James urged the people to follow The Social distance guidelines, and stay home over the Easter weekend and public holidays.

Ms James said: "together we can, the spread of the virus to slow down. Stay home and save lives. "

The actions people take this weekend and The Coming weeks, "will come in the Form of Wales for the years to come," she added.

Mr Drakeford said he believes that the stay-at-home rules are also continuing elsewhere in the UK in The Next week.

He was asked by Plaid Cymru leader-Adam-price, if he believes that the British government will announce that the lockdown extension in England before the Easter weekend.

"I think they will continue to be told elsewhere in the United Kingdom ", he's the lockdown measures.

"And if we can get the single message in a concerted United Way out in the United Kingdom , which of course it would have additional power and strength. "

Asked the Welsh Government , the announcement of the British government, the daily said coronavirus Press Conference , Mr Sunak, he did not want to "speculate", and he would remain instead on The Message " from "At Home in order to save life".

He Said it was an emergency meeting of COBRA tomorrow with the devolved administrations, and they would talk "about the procedure for the assessment of" lockdown time.

Mr Sunak said the British government is obliged to slow down to a review of the restrictions in place, the spread of the Corona Virus "on the basis of The Evidence and information" provided.

The Chancellor, that the data of the Scientific Advisory Group for emergencies would "is only available next week".



coronavirus lockdown measures, coronavirus pandemic, welsh government

Source of news: bbc.com

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