March 22, 2020 - 2569 views
During a sunny weekend which has seen visitors pack into Snowdonia and across North Wales, some local residents have questioned the wisdom of allowing people to congregate together.
Local MPs and Assembly Members have asked Welsh Government to urgently intervene.
In a series of angry posts on social media local people have reported that parts of the area are so busy, that the chance of excercising sensible 'social distancing' was unlikely to be achieved.
Conwy town centre was reportedly so busy yesterday that people had difficulty parking cars and the High Street was full of pedestrians. In Snowdonia, cars lined the roads as a steady stream of visitors walked side by side through the National Park.
A concerned resident asked what action Conwy County Borough Council and Welsh Government were doing to minimise the risk to local people. There were also concerns that local caravan parks which were beginning to fill up with people from oustide the area.
A joint statement from the Sam Rowlands,Leader of Conwy County Council, Clwyd West AM Darren Millar and Aberconwy member Janet Finch-Saunders said the huge influx of visitors not only risked the health of local communities but created a massive burden of local health services.
They urged visitors to postpone their visits until safe to do so. "It's vital that people take heed of expert advice and stay at home to protect our NHS and keep people safe."
Yesterday it was revealed that a 98 year old patient has died from Coronavirus at Ysbyty Gwynedd. Overall 280 cases have been reported in Wales an sharp increase of 89 since Friday.
National media suggests that lockdown of some areas of the UK could be imminent due to the crisis which has seen 20,000 extra NHS staff join the Coronavirus fight.
