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21 pupils told to self-isolate after school staff member tests positive for coronavirus

Twenty-one pupils at St Gwladys Primary School, in Bargoed, have been told to self-isolate after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus.

The powers that be have warned that lockdown restrictions could return to Caerphilly County Borough if a spike in coronavirus cases is not contained.

Visits to care homes in Caerphilly County Borough have been stopped with immediate effect because of a rise in coronavirus cases.

Caerphilly County Borough Council leader Philippa Marsden has announced a reshuffle of her cabinet.

It comes after an increase in reported cases in Caerphilly County Borough, which has the highest number of new cases in Wales in the last seven days.

Bargoed councillor Carol Andrews has been named as the new mayor of Caerphilly County Borough.

More cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Caerphilly in the last seven days than in any other county in Wales.

Gerwyn Price, 35, from Markham, was held to a draw by Daryl Gurney in the 14th round of Premier League Darts.

A walk-in test centre will be set up at Caerphilly leisure centre due to the increase in Covid-19 cases in the borough.

The unit would be based at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, with breast cancer services across Gwent unified under one roof.