{"id":5443,"date":"2020-10-19T13:56:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T12:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=5443"},"modified":"2020-10-19T14:02:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T13:02:18","slug":"time-for-nation-to-come-together-says-plaid-leader-adam-price-as-wales-to-go-into-firebreak-lockdown-from-friday-use-the-time-to-build-a-resilient-test-and-trace-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=5443","title":{"rendered":"Time for nation to come together says Plaid Leader Adam Price as Wales to go into \u2018firebreak\u2019 lockdown from Friday \u201cUse the time to build a resilient test and trace system\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/LostFile_JPG_11102848-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/LostFile_JPG_11102848-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/LostFile_JPG_11102848-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/LostFile_JPG_11102848-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/LostFile_JPG_11102848-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/LostFile_JPG_11102848-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Responding to the news that Wales will go into a national lockdown from Friday 23 October to Monday 9 November, Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price MS told GPSJ: \u201cA fire break is a last resort and should only be used in an emergency. We are now in an emergency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe time the fire break buys us must be used build up a resilient test trace and isolate system in Wales which means we can prevent being in the position we\u2019re currently in where the case numbers have risen to the point where they can overwhelm an already exhausted NHS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also need to ensure the safeguarding of workplaces, and that sufficient financial support is available for businesses and their employees who will be directly impacted by this fire break.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time for us as a nation to come together once again \u2013 as communities, as Government and as Opposition &#8211; working together to protect our NHS and save lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Responding to the news that Wales will go into a national lockdown from Friday 23 October to Monday 9 November, Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price MS told GPSJ: \u201cA fire break is a last resort and should only be used in an emergency. 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