It has been over four years since the coronavirus pandemic first resulted in Wales going into lockdown. A year into the pandemic, and as the vaccine started to roll out, it became evident that while we could beat the pandemic, the virus would be with us for years to come.

Since then, Covid has been treated as a seasonal virus, and often peaks around the same time as the winter flu virus. In March, it appeared that the winter peak had passed, with cases in Welsh hospitals drastically falling.

However, as we enter the month of May, cases in hospitals appear to be on the rise again. In the most recent data published by Public Health Wales, 53 people were admitted to hospital with coronavirus in the seven days up to May 5.