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The news that all adults in Wales will be offered the coronavirus vaccine by the end of July is a "huge game-changer," Welsh Conservative Janet Finch-Saunders says.

The member of the Senedd (MS) for Aberconwy said as more people were vaccinated "so too will those expectations grow".

Ms Finch-Saunders said it was "very disappointing" that Health Minister Vaughan Gething had been "vague" in the news conference about visits to care homes.

"People have really suffered as a result of not seeing their loved ones who are very vulnerable in those care homes," she told BBC Wales.

"England have already made the announcements about visits being allowed in March."

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Tanzania's ambassador to Kenya John Simbachawene has warned Kenyan media against "misleading reporting" about how his country was dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

His account was later deleted after a barrage of criticism.

He had also accused Kenyan media, which broadcast in the neighbouring country, of causing panic in Tanzania, saying they should be factual.

The envoy's comments come after Kenyan media reported that the coronavirus situation in Tanzania was of great concern to East Africa.

Mr Simbachawene said surveillance at the Kenya-Tanzania border would continue and urged all citizens to follow health guidelines.

Tanzania has not been sharing data on the coronavirus situation in the country and until recently had been downplaying the pandemic.

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Here's what happened at this week's PMQs:

• Sir Keir Starmer called for £500 self-isolation payments to be extended to “everyone who needs it," adding that the poorest were “at the bottom of this government’s priorities"
• Boris Johnson rejected that, adding that more funding has been given to councils to make the discretionary payments
• After being challenged to rule out tax rises at next week's Budget, the prime minister said Labour councils were most likely to put up council tax from April
• But Sir Keir replied councils had been "starved of funding," and the Conservative-run council in the PM's own constituency is also planning a tax hike
• The PM also said the government would "continue to look after people," after being urged to make a temporary £20 weekly universal credit benefits top-up permanent

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All eligible adults in Wales will be offered a first coronavirus vaccination by 31 July “as long as the supply matches our ambition”, Health Minister Vaughan Gething has said.

A revised vaccine strategy to be published later this week will set out how the Welsh Government will “grow and adapt the places where vaccines are being administered” as it moves into the next phases of the vaccine programme.

“Our strategy update will also talk about how we will maintain high-levels of uptake and increase our engagement with people who may be difficult to reach or reluctant to have the vaccine,” Mr Gething added.

The Welsh Government is closely monitoring the impact of the phased return to school, Health Minister Vaughan Gething says.

Speaking at the Welsh Government's coronavirus briefing, Mr Gething said it was “an absolute pleasure” to see foundation phase children going back to school this week.

“The joy on their faces, and on the faces of their teachers, reminds us of the incredibly important role education plays, not just for learning, but for vital social interaction.

“I want to thank all our teachers, unions, local authorities and others for the huge efforts they have made in bringing children back into the classroom this week.

“We will be monitoring this closely and, as the first minister said last week, we want to get as many of our learners back into school as quickly as we can – but as safely as we can."