Mae ein system cadw gwyliadwriaeth integredig yn elfen hanfodol o’n Fframwaith Iechyd y Cyhoedd ar gyfer Feirysau Anadlol, sy’n cynnwys monitro feirysau anadlol mewn ysbytai a lleoliadau gofal iechyd eraill. Mae fy swyddogion wedi bod yn gweithio’n agos gyda Phrifysgol Bangor a Phrifysgol Caerdydd i ddeall sut y gallai monitro dŵr gwastraff ychwanegu gwerth at ein system cadw gwyliadwriaeth integredig ar raddfa wahanol. Mae’n bosibl i’r data o fonitro dŵr gwastraff ddangos newidiadau cynnar o ran sut mae SARS-CoV2 yn cylchredeg wrth inni baratoi a chynllunio ar gyfer gaeaf ansicr.
Our integrated surveillance system is a critical element of our public health respiratory framework, which includes monitoring respiratory viruses in hospitals and other healthcare settings. My officials have been working closely with Bangor University and Cardiff University to understand how wastewater monitoring could add value to our integrated surveillance system at a revised scale. The data from wastewater monitoring can potentially provide us with an early indication of changes in circulating SARS-CoV2 as we prepare and plan for an uncertain winter.