Cafodd y coronafeirws newydd ei deipio a’i adnabod yn enetig ar 7 Ionawr 2020. Dair wythnos yn ddiweddarach, roedd y ganolfan feiroleg arbenigol o fewn Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru wedi dechrau profi am y feirws hwn. Mae’r capasiti profi wedi parhau i gael ei gynyddu a gall Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru nawr wneud dros 800 o brofion y dydd.
The novel Coronavirus was genetically typed and identified on 7 January 2020. 3 weeks later the specialist virology centre within Public Health Wales had commenced testing for this virus. Testing capacity has continued to be ramped up and Public Health Wales now has capacity for over 800 tests per day.