Mae mwy na chwe mis wedi pasio yn awr ers dechrau pandemig COVID-19. Rydym yn dysgu mwy am y feirws bob dydd, a sut i sicrhau canlyniadau cadarnhaol i Gymru. Yn seiliedig ar fodelu data a’r hyn yr ydym wedi’i ddysgu o’r brig cyntaf o achosion, gofynnwyd i fyrddau iechyd gadw 5000 o welyau ar draws Cymru i alluogi rheoli’r senario achos gwaethaf rhesymol pe bai cynnydd mawr mewn derbyniadau brys i welyau ysbyty.
We are now more than 6 months into the COVID-19 pandemic. We learn more about the virus on a daily basis, and how best to secure positive outcomes for Wales. Based on data modelling and ongoing learning from the first peak, health boards were asked to retain 5000 beds across Wales to enable safe management of a potential realistic worst case scenario caused by a spike in emergency admissions to hospital beds.