Fel rhan o becyn o fesurau ar gyfer rheoli Covid-19 mewn cartrefi gofal yng Nghymru ac ar gyfer diogelu’r preswylwyr a’r staff, fe aethom ni ati ar 15 Mehefin 2020 i gyflwyno polisi o gynnal profion asymptomatig wythnosol ar y staff.  Ers hynny, rydym wedi bod yn monitro’r polisi’n agos drwy ddadansoddi'r data a’r cyngor gwyddonol sy’n esblygu, ac fe wnaethom ni ymestyn y rhaglen brofi am bedair wythnos hyd at 10 Awst ac am wyth wythnos arall hyd at 4 Hydref.
As part of a package of measures for managing Covid-19 in care homes in Wales and protecting residents and staff, we introduced a policy of weekly asymptomatic testing of staff on 15 June 2020.  Since then, we have closely monitored the policy by analysing the data and the evolving scientific advice, and we extended the testing programme for four weeks to 10 August and for a further eight weeks to 4 October.