Ar 1 Mawrth, daeth y Ganolfan Tystiolaeth COVID-19 newydd ar gyfer Cymru yn weithredol. Ei phwrpas yw dadansoddi effeithiau’r coronafeirws a defnyddio tystiolaeth sy’n seiliedig ar ymchwil i helpu i ymateb i’r heriau newydd sy’n codi o ganlyniad i’r pandemig byd-eang. Bydd y ganolfan yn gweithio’n agos gyda Llywodraeth Cymru, y GIG, a gofal cymdeithasol yng Nghymru i ddarparu’r dystiolaeth y mae ei hangen i roi sylw i lawer o’r cwestiynau a nodwyd ym mhapur y Grŵp Cynghori Technegol (gweler y ddolen isod), er mwyn gwneud penderfyniadau’n seiliedig ar dystiolaeth i gefnogi pobl wrth iddynt geisio gwella o effeithiau’r feirws. Mae rhaglen waith y ganolfan yn cael ei datblygu, a disgwylir iddi gynnwys gweithgarwch ymchwil i COVID hir.
On 1 March, the new Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre became operational. Its function is to analyse the impact of coronavirus and use research-based evidence to address new challenges as a result of the global pandemic. The Centre will work closely with the Welsh Government, the NHS and social care in Wales to provide the necessary evidence needed to address many of the questions identified in the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) paper mentioned below in order to make evidence based decisions to support people with their recovery from the virus. The centre’s work programme is in development and is expected to include research activity on Long COVID.