
Ambulance crews report drop in Covid callouts in hard-hit Wales as vaccine rollout gathers pace
CNN
The bitter Cardiff cold, the dawn half-light, and the radio-static pulse of callouts are the same as every shift over the past year. But as paramedics Angie Dymott and Lynda Stephens climb into their ambulance cab one Cardiff morning, something small, but vital has changed.
There have been very few Covid-19 emergency calls in the past two days, and they are wondering why. "A few weeks back, that's all we were going to," said Dymott. "Covid after Covid after Covid. Then all of a sudden, it just dropped off quite quickly. So [the change is] surprising, but a good surprise."
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