Here's the latest Argus column by South Wales East AM Mohammad Asghar:

DURING this current pandemic, the government has said that everyone must stay at home, except for shopping for basic necessities, for medical need and travel to and from work, but only when it’s cannot be done from home.

A list of different types of businesses that must be closed has been published, and if you work in one of these industries, you should not have to go to work.

For those businesses which have not been ordered to close, if employees are able to do their work from home, they must be allowed to do so. There are of course some instances where this is not possible, which is why the Government’s rules allow people to leave their homes for the purpose of travelling to and from work.

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I cannot stress enough that this only should be done where work absolutely cannot be done at home.

Employees from defined vulnerable groups should be strongly advised and supported to stay at home and work from there if possible.

If you start to feel ill, with a continuous cough or high temperature, you must stay at home for seven days. If another in your household has symptoms, you must stay at home for fourteen days.

Statutory Sick Pay is available and you can now access an isolation note as evidence to your employer online on the NHS 111 website.

The Welsh health minister has confirmed there is no need for a sick note if you suffer from long term chronic conditions.

I hope this information is of use to those many constituents who have contacted me with various questions as to how the current lockdown affects their employment.

In these challenging times, many people will understandably turn to their faith for comfort and support.

Sadly, that means you can no longer attend your place of worship, with the sole exception of funerals, which can be attended by immediate family.

It was particularly emotive to see His Holiness the Pope holding Mass in an almost empty St Peter’s Basilica on Easter Sunday.

Many places of worship are holding online services and I am told the BBC is also running more religious programming.

I hope you will be able to access these services over the coming days and weeks until, when the time is right, life returns to normal and places of worship can reopen.