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Coronavirus: Welsh towns 'vulnerable' to virus impact
Jun 4, 2020
An economic downturn from coronavirus will fall "most heavily" on valleys towns and coastal communities in north Wales, according to a research group.
The Centre for Towns says places already exposed to economic "shocks" and poor living standards are the most vulnerable to the effects of Covid-19.
Ten Welsh towns are in the top 20 most economically fragile, with Tredegar and Kinmel Bay in the top three.
The Welsh Government said it was spending £2bn to protect jobs.
The Centre for Towns looked at a wide range of factors including the proportion of people working in businesses which have been shut down, the proportion of older residents, and social and economic well-being before the pandemic.
It also looked at whether the area has suffered from industrial change in the last 30 years.
"I think that the impact of Covid-19 will fall most heavily on those places that are already exposed to economic shocks," said Ian Warren, founder of the research unit at the University of Manchester.
At the top is Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire - other towns on the eastern side of England which are furthest away from core cities also dominate.
Wales' old industrial heartlands feature heavily in the list of the most vulnerable.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rhyl is one of three coastal towns ranked in the the worst 20 for economic well-being
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