Five years on from the start of the COVID pandemic, the UK will mark a nationwide Day of Reflection on Sunday 9 March. Sky's West of England and Wales correspondent, Dan Whitehead, went back to the Welsh Valleys, which had the biggest infection level in the UK five years ago, to understand the pandemic's lasting impact. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/covid-scars-remain-in-the-tight-knit-communities-of-welsh-valleys-13324198 #skynews #covid19 #uk #pandemic #wales #lockdown SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales