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The Government has said that responding to a wider pandemic of coronavirus may require further emergency legislation. The Government announced on 8 March 2020 that it intended to introduce a “Covid-19 emergency bill”.

https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/c...y-legislation/

The powers didn't come into place on the 8th March. The announcement that emergency powers were going to be granted was on that date.

I think you owe me an apology.
Just picked up ITV news 8 March 2020 on line

Welsh Government Granted emergency to tackle the coronavirus crisis

If you know better then of course I apologise