First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, announced new Covid restrictions today which will come in to effect when Wales’ fire-break lockdown ends on November 9th. People will be able to form household bubbles again and meet in pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants. The new restrictions will last for a fortnight at which time they will be reviewed.
In Drakeford’s Covid press briefing, he said:
“When the firebreak ends next Monday, there will be a new set of national measures, which will replace the previous local restrictions.
But more important than any rules, regulations or guidance, which we put in place will be the way each one of us responds to the virus. We can introduce new laws but these will only be successful if we all of us do everything we can to reduce our exposure to the virus by keeping the contacts we have with other people to a minimum – at home; in work and when we go out. We need to do the minimum – not the maximum, which the rules allow. Our real strength lies in the choices we make and the actions we take together. Each of us has an important part to play in slowing the spread of coronavirus in Wales and saving lives – we cannot do this without your help. Everyone has made so many sacrifices this year already. To make sure we do not lose all this hard work, we need to carry on looking after each other and keeping ourselves safe. This is a virus which thrives on human contact. Social contact is important to all of us but to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe, we need to think carefully about all our meetings and contacts with other people and try and reduce them to reduce our risk of infection. Rather than us asking what we can or can’t do, we need to ask ourselves what should we be doing to keep our families safe. Government rules and regulations are here to help. But the real strength we have is in the choices we make and the actions we take together.”
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