Wales will enter full lockdown after Christmas, Mark Drakeford announces
Telegraph, 16 Dec 2020
Wales will go into full lockdown from Dec 28, the First Minister, Mark Drakeford, has announced.
The Welsh Labour leader said a "sustained rise in coronavirus" meant that the country would have to move into its highest level of restrictions - alert level four.
Mr Drakeford also said a planned five days of relaxed measures would remain in place following talks between the four UK nations.
But while the original UK-wide plans would have seen three households allowed to form a festive bubble between Dec 23 and 27, Wales will now limit that to two households.
Read more about Wales' lockdown: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/12/16/wales-go-lockdown-christmas/
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The Welsh Labour leader said a "sustained rise in coronavirus" meant that the country would have to move into its highest level of restrictions - alert level four.
Mr Drakeford also said a planned five days of relaxed measures would remain in place following talks between the four UK nations.
But while the original UK-wide plans would have seen three households allowed to form a festive bubble between Dec 23 and 27, Wales will now limit that to two households.
Read more about Wales' lockdown: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/12/16/wales-go-lockdown-christmas/
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