Covid: Mask wearing law could go in Wales if all adults vaccinated, says FM
Covid: Mask wearing law could go in Wales if all adults
vaccinated, says FM
Covid measures like wearing SLOTXO facemasks could be just advice and not legal
once all adults in Wales have had a second Covid jab, the first minister has said.
Mark Drakeford also said Wales' rising case numbers in the third Covid wave could
peak in July as he confirmed a delay in more lockdown easing.
He said any changes could come once the link between rising cases and people
in hospital with Covid is broken.
Health chiefs said rising cases were mainly among children and young people.
Announcing the latest review of lockdown rules in Wales, Mr Drakeford confirmed
there would be no changes to the restrictions over the next three weeks "because
of the spread of the Delta variant in Wales and across the UK".
It comes as Wales became the first UK nation to fully vaccinate half of its
population on Friday.
"When everybody has had two doses we will have a much clearer understanding
of the relationship between vaccination and falling ill and hospitalisation,"
Mr Drakeford said. |
