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| Covid: Pubs in Wales to close at 10pm from Thursday | Covid: Pubs in Wales to close at 10pm from Thursday |
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| Pubs, cafes and restaurants in Wales will have to shut at 10pm every night under new measures to control the rising rate of coronavirus, BBC Wales understands. | Pubs, cafes and restaurants in Wales will have to shut at 10pm every night under new measures to control the rising rate of coronavirus, BBC Wales understands. |
| The measures, to come into force on Thursday, follow a decision by the UK government to do the same in England. | The measures, to come into force on Thursday, follow a decision by the UK government to do the same in England. |
| Sales of alcohol from off-licences and supermarkets after 10pm will also be stopped. | Sales of alcohol from off-licences and supermarkets after 10pm will also be stopped. |
| Pubs will also be required to provide table service only. | Pubs will also be required to provide table service only. |
| The First Minister Mark Drakeford is expected to reiterate that people should work from home if they can, in a message to be broadcast later. | |
| He is also expected to ask people not to travel unnecessarily. | He is also expected to ask people not to travel unnecessarily. |
| Six areas of Wales are now under local lockdown restrictions, meaning people cannot travel in or out of them without a good excuse such as work or education. | |
| Public Health Wales figures reported 281 further cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest number of cases since April. | |
| In his broadcast, to be made after Boris Johnson's prime ministerial address at 20:00 BST, it is understood Mr Drakeford will warn that coronavirus could gain a foothold in communities across Wales over the weeks and months ahead. |