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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. | 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. |
| The changes are in addition to the local lockdown restrictions now in force in six areas of Wales, meaning people cannot travel in or out of them without a good excuse such as work or education. | |
| Pubs there already have to shut at 11pm, meaning closing times in the six areas are likely to move an hour earlier. | |
| Public Health Wales figures reported 281 further cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest number of cases since April. | 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. | 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. |
| The Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board, covering Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf, has warned it is a "matter of weeks" before a sharp rise in hospital admissions in the area. | |
| The tightening of restrictions comes amid a row with opposition politicians over whether the announcement should have been made in the Welsh Parliament first. | |
| Presiding officer Elin Jones told the Senedd earlier she had been told final decisions "aren't likely to be made until a little before" 20:00 BST on Tuesday. | |
| After the news of the restrictions broke, Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price accused the Welsh Government of treating the Senedd with contempt. | |
| Welsh Conservative Andrew RT Davies said it was disrespectful to Ms Jones, a Plaid Cymru Senedd member who oversees the Welsh Parliament. |