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Changes in Wales from 17 July
Published: 16/07/2021
In Wales, some changes will come into effect on 17 July and these will see up to six people able to meet indoors in private homes and holiday accommodation.
There鈥檒l be no change in the rules around face-masks in Wales for the time-being.
This differs to England, where 鈥� from 19 July 鈥� there will be no limit on the number of people who can meet indoors and face-masks will no longer be mandatory.
In Wales, organised indoor events will be able to take place for up to 1,000 people seated and up to 200 standing, and ice rinks will be able to reopen.
Nightclubs in Wales will remain closed for the moment.
Proposed changes in Wales from 7 August
If all goes well, Wales will move to Alert Level 0 from 7 August, when all premises will be able to open (including nightclubs) and most 鈥� but not all 鈥� restrictions will be removed.
There will be no limits on the number of people who can meet indoors, including in private homes. However, it will still be a legal requirement to wear a face mask indoors in shops and other indoor public spaces, except for hospitality venues like pubs and restaurants.
Some venues might still have to restrict numbers, based on the risk assessments that all premises will need to undertake.
Respect the differences
In a joint statement, Wrexham, 每日大瓜 and Denbighshire councils call on residents to be aware of the differences:
鈥淭he changes in restrictions follow the success of the vaccination programme, which has weakened the link between infections, serious illness and hospitalisation in both Wales and England. Thanks to vaccination, the number of people ending up seriously ill or in hospital remains low at the moment.
鈥淗owever, the Delta variant continues to spread and the virus still poses a serious risk to health. We鈥檙e also seeing young, fit people suffering from long-Covid, which is having a major impact of their lives.
鈥淓veryone living, working and visiting Wales is asked to respect the difference in restrictions between England and Wales, and to stick to the regulations in place.
鈥淰isitors to Wales are also asked to respect staff working in tourism, hospitality and leisure industries, who are all continuing to do their utmost to look after the health and welfare of those they work for and with. Thank you.鈥�
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