six and a seven, and you can then leave isolation and we are still telling people to be cautious. but they basically looked at that and said that s a risk of you another three days in your bedroom but producing testing more effectively now we re using testing as a tool to enable people to limit the disruption and to be able to get on with their lives and theirjobs. wales and northern ireland have followed scotland in announcing new restrictions from boxing day. in wales the rule of six will be applied again in pubs, cinemas and restaurants. hywel griffith reports from cardiff. 0nce once again, the welsh government has chosen the most careful path through the pandemic. raising the alert level at as a precaution before really knowing where omicron will lead us. from boxing day, families are advised but not bound by law to limit how much they mix in each other s homes. and the persons family feels very last minute,
but not bound by law, to limit how much they mix in each other s homes. for the parsons family, it all feels last minute, giving people dilemmas over who to choose. we have friends at the local pub, they like to gather. everybody is in a whatsapp group saying it will affect everyone. if a whatsapp group saying it will affect everyone. a whatsapp group saying it will affect everyone. if they were going to do something, affect everyone. if they were going to do something, they affect everyone. if they were going to do something, they should - affect everyone. if they were going to do something, they should have given to do something, they should have given people more notice thanjust a couple given people more notice thanjust a couple of given people more notice thanjust a couple of days before christmas. i don t couple of days before christmas. i don t think couple of days before christmas. i don t think people will listen to the recommendations. last christmas gave us all s
chosen the most careful path through the pandemic. raising the alert level as a precaution before really knowing where 0micron will lead us. from boxing day, there are limits on how many people can meet to eat, drink, or go to the cinema. families are advised, but not bound by law, to limit how much they mix in each other s homes. for the parsons family, it all feels last minute, giving people dilemmas over who to choose. it s difficult because we ve got a lot of friends that have got larger families and they have literally had to change their plans last minute. i know that our friends at the local pub, they like to gather, you know. so everyone is in the whatsapp group saying, you know, this is really going to affect everyone. if they were going to do something they should have given people more notice than just a couple of days before christmas.
there is already concern about what will happen to the six nations rugby in february. from december the 27th, night clubs in wales will be forced to shut their doors, and the two metre rule will come back in workplaces and in shops. but what else could follow? well, as soon as tomorrow, there may be more measures announced for hospitality, potentially limits on who can meet to eat and drink together after christmas. there may also be advice on mixing in each other s homes. we ll get the details tomorrow, when the first minister, mark drakeford holds a press conference. here in belfast, businesses are fully open, the streets feel quite bustling, and the shops seem to be quite busy. but some rules are in place. you have to wear a face covering in most indoor public places, and a maximum of 30 people can get together inside someone s home. the number of patients in hospital with covid has fallen to the lowest level since july. the spread of the omicron variant is a few days behind the res