axed from february 18th. our wales correspondent hywel griffith is in cardiff. whatmore has been said? the welsh government whatmore has been said? the welsh government is whatmore has been said? the welsh government is sticking government is sticking to its ultra cautious approach in terms of relaxing restrictions, certainly not in any rush, regardless of what happens in other parts of the uk. the covid pass scheme will stay in place for another week which means people going to tomorrow s big rugby international between wales and scotland will still need to show their covid pass. at the end of february, the facemask rules will relax but it won t be until the end of much that you no longer need a face covering to go into a shop or on public transport. in terms of self isolation, regardless of what borisjohnson may or may not do in england, the welsh government says that, for now, is a rule that needs to remain in place and so somebody who tests positive in wales will keep on havi
february, the facemask rules will relax but it won t be until the end of march that you know longer need a face covering to go into a shop or on public transport. regardless of what boris johnson on public transport. regardless of what borisjohnson may or may not do in england, the welsh government says that for now is a rule that needs to remain in place so someone who tests positive in wales will keep having to self isolate for at least five days. we have seen over the course of the last two years different nations moving at different nations moving at different paces but there is a political dynamic to this as well. vaughan gething was highly critical of what he called borisjohnson s surprise announcement this week, arguing there was no real scientific basis to it and the welsh government would look at the science first before deciding any change to self isolation. spain is dropping its entry requirement for children over 12 from non eu countries to be fully vaccinated against coron
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