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1. Officially announced now: Wales to go into national 'firebreak' Covid lockdown

Mon Oct 19, 2020, 06:44 AM

Oct 2020

A temporary national lockdown will be put into place in Wales, the Welsh first minister, Mark Drakeford, has announced.

The Welsh government believes a two-week lockdown, or firebreak, from Friday at 6pm is vital to help bring the virus under control.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/19/wales-to-go-into-national-firebreak-covid-lockdown

Everyone will be told to stay at home, while pubs, restaurants and non-essential shops will shut.

Primary schools will reopen after the half term break, but only Years Seven and Eight in secondary schools will return at that time.

Gatherings indoors and outdoors with people not in a single household will be banned.

Leisure businesses, community centres, libraries and recycling centres will shut. Places of worship will be closed for normal services, except for funerals and weddings.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54598136

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BREAKING The whole of Wales will begin a 17-day lockdown on Friday [View all] Celerity Oct 2020 OP

Officially announced now: Wales to go into national 'firebreak' Covid lockdown muriel_volestrangler Oct 2020 #1

if/when Biden and Democratic governors have to resort to this, you will have riots Celerity Oct 2020 #2

I'm sure it's justified, and a responsible decision. Denzil_DC Oct 2020 #3

It's needed. geardaddy Oct 2020 #4

I'm also going into tier 3 lockdown T_i_B Oct 2020 #5