More areas of Wales are being put into local lockdown following a rise in coronavirus cases, the health minister has said.
Vaughan Gething said the measures for Denbighshire, Flintshire, Conwy and Wrexham would affect another half a million people.
From 6pm on Thursday:
- People will not be allowed to enter or leave each of these areas without a reasonable excuse, such as travel for work or education
- People will only be able to meet people they don’t live with outdoors for the time being. They will not be able to form, or be in, extended households
Mr Gething said: “Unfortunately, we have seen a rise in coronavirus cases in four North Wales local authority areas – in Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham and Conwy.
“These are largely linked to people socialising indoors and are the pattern of transmission similar to what we have seen in South Wales.
“We have worked closely with local authority leaders and the police in North Wales and we all agree about the need to take swift action to control the spread of the virus.”
