Wales to join the 17-day “fire-cut” Covid blockade on Friday

As of 6pm on Friday, the whole of Wales will be back in solitary confinement: residents have been ordered to stay at home, closing non-essential retail, tourism and hospitality businesses. Welsh Prime Minister Mark Drakeford said scientists believe the “spread of the fire” would be the most effective way to spread the virus, saying “if we do nothing, our health service will be overwhelmed and companies will not be able to function”. .

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