First Minister Mark Drakeford says he does not want to give “false hope” that restrictions on daily life will come to an end soon.

The Welsh Government has taken a different approach to the UK government, insisting the measures will continue to help tackle the spread of Covid-19.

The UK government has said a decision on the approach in England would not come until “the end of next week”.

Mr Drakeford said at today's press briefing: “I do not want to give people false hope that an end to these restrictions is just around the corner.

“Of course I know that people want to see some light at the end of the tunnel but I also need us all to understand that we will live with some form of restrictions for weeks yet.”

Mr Drakeford was accused of “jumping the gun” and undermining the four-nation approach to tackling the crisis by the UK government.

However, he said Welsh people had shown “remarkable resilience” in adapting to the restrictions.

First Minister Mark Drakeford stresses that restrictions on movement to combat coronavirus will be in place for several weeks.

"I don't want to give people any false hope that an end to these restrictions is just around the corner," he told the Welsh Government's daily press conference.

First Minister Mark Drakeford is about to give the Welsh Government's daily coronavirus update.

We'll be following what he says, and you can watch it live on BBC One Wales or via the Coronavirus Daily Update video link at the top of this page.

Professional musicians from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Welsh National Opera and Irish Chamber Orchestra joined forces last night to pay tribute to NHS staff and key workers.

Social distancing was strictly observed as the three musicians on the left live together, with the two on the right from another household.

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The coronavirus pandemic has meant that British people have been forced to stay in to try to contain its spread.

And many are buying more alcohol to drink at home as a result.

Alcohol sales in supermarkets and corner shops jumped by 22% in March, according to consumer analysts Kantar.

Total sales of wine, beer and spirits topped £1.1bn in the four weeks to 22 March. An extra £199m was added compared with the same period in 2019.

"Do not use" warnings have been torn down in a park by people wanting to exercise in the sunshine.

Red and white tape was wrapped around exercise stations at Roath Park in Cardiff telling people not to use the equipment because of coronavirus dangers.

But the tape was ripped off by people wanting to do pull-ups, sit-ups and dips, before they were stopped by police.

A resident living opposite the park said: "It's just plain ignorance. It's pretty obvious that the equipment is not to be used.

"It amazes me seeing how many people are still breaking the rules."

Police vans and community support officers have been regularly patrolling the park to ensure people are obeying social distancing rules.

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North Wales Police believe holiday home owners are trying to beat the roadblocks by sending their suitcases ahead by courier.

The 5p charge for single-use carrier bags has been lifted for three months during the coronavirus outbreak for grocery deliveries and collections.

The Welsh Government said it had taken the decision to "minimise the risk" to home delivery staff and customers.

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Cardiff council is appealing for any former social workers or carers to return to work as it tries to cope with the effects of the pandemic.

The authority is urgently recruiting new and former social care workers "as soon as possible".

Council leader Huw Thomas said: "Social workers and care workers have a crucial role to play to ensure the vulnerable people in our communities are cared for during this difficult time."

North Wales Police say they've found three men camping near Wrexham, despite requests to stay at home over Easter.

Read more on the police crackdown this weekend here.

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The Foreign Office has chartered a further 12 flights to bring more than 3,000 UK nationals back from India.

Seven flights have already been arranged, meaning the total number of Britons repatriated from India will rise to around 5,000.

“This is a huge and complex operation which also involves working with the Indian Government to enable people to move within India to get on these flights," said the Foreign Office minister Lord Ahmad.

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A restaurant is helping deliver food to vulnerable people and hospital staff in north Wales.

Dylan’s, which has three restaurants across Gwynedd and Anglesey, and social enterprise Mentor Mon are providing food parcels during the Covid-19 outbreak.

As well as supporting vulnerable people, they will also provide meals for staff at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor and Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Bodelwyddan for free.

Dylan’s co-founder David Evans said: “Once we had dealt with our own business, we switched our attention to helping the community that support us.”

Food parcels include local produce such as milk, cheese, meat and vegetables.

April is an important month for religions around the world.

The Jewish festival of Passover began on Wednesday, Christians celebrate Easter this weekend, Sikhs will be marking Vaisakhi on Monday, and Muslims will be fasting as the holy month of Ramadan begins later in April.

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Charities in Wales fear many good will not survive the coronavirus lockdown.

Community Foundation Wales has raised nearly a million pounds in emergency money to help small and local charities.

However chief executive Richard Williams says even that money and the £750 million aid package announced by the UK government this week will not be enough.

“A lot of charitable organisations are not going to make it through this situation, so there's an issue there about how gaps are going to open up in our communities,” he said.

“So we're thinking about urgent cases now and then how charities and communities are going to be rebuilding themselves."

One charity that has already been helped is the Stephens and George Charitable Trust in Merthyr Tydfil working with children, families and older people.

Helen Hughes said the charity was receiving up to 60 calls a day for help.

"The food parcels are so important, people are losing their jobs, people don't have the money in the bank for a rainy day,” she said.

A doctor has described the difficulties of wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) but admits he is “lucky” to have it.

Dai Samuel, a consultant hepatologist at the Royal Glamorgan hospital in Llantrisant, said they had been supplied with masks and visors from the Royal Mint in the town.

“The masks hurt your face very quickly, they cause nasty indentations, it's very sweaty and it's unpleasant not being able to interact with patients and colleagues like you'd want to,” he told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.

“There has been concern that there's not sufficient PPE however I’ve been lucky.

“There's been a lot of mixed messages but that's being clarified now by the guidance from Public Health Wales.”

However Dr Samuel said doctors treating patients with other illnesses are facing difficult decisions over what procedures can take place.

"Mentally, it's already taken its toll on myself and my colleagues on making difficult decisions about what investigations we can and can't do for patients.

"We are trying to find windows of opportunity during the outbreak. Clearly patients with conditions like sclerosis or cancer fall into a high-risk category.

“To offer them treatment and surgery sometimes could potentially be more catastrophic than not treating them. So it's a very fine balance.”

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in hospital after being moved out of intensive care but is in “extremely good spirits”, Downing Street says.

Mr Johnson has been receiving treatment for coronavirus at St Thomas' Hospital in London since Sunday – 10 days after he tested positive – and was taken into intensive care on Monday.

On Thursday evening a spokesman said he had "been moved from intensive care back to the ward, where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery".

Mr Johnson’s father, Stanley, said his family were relieved, grateful and thankful for the work of the NHS, but that the prime minister must now “rest up”.

“It has actually, I think, served an amazing purpose in the sense it’s got the whole country to realise this is a serious event,” he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

“I don’t think you can say that this is out of the woods now, he has to take time. I cannot believe you can walk away from this and go straight back to Downing Street and pick up the reins without a period of readjustment."

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Celtic Dragons netball team have put their playing squad on furlough to "protect the franchise" during the coronavirus pandemic.

The players will remain on furlough until the Netball Superleague resumes, although staff at Celtic Dragons and Welsh Netball will continue working.

The 10-team competition was suspended on 15 March during round five of 19.

The club said in a statement: "This will mean we will be ready and hungry to hit the court once again when netball resumes."

A £1,000 fine for repeatedly ignoring a ban on non-essential travel would be a “real deterrent”, Plaid Cymru says.

Police in Wales have vowed to enforce new laws as they ramp up checks and patrols over the Easter weekend.

But while they have the same powers of arrest as counterparts in England, the fining guidelines differ in Wales and are much lower.

Police in England can issue fines of up to £960 for repeat offences.

“As this Easter weekend promises to bring with it good weather, many will be tempted to travel to second homes, a holiday let, or for a day out,” said Plaid leader Adam Price.

“Those who don’t respect the non-essential travel ban should face fines of £1,000 – a level which can prove to be a real deterrent.

Lifeguard Zoe Coleman was left without a job when the leisure centre where she worked closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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