First Minister Mark Drakeford has said there will be a "traffic light system in reverse" to lift the lockdown in Wales.

He said the first "red" phase would see "the most careful and controlled lifting of restrictions".

The amber zone would see more restrictions lifted and, if the virus is not re-emerging, Wales could then move to the green zone, he said.

He said the green zone "would look much more like the lives we had before the crisis hit" and that Wales could reach the first zone, seeing some restrictions lifted, by the end of the current three-week lockdown period.

The clap for carers has seen thousands of you making noise up and down the country.

For Dexter, from Cardiff, the round of applause was enough to get him out of bed.

Watch here as his little sister explains the event to him.

As part of Thursday's tribute to key workers, Conwy Castle was lit up in the colours of the rainbow, which has often been used as a symbol of hope during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Former Wales rugby international Mark Ring has started a new job as a care worker amid the coronavirus lockdown.

Ring is keen to emphasise that personal care is not part of his remit, but he is doing everything from window-washing to confidence-building in his role.

The ex-Cardiff and Pontypool player, 57, says the job also means a chance to reminisce about rugby.

"It's a strange one, but I absolutely love it," Ring tells BBC Sport Wales.

Ring was one of the stars of the Wales side which won the Triple Crown in 1988. Their victory over Scotland that year will be shown on BBC One Wales this Saturday.

New guidelines from the Welsh Government will allow certain groups, such as parents of autistic children, to leave the house twice a day.

Catrin Powell, whose son Jaco has autism, told BBC Radio Cymru: "It's going to make a difference. With the current situation, going for a walk has become a highlight for Jaco so I think he'll love it."

Ms Powell said the lockdown is "difficult to explain" to her son.

"We have to do some kind of school work but Jaco is not very good at that, so we try to go outside often and make it as much fun as possible and make sure he is happy."

Malachy O'Donnell, 73, from Cardiff, cannot visit his late wife Lynette's grave during lockdown.

The council is one of eight in Wales to have closed its cemeteries, but Mr O'Donnell has called for them to be reopened so people can visit their loved ones as part of their hour of daily exercise.

Cardiff Council has been contacted for comment.

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Meanwhile, the director of Royal College of Nursing Wales has said the state of coronavirus testing is "nowhere near where we want it to be".

Helen Whyley told BBC Radio Wales that the number of staff in care homes is "relatively small" and called for testing of staff and residents.

"If we don’t understand the picture of the virus in our community, I think [coming out of lockdown] that is going to be a very difficult thing for the government to be able to do," she said.

"We need to see that [testing guidance] being put into place, so that there is an easy way to get a test, also that testing can come to the community."

Speaking about testing in care homes, a Welsh Government spokesman said: "All symptomatic care home workers (and symptomatic members of their household) should be referred for testing by their employer.

"All care home residents returning from hospital are now routinely tested too.

"Together with other measures and precautions, current evidence shows this is the best way to stop the spread of the virus and keep residents and staff safe."

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The first minister has said the number of deaths in a Newport care home is "desperately sad".

Tregwilym Lodge in Rogerstone said 15 of its residents had died in the past month. It would typically see one or two patients die in that time.

The Welsh Government has said its policy was now to test all care home residents with coronavirus symptoms.

Mr Drakeford said: "It is desperately sad to hear that story from Newport and think of all those individuals and their families.

"We are publishing every week on testing – the ones we published this week show 264 tests carried out on care home residents, 436 test on care home workers.

"That is small in comparison to 11,000 tests carried out on health care workers. But we are accelerating our testing in the care home testing.

"The sort of testing we need as we come out of lockdown is a different sort of testing – that is community-based testing."

Some restrictions in Wales could be eased at the end of the current three-week lockdown period, the first minister has said.

Speaking on BBC Radio Wales, Mr Drakeford said Wales would come out of lockdown in three phases “like a traffic light in reverse”, seeing restrictions gradually lifted.

Asked when Wales would reach the first stage of lifting restrictions, Mr Drakeford said: “I hope we will be in a position to do that at the end of the current three-week lockdown period."

However he warned this would only happen if Wales had met the tests set out in the Welsh Government’s framework for exiting the lockdown, which will be published later on Friday.

“We will have to have had hospital admissions falling consistently for 14 days," he said.

“They have been falling over the last week so it’s not impossible that we will get to that point and in that case we can move into the red zone.”

First Minister Mark Drakeford has dismissed calls to sack the health minister, Vaughan Gething, after he was heard swearing about a colleague during a Welsh assembly meeting.

Plaid Cymru called for Mr Gething to be sacked after he made the comments while his microphone was left on during an online meeting.

Mr Drakeford said Mr Gething had apologised to Jenny Rathbone, who the comments were about, and said "that's the end of the matter".

"We need our health minister to be focusing entirely on the essential work that he has been responsible for to help us all to get out of the current crisis - that's what he'll be doing and that's how the government will be carrying on," Mr Drakeford told BBC Radio Wales.

Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said there should be a "public debate" about how the UK could lift the Covid-19 restriction.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the Labour MP for Torfaen said: "The government needs to be open about its approach to the different options for easing the lockdown, to be transparent about how the different options are going to be considered and how they are going to be evaluated.

"What I would like to see then is a real public debate, looking at the public health options, looking at the economic impact.

"This is so important because the British public are making great sacrifices every day and deserve a government that is open about its future plans."

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As per the past five weeks, Thursday evening saw hundreds of tributes to NHS staff and other key workers paid across Wales.

At Llanishen golf club in Cardiff, a handy groundskeeper mowed a message to the health service into the course.

For the fifth consecutive Thursday, people all over Wales paid tribute to NHS staff and key workers on the coronavirus front line.

Here are some of the highlights of the applause.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, sales figures in the retail sector saw their biggest fall on record in March as the coronavirus lockdown was introduced.

Compared with February, sales across the retail sector fell by 5.1%, with the clothing sector seeing a 34.8% fall, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

However, sales in the food sector rose by 10.4%.

ONS head of retail sales Rhian Murphy said: "Retail sales saw their biggest monthly fall since records began over 30 years ago with large declines in clothing and fuel, only partially offset by strong food sales.

"Online-only retailers saw strong growth though, with many high street stores also unsurprisingly seeing a boost to web sales."

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A small business owner says government grants and furlough money will only keep her shop open until July.

Sally Stephenson, who owns the Pencil Case in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, said she is bringing in "just pennies" from a click and collect service.

"The shop is closed completely, we're trying to keep our website going but that is not going to fill the gap in sales," she told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.

"The demand isn’t good enough online for us to be able to keep the business going. It is about trying to be visible on people’s news feeds in social media, so when we do eventually open they remember we are still there.

"I’ve worked out with that and the furlough money, that will keep us going until July. If there is no more financial support between now and then it will get really tricky if we’re not open in July."

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A man has called for cemeteries to be reopened in order for him to visit his late wife's grave.

Malachy O'Donnell, 73, from Cardiff, lost his wife, Lynette, six years ago after a short illness.

Cardiff Council is one of eight in Wales to have closed its cemeteries during the Covid-19 outbreak.

"You're not going there for enjoyment, you're going there to gain strength, or to remember a loved one," he said.

"At a time like this it's really important to me to be able to go there because it's where my wife is."

The council has been asked to comment.

We've grown used to buildings being lit up blue to pay tribute to the NHS over the past few weeks, but residents of Swansea may have seen something a little different on Thursday evening.

After first being lit up in blue, the colours on the building changed to green in memory of Gerallt Davies MBE, the first paramedic to die in Wales with coronavirus.

Mr Davies worked at the Cwmbwrla Station in the city, and was a paramedic for more than 25 years.

A Swansea University-led innovation centre, which usually works on energy-efficient buildings, has switched to producing 1,000 litres of hand sanitiser a day during the coronavirus outbreak.

The Port Talbot-based team, Specfic, has been making 80% ethanol hand sanitiser to meet international guidelines.

Dr Iain Robertson said: “From approval, we were able to deliver WHO recommended hand sanitiser to where it was needed within seven days.

"We have been able to use the chemical processing expertise of the Specific team and are now able to produce thousands of litres a week for delivery to local health boards and care homes.”

Prof Dave Worsley, Vice President of Innovation at Swansea University, said: “We were eager to adapt our skills and facilities to help protect our NHS heroes. The long-term supply chain will replenish stock eventually, but making hand sanitiser locally is a great way to fill the gap."

Comic Relief and Children In Need joined forces last night on BBC One for a Big Night In.

Peter Kay, Catherine Tate and the Little Britain duo also took part - as did the Duke of Cambridge, who appeared in a surprise sketch with Stephen Fry.

The money will go to causes that support vulnerable people around the UK whose lives have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

A total of £27.4m was raised during the three-hour show, with the UK government promising to double that total.