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The leader of Carmarthenshire council, Emlyn Dole, has said that local government is in agreement with the Welsh Government on the decision that lockdown needs to remain for at least another three weeks.

He said: "We are having to think about where we go next and what we have to do to evolve during the process because we can now open the household waste and recycling sites that we have here in the county.

"But we have to do that in a way that keeps everyone safe. I now need to be satisfied that there are appropriate level of staff available to operate those facilities."

Mr Dole was speaking to Oliver Hides on Radio Wales Breakfast.

On easing restrictions a little on Monday, First Minister Mark Drakeford said evidence from behavioural scientists suggested that “if you can offer people a little bit more freedom at the margin, it actually strengthens people’s ability and willingness to abide with the major thrust of the restrictions that we still have to ask people in Wales to abide by”.

“So, by allowing people to go out to exercise more than once a day, by reopening garden centres, by allowing local authorities to begin to prepare for the reopening of libraries, then, we think, by doing those modest things, it actually helps people to do the bigger things we are asking of them.

“But, of course, it is an enormous ask we’re making.

”We should all be anxious about how long we can sustain this because, by sustaining it, there is other damage being done to people’s sense of mental well-being and so on,” he told the Radio 4 Today programme.

In response to First Minister Mark Drakeford's comments on the Today programme about reopening schools, former Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies MS said on Twitter:

"Well if he is ruling out reopening schools in June he is basically saying see you in September to parents and pupils. Big call by him and I hope he will share his thinking on this."

Speaking on Radio 4's Today programme, First Minister Mark Drakeford said the decision not to reopen schools at the moment is driven by the desire not to drive the R figure - the average number of people infected by an individual with coronavirus.

"We continue to work with teaching unions and our local authorities to identify that right moment.

"Schools in Wales are open now for children of key workers and vulnerable children, and we are seeing more children attending our schools in those categories.

"And schools will remain open over the next three weeks for those young people and maybe a few more of them too.

"But we're not going to be reopening schools in Wales during the next three weeks or indeed in June," he told the programme.

UK airlines say they have been told there will be a 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving in the UK from any country apart from the Republic of Ireland in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The new restriction is expected to take effect at the end of this month.

Industry body Airlines UK said the policy needed "a credible exit plan" and should be reviewed weekly.

People arriving in the UK would have to self-isolate at a private residence.

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Police in Newtown, Powys, say they were called to reports of tourists visiting pictureseque Lake Vyrnwy and also found a vehicle that was being used on a 12-hour round trip to pick up dogs and a quad bike.

Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has announced funding for Welsh dairy farmers whose market has been affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

Eligible dairy farmers who have lost more than 25% of their April and May income will be entitled to up to £10,000, to cover 70% of their lost income.

The minister said this would help ensure they can continue to operate without impacting animal welfare and the environment.

On Wednesday, a similar scheme was announced for dairy farmers in England.

Optometrists say parents need to be careful how much time children are spending on screens during lockdown.

There is a risk of developing myopia, or short-sightedness, according to the College of Optometrists.

They said spending at least two hours outside was beneficial to children's eyesight, and advise regular breaks from screens for all ages.

"If you can keep that time down, it's beneficial to your eyes," Llandudno optician Rhodri Williams said.

"There's less of a risk of children developing short-sightedness if they spend a lot of time outside."

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It has been claimed that a major UK supermarket has offered bonuses to its front-line staff - but not those taken on to help during the coronavirus pandemic.

The GMB union described Tesco's decision as "a disgrace" and called on the company to rethink.

Tesco said it was "very grateful" to its temporary workers and they played a "crucial role" in its business.

A worker taken on to work in a south Wales store said he felt undervalued.

"We have done the same if not more work than most of the full-time staff," he said.

"We are working night shifts mostly, for £8.72 per hour plus an extra pound or so per hour for the night shift.

"We are not being treated as equal... I don't see why we should be treated any different."

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We'll bring you updates on the coronavirus outbreak in Wales a day after First Minister Mark Drakeford announced “modest” changes to restrictions from Monday onwards.