Boris Johnson tells MPs that the reopening of society and the UK economy should go ahead with "utmost caution".

He says the R rate - which measures the spread of infection - has fallen from between 2.6 and 2.8 in April to between 0.5 and 0.9 now.

The prime minister says making sure the disease does not spread while reopening the economy will be a "supremely difficult balance to strike".

He adds that some parts of the UK may need to stay in "full lockdown" longer than others - but this should be short-term.

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has begun his statement in the House of Commons where he is explaining his new measures to MPs.

They include allowing people to drive to other destinations and sit in parks - none of which will apply in Wales.

Responding to his plans and a new message to "stay alert", First Minister Mark Drakeford has said the stay-at-home message in Wales has not changed.

People in England should aim to wear face coverings on public transport and in some shops from Wednesday, the UK government has said.

A document outlining new coronavirus lockdown rules, external in England suggests face coverings in enclosed spaces where social distancing is not always possible.

Scotland had already issued similar advice, but Wales is not following suit.

First Minister Mark Drakeford said he had received advice from the chief medical officer in Wales and that there was only a "marginal public health case" for the general public to wear face masks.

“It doesn't protect you, the wearer, from anybody else, but it may protect other people from the risk of you infecting them,” Mr Drakeford said.

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Geraint Thomas has travelled to France where he and Team Ineos will be allowed to train on the roads in preparation for the 2020 Tour de France.

The Cardiff-born cyclist won the 2018 event and came second in 2019.

This year's Tour de France will take place at the end of August having been postponed from June due to the coronavirus pandemic.

One thousand meals have been delivered to the Dragon's Heart field hospital in Cardiff today.

Many of Wales' restaurants and cafes have come together to provide meals for NHS staff and care workers during the pandemic.

Some have joined forces under the banner of "Feed the Heath", the name by which the city's University Hospital of Wales is commonly known.

The project uses public donations to buy ingredients that chefs then turn into meals before they are delivered to hospitals.

The 2,000-bed Dragon's Heart field hospital at Cardiff's Principality Stadium is the second biggest in the UK behind Nightingale Hospital, London.

In Wales, a total of 1,116 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19, according to Public Health Wales (PHW) figures.

This map shows how many deaths have been reported by each of the nation's seven health boards.

Public Health Wales (PHW) publishes figures on the number of deaths daily, mostly from hospitals.

All have all been confirmed by laboratories as involving coronavirus.

North Wales Police are asking the public to help reduce demand on its services by not contacting them for guidance on Covid-19 restrictions.

The force says it is receiving a high volume of calls, and instead asks people to visit the Welsh Government website.

Bikes belonging to staff working at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan have been stolen.

The first theft was tweeted by North Wales Police Community Safety Central on Thursday 7 May and the second today (Monday).

A total of 1,116 people have now died after testing positive for Covid-19, according to Public Health Wales (PHW) figures.

Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price has learned that Wales has not received any of the one million surgical face masks donated to the UK from Taiwan.

Replying to a written assembly question, Health Minister Vaughan Gething told Mr Price the only donated surgical masks Wales had received were from Airbus.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Wales is calling for more clarity for business owners in Wales.

FSB Wales policy chairman Ben Francis said: “As confirmed by the first minister on Friday, Wales is still in lockdown for at least three more weeks. There are some limited amendments, including that garden centres may now reopen,"

“Given that England has taken a different approach, it is crucial now that Welsh Government ensures that communications to businesses are as clear as possible, so that business owners know what they must do and to avoid any confusion.

"Businesses should look to get their information from Welsh Government on what the lockdown rules are for Wales."

The FSB urged ministers to allow as many firms as possible to get help under the Economic Resilience Fund "to help them survive the coming weeks”.

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A further five people with coronavirus have died in Wales.

This brings the total number of people known to have died with Covid-19 to 1,116.

Public Health Wales figures show there have been 124 new cases, meaning there are now 11,468 known cases of Covid-19 in Wales.

But officials have said the true figure will be higher as not everyone with symptoms is tested.

Libraries and recycling centres will not open in Powys until it is safe for residents and staff, the county council has said.

On Sunday, First Minister Mark Drakeford announced that councils would begin to work on plans to re-open the facilities, as part of modest changes to lockdown rules.

But today Powys council officials said there was "a great deal of work to be done" to make sure facilities were safe before services could resume.

Corporate Director for Economy and Environment Nigel Brinn said: “We need to be absolutely certain that our libraries and household waste recycling centres are safe for both customers and staff before we re-open them.

"That process cannot be rushed so please do not expect to see your local service open quickly.

"Further information about the re-introduction of any form of service delivery will be announced as soon as we have accurate information."

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Boris Johnson "could have done more" to explain that most of his announcement last night applied to England only, according to the first minister of Wales.

Mark Drakeford said he and other UK leaders had asked the prime minister for clarity about "when he was speaking in a UK capacity, and when he was making announcements that apply only in England".

"I know it's complex and I know it's a challenge to get all that over in a single statement that you are making, but my own view is that more could have been done," he said.

Mr Johnson said last night that people in England would be allowed to drive somewhere to take exercise, but the Welsh Government has said the message in Wales remains one of staying close to home when going out.

The wearing of non-medical face masks in public will not be mandatory in Wales, the first minister has said.

Mark Drakeford said he had received advice from the chief medical officer in Wales and that there was only a "marginal public health case" for the measure.

During the Welsh Government daily press briefing, Mr Drakeford said: “It doesn't protect you, the wearer, from anybody else, but it may protect other people from the risk of you infecting them.”

The first minister went on to say where people felt it offered them “confidence” then there was a case for wearing them, as long as they wore a non-medical face covering and “were not competing” with people who needed them in a medical setting.

He reminded the public, that if they were showing symptoms of Covid-19 they should not be out in public wearing a face covering, but should be self-isolating at home.

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A former soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder has helped raise over £7,000 for the NHS in north Wales.

Garry Steward has been making entertaining lockdown videos, external with Holyhead friend Carl Hagan, an aircraft mechanic supervisor at RAF Valley on Anglesey.

Donations have come flooding in for Awyr Las (Blue Sky), the NHS charity for the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

Garry, a lorry driver who served with the Army in Afghanistan, said: “Carl started it when he posted a video as Michael Jackson and I just thought he was losing it.

He added: “I really can’t believe the response we’ve had from people and how generous they’ve been.”

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Wales' first minister has questioned whether the easing of the lockdown in England is "a real change."

Mark Drakeford said two people are already allowed to "interact with each other" at a social distance in Wales.

"It's been the case throughout coronavirus in Wales, that if you as an individual are out walking or taking exercise, you can at a social distance have contact with one other person.

"We've always said that two people are able to interact with one another in that way. And if you did, as I did over this weekend, go on my bicycle to my allotment through one of the major fields in Cardiff then you see people doing that all the time.

"So I'm not absolutely certain that I'm sure whether what is being proposed in England is a real change, or whether it is just simply restating what in that sense has been possible in Wales, all along."

First Minister Mark Drakeford says employees who are planning on crossing the border between England and Wales to work should discuss the matter with their employer about whether it was right to return.

Speaking during the daily Welsh Government press conference, Mr Drakeford said there was“ nothing different” in the rules on either side of the border as far as work is concerned, apart from the two-metre social distancing rule which is law in Wales.

Mr Drakeford went on to say that “there was a bit of a difference in tone” in the way Prime Minister Boris Johnson had “encouraged people to go back to work”.

But added that the Welsh Government had been working with employers and trade unions to prepare workplaces to be safe.

People travelling from England will not be "fined immediately" for coming to Wales, the first minister has said.

Mark Drakeford said that he understood that some people would not realise the rules on travelling for exercise were different between the two nations.

"I do have sympathy with people who haven't heard that message with sufficient clarity because of the way that it was announced yesterday," he said, referring to Boris Johnson's prime ministerial broadcast to the nation..

In England people are now allowed to travel to exercise, while in Wales it is against the law to undertake anything but essential journeys.

Mr Drakeford said that the Welsh Government would put up signs at the border and advertise in local media to try and get the message across.

"If they do cross the border on coming to Wales, they should be able to see pretty rapidly that the rules on this matter in Wales are different," he said.

The first minister said police had been taking the education route first, advising people on the need to comply with the regulations, and only using fines when people continued to flaunt them.

"So it won't be a matter of people coming across the border and be fined immediately," he said.

"The first thing that police will do is to explain to them that what they're doing is not consistent with the law, and most people faced with that explanation behave entirely reasonably.

"But when they don't behave in the way that they should, that's when penalties inevitably come into the picture."