Coronavirus in Wales: Cinemas and beauty salons can reopen on Monday
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Cinemas, museums and beauty salons in Wales have been given the green light to reopen on Monday.
First Minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed the latest moves to ease coronavirus restrictions in Wales.
Face masks on public transport, including taxis, will also be made compulsory for anyone over the age of 11 on the same day.
Meanwhile campsites and accommodation with shared facilities can reopen on Saturday.
Mr Drakeford said people would need to get used to "some changes" to help protect themselves and people working in reopening businesses.
"This may mean having to book ahead or giving our details to the places we are visiting, to help our test, trace, protect service, in the event there's an outbreak of coronavirus," he said.
"It's the responsibility of all of us to follow these new rules so we can keep ourselves and our loved ones safe."
What's changing on Monday?
Beauty salons, including nail parlours and tanning salons, will be able to reopen on 27 July - and tattooing, piercing, electrolysis and acupuncture can restart. But procedures on the face will be prohibited for now. Spas can resume business, but only for beauty treatments and not for saunas and pools.
The housing market can fully reopen to include viewings of occupied properties
Cinemas, museums, amusement arcades, galleries, archives can will be able to open their doors. But whether they do or do not will depend on the venues themselves. The cinema industry has warned "few, if any" cinemas will reopen on 27 July.
Driving lessons can restart the same day. Lessons restarted in England earlier in the month, on 4 July.
Face coverings will also become mandatory on all public transport, including taxis.
What's next to reopen after that?
Pubs, cafes and restaurants in Wales have been given a potential date of 3 August by the Welsh Government for when they can open indoors - although they have already been allowed to do so outdoors since 13 July.
"We're really hopeful that might come forward to secure that other weekend in August," said Wales Tourism Alliance chairman Andrew Campbell.
"There's lot of conversations. It is a long shot but we have to remain optimistic."
The next formal review of the regulations will be carried out next Friday.
As lockdown has eased the Welsh Government has slowly given dates for when individual restrictions would end.
It has said confirmation would depend on the rate of coronavirus transmission continuing to decline.
But despite the easing of many restrictions, some sectors remain shut with no plans to restart.
They include indoor gyms and leisure facilities, such as swimming, as well as theatres and music venues.
What has already reopened or restarted?
The first places to reopen in Wales were recycling centres, libraries and some garden centres on 11 May on the same day the first minister allowed people to exercise outside more than once a day.
, external and , external were allowed to reopen last month while small marriage ceremonies and outdoor sports were also allowed to open again.
Then, self-contained accommodation without shared facilities reopened on 11 July.
From Saturday that will be expanded to include accommodation that does share facilities, including campsites and all hotels, and underground attractions can resume trading.
, external, , external, church halls, external have already reopened while partners are now allowed to attend antenatal appointments .
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