Covid-19: Pools, community centres and clubs reopen in Wales
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Coronavirus restrictions are easing in Wales from 3 May.
Swimming pools and community centres can reopen and children's clubs held inside can start up again.
Two households can also form an exclusive bubble and mix indoors.
Families and friends are still not allowed to mix indoors if they are not in a bubble and children's parties are still banned.
It is great news for people in Wales as some of the new rules have come in sooner than expected. Indoor clubs and community centres were not going to reopen until the middle of May.
First Minister Mark Drakeford says they are able to make the changes sooner because the vaccination process is going well. He warned that people still need to follow the rules still in place.
He said: "Thanks to the efforts of people across Wales, we are in a position to further ease the restrictions, in the way we have previously signalled, to allow more elements of normal life to return.
"By working together, by following these rules, the quicker we will return to normality."
The rules will be reviewed again on 13 May
Gyms, fitness facilities, leisure centres, spas and swimming pools can reopen.
Extended households will be possible, allowing two households to come together to form an exclusive bubble who can meet and have contact indoors.
Organised children's indoor activities can start up again, such as sporting, cultural and wider recreational groups and clubs. Children's birthday parties, or wider gatherings of families and friends in private homes are still not allowed.
Organised indoor activities for adults can also start again for up to 15 people, including, exercise classes and swimming lessons.
Community centres can reopen.
- Published14 April 2021
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