First Minister Mark Drakeford says face coverings will remain mandatory on public transport in Wales.
Face masks will continue to be law in most places for months to come in Wales
Mr Drakeford said it would be "simpler" if the same face-mask rules were applied across the whole of the UK.The legal requirement to wear a face covering in shops, public transport and other enclosed public spaces in EnglandThe majority of Covid rules in Wales are set to be scrapped from 7 August, as the nation moves into alert level zero.
From Saturday, the numbers of people who are able to meet up indoors and outdoors will increase as Wales moves "fully" into alert level one. However, while this means people will be able to hug many friends - as long as they do so outside - for the first time in months, the Welsh government has urged people to "exercise caution" when getting close to those they do not live with.
Social distancing laws are set to end on 7 August, when Wales is set to move into its current lowest level of Covid restrictions - known as alert level zero - dependant on the public health situation. "Most places have been doing these measures since the beginning of the pandemic... what they need to do is to make sure those rules are known to those people who work there... or who want to enter those premises," she said.
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