Throughout the pandemic, the devolved governments in the UK have at times made different rules regarding domestic COVID restrictions.
Mask wearing has been a particular example of this – in England rules about masks ended in January, however, they remained in place in Wales.
However, from Monday 18th April, face masks are now only mandatory in health and social care settings in Wales – such as doctors’ surgeries and hospitals. There is no longer a legal requirement to wear a face covering in other indoor public places or on public transport.
If the current public health situation in Wales remains stable, the requirement for face masks in health and social care settings will be removed from Monday 9th May.
Similar to the situation in England, those in Wales are advised to remember:
- get both jabs and your booster
- outdoors is safer than indoors
- if you have symptoms, self-isolate and get tested
For more details about restrictions in Wales, click here.
This change to requirements brings our Welsh operations in line with those in England, and as such all employees should continue to follow the advice communicated in our previous update at the start of April.
If you would like to read this previous communication regarding procedures in our operations, please click here.