Wales' shielding programme will finish on March 31 after almost two years in operation, the health minister has announced.
The shielding patient list was created at the start of the pandemic and included people the UK's four chief medical officers believed were at greatest risk of harm if they contracted coronavirus.
But thanks to a high vaccination takeup and a fall in the infection rate, the Welsh Government is now preparing to move beyond the emergency response to the pandemic. All legal Covid restrictions could be removed here on Monday, March 28 should the situation remain "stable".
