The law has today changed in Wales meaning you no longer need to wear face coverings in all indoor places.
From Monday, February 28, Welsh Government has withdrawn the legal requirement for masks to be worn indoors due to Coronavirus.
It means you no longer need to wear a face covering in cinemas, theatres, community centres, museums and gyms but face coverings will continue to be a legal requirement for adults and children aged 11 and over, unless exempt, in all retail settings, on public transport and in health and care settings.
The legal requirement to wear masks in hospitality settings has already been removed but the Welsh Government "strongly advise" people to wear them voluntarily.
Speaking ahead of today's rule change, First Minister Mark Drakeford said: "We have worked hard to make sure the protections we have in place are proportionate to the public health situation and the risk of coronavirus.
"Thanks to everyone’s hard work and all their sacrifices, cases of coronavirus are falling across Wales. Now is the right time to relax the general requirement to wear a face covering in many indoor public places but we will keep the legal requirement in place in retail, public transport and health and social care, which are widely used and essential sectors. This is part of our cautious and careful response to the pandemic. We will continue to consider the latest scientific and medical evidence to inform our approach.
"Later this week I will be setting our longer term plans to manage the pandemic, as we carry out the regular three-week review of the regulations." You can read what we expect to learn in that review here.
As schools return after the half-term break, they will be able to make their own decisions about rules. You can see how life in schools will look after half-term here.
Face coverings will no longer be routinely required in classrooms but they should continue to be worn in communal areas in secondary schools.
Wales remains at alert level zero and the latest review of the rules will be announced on Friday, March 4. The Welsh Government say all the remaining measures at alert level zero will be reviewed.
They will also be expected to give details of whether they will follow UK and Scottish Governments in relaxing more restrictions.
In England, the legal requirement to self-isolate has been ended however, until April 1, if you have any of the main symptoms of Covid-19 or a positive test result, the public health advice is to stay at home and avoid contact with other people.
There are further changes planned in England from April 1, including removing free testing for the general public with or without symptoms.
That decision will have an impact on Wales because while health is a matter devolved to the Welsh Government, the testing set up and equipment is run by UK Government. When asked in the aftermath of the Prime Minister's announcement, Wales' health minister Eluned Morgan said it was too soon to know what that would mean for Wales. The Welsh Government has said the changes to rules in England are "premature and reckless".
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