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Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Newport will be placed into local lockdowns from 6 pm tonight (22nd September 2020). It comes after a continued rise in recorded cases as part of a second wave of Covid-19.
As in Caerphilly and Rhondda Cynon Taf, the new rules include:
- Nobody should enter or leave the council areas without a reasonable excuse – as during the previous lockdown this means for work (if someone can’t work from home) or to look after a vulnerable person.
- All people aged 11 and over will be required to wear facemasks/face coverings in indoor public areas – although this is already a rule across Wales.
- People will only be allowed to meet each other outdoors; indoor meetings and overnight stays will not be allowed.
- Licenced premises (pubs and clubs) will need to stop selling alcohol at 10 pm and close at 11 pm.
Schools will remain open and, as has been the case, the Welsh Government will keep the situation under review.
