Alcohol ban for Wales from Friday. Welsh pubs, restaurants and cafes will be banned from serving alcohol from Friday and will be unable to open to customers beyond 18:00 GMT.
Winter of Discontent
First Minister Mark Drakeford announced the new rules to tackle a rise in coronavirus cases.
Indoor entertainment and visitor attractions, including cinemas, museums and galleries, will also have to shut.
Traders said the news was a “major blow”, while a brewer called for evidence of the need for the changes.
Wales is facing tighter restrictions
Businesses can offer a takeaway service after 18:00, and if they have an off-licence can sell takeaway alcohol up until 22:00.
The Conservative leader in the Senedd, Paul Davies, said the national approach from the Welsh Government was unfair on areas with low Covid rates.
Plaid Cymru said hospitality was “paying the price” for a lack of stricter measures after the firebreak lockdown ended on 9 November.
Mr Drakeford said without changes there could be between 1,000 and 1,700 preventable deaths over the winter.
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