Covid: Wales’ new shop rules ‘follow evidence of spread’

media captionCovid lockdown: Are supermarkets following the rules?

New laws for shoppers and staff are to be introduced after “significant evidence” coronavirus is being spread in supermarkets, the first minister has said.

Mark Drakeford said shops would have to install signs reminding shoppers to socially distance.

It comes after customers and staff raised concerns over safety, with some workers saying they had faced abuse.

Mr Drakeford said the stricter measures were needed due to the new variant.

Speaking at the Welsh Government’s Covid briefing on Friday, Mr Drakeford said the Test, Trace, Protect scheme had shown there was “no doubt at all” transmission was taking place in supermarkets.

Wales remains under a level four “stay at home” lockdown, meaning…

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