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WAles is planning to announce a three-week “circuit breaker” shutdown that would span mid-term vacations, a leaked letter revealed.
Details of the proposed blocking measures are described in the lyrics (Posted by Bubble Wales) from John Pocket, the Welsh director of the Confederation of Passenger Transport, to members, including that the “circuit break” would go into effect at 6pm on October 23 and would last until 9 of November.
The leaked document explains that “the message for public transport will only be essential trips” and that “it will take us back to the situation in March, when all the points of sale, except the essential ones, were open (pubs, cafes, restaurants, hairdressers, etc.). It adds that financial support had been obtained from the government for travel companies.
Welsh Prime Minister Mark Drakeford is holding talks today ahead of an announcement on Monday; last week, Drakeford said his government was “speaking very actively and preparing for” a switch closure in Wales and called on the UK government to consider adopting a short-term lockdown on England.
A four-week “circuit breaker” went into effect in Northern Ireland on Friday, including closing pubs and restaurants, extending mid-term holidays from October 19-30 and advice against “unnecessary” travel.
In Wales, meanwhile, 17 of the 22 local authority areas are under local lockdown and the Welsh government has banned visitors from Level 2 and 3 areas of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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