Nursery World - Nurseries in Wales can reopen from Monday

Nurseries and childcare settings in Wales will be able to open to more children from Monday (22 June), a week earlier than planned.

The move follows a review of the regulations on 18 June, in line with reviews every 21 days.

In a written statement, the first minister Mark Drakeford said that in Wales, the number of new confirmed cases of coronavirus has fallen steadily since the peak in April and has been below 100 every day during June. The number of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus is falling steadily and there are currently 33 people in critical care in Wales being treated for coronavirus, 80 per cent lower than in April.

The number of deaths reported every day by Public Health Wales is lower than at this time three weeks ago, and are at their lowest point since lockdown began. The Office for National Statistics’ weekly figures show the number of deaths from coronavirus has fallen every week for six weeks.

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