The Leader of the Welsh Conservative Assembly Group, Paul Davies AM, has responded to the announcement which will see an extension to the lockdown, saying:

“The Governments’ scientific and health advisors have been faced with some enormously difficult decisions to make, but based on the scientific data available, and the number of cases of Coronavirus, this really is the only sensible and safe approach to take at the moment.

“I want to thank all the people in Wales who have been adhering to the instructions on limiting the time they spend outside their homes and travelling only when absolutely necessary, because it has been difficult.

“However, no-one wants a lockdown to continue longer than necessary, but in order to prevent the spread of this virus we must for now continue to pay attention to the advice of ‘stay home, protect the NHS, and save lives’.”