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Make some noise: Crowds allowed at Welsh sport, festivals and outdoor gigs

THE Welsh Government has announced that sporting events, festivals and outdoor concerts are back on.

The latest easing of lockdown measures means that crowds of up to 10,000 people sitting and 4,000 people standing are now allowed at outdoor events in Wales.

Up to 30 people are now allowed to meet outside, including in private gardens, and extended households can now include a third person.

Meeting indoors is still not permitted and is not expected to be announced until late June at the earliest.

The Welsh Government announcement regarding the easing of restrictions has been described as a ‘phased’ move to alert level one and will take effect from Monday, June 7.

The easing of restrictions comes as concerns rise over the growing number of ‘India variant’ cases across the UK.

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This ‘India variant’, or ‘Delta variant’ as the WHO have named it, is currently responsible for 97 cases across Wales, a 67% rise from last week.

Mark Drakeford said: “The risk of infection is significantly less outdoors than it is indoors. This is why we are phasing in the changes in this three-week cycle.

“This will allow more people to enjoy events outdoors and take advantage of the Welsh summer, while we continue to roll out the vaccination programme to all adults.”

Drakeford did go to to say that: “We have to be realistic. The fact that the Delta variant is spreading so quickly in the north-west of England will mean that it will cross the border into Wales.

“That is why we are delaying some of the measures we might otherwise take to maximise the amount of vaccination that we can carry out because that is our best defence against that new variant.”

Restrictions will be updated again in Wales on June 21, it’s expected that all restrictions will end in England at that time.

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