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Megan Nisbet

Mark Drakeford announcement today: What time is the update on supermarkets?

First Minister Mark Drakeford will make a live announcement later today (Friday, January 15) where stricter measures for supermarkets are expected to be detailed.

The First Minister will lead the Welsh Government briefing as Wales remains under Alert Level 4 lockdown restrictions.

Supermarkets across the UK have already tightened measures this week with Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Asda and Aldi all changing the rules on faces masks. You can read more about this here.

In last Friday's press conference, Mr Drakeford confirmed the lockdown in Wales would remain in place for another three weeks, but said "key areas" needed to be strengthened, including the improvement of safety in supermarkets and shops.

What time is Mark Drakeford's announcement today?

The First Minister will lead the briefing today (Friday, January 15) at 12.15pm.

You can follow our live blog for updates here.

The press conference will also be aired on WalesOnline's Facebook page and the Welsh Government's social media pages.

What is Mark Drakeford's announcement about?

He is expected to announce tougher measures for supermarkets to help keep staff and customers safe during the pandemic.

Mr Drakeford told S4C's Pawb A'i Farn programme on Thursday: "People working in shops are on the front line, they give us all essential things every day.

"We're working hard with the unions to protect them and to protect everyone else who [isn't] behaving in that way.

"On Friday, I'll announce things we're going to do to strengthen things that are in place."

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