The Welsh government's five-mile travel advice might continue all summer the First Minister Mark Drakeford has suggested.
People in Wales are currently being advised to "stay local" and not travel further than five miles from their home.
Today Mr Drakeford said the ongoing stay-local advice was “not on my list of things to change” in the current three-week review period, which ends on June 18, which means the guidance is likely not to change until July 10 at the earliest.
Mr Drakeford said he could not be certain if the five-mile advice will be still be around in “another six or nine or 12 weeks”, as this will depend on the progression of the disease.
The guidance is likely to be in operation when some some tourism facilities are allowed to re-open, meaning tourists wouldn't be able to travel further than five miles away from their holiday accommodation - reports North Wales Live.
Mr Drakeford said that, in a best case scenario, self-contained accommodation, such as cottages and self-catering flats, may be permitted to re-open at some point this summer.
B&Bs and hotels with shared facilities were a more difficult proposition, he said.
He said: “There is a distinction to be drawn between people travelling to stay somewhere where they have their own kitchen and bathroom.
“That would be different from someone travelling to stay to a place where they are sharing kitchens, showers and toilets and where, inevitably, the level of risk would be greater.”
For those people who do stay in self-contained accommodation, they would then be governed by the five-mile advice, said Mr Drakeford.
This would apply to holidaymakers “just like everybody else,” he said, adding, "so that they are not shooting off around everywhere, meeting lots of different people.”
His comments will deal a blow to Wales’ tourist industry, which had been hoping to rescue part of this year’s high season.
England and Scotland are expected to give the go-ahead to the partial reopening of hotels, guest houses and campsites next month.
Mr Drakeford does not expect mass gatherings such as sports events and concerts to resume until next year.
Neither could he make “any promises” about re-opening pubs and restaurants.
In England the sector may re-open earlier than expected after dire warnings of huge job losses.
