Wales' health minister Vaughan Gething led the Welsh Government briefing on the coronavirus outbreak in Wales today (June 9).
Here is a summary of what he had to say:
Face coverings are now recommended on public transport and in places where social distancing is not possible
Wearing a face covering does not make it safe for a person who is symptomatic to be around others
School re-opening plans will help pupils and staff adapt to what "will be the new normal" in September
Contact tracing in Wales off to "positive start" with more than 600 contacts identified
Face coverings now recommended on public transport in Wales
Speaking at the Welsh Government coronavirus briefing in Cathays Park on Tuesday, the health minister announced face coverings are now recommended in Wales in places where social distancing is not possible.
This includes on public transport, he said.
The decision comes as England announced it would make face masks mandatory on public transport from June 15.
While the Welsh Government is recommending the practice, it cannot be enforced with fines.
But the health minister stressed that wearing a face mask does not mean people can abandon other cautionary measures.
He said: “I think the danger is that people behave or try to reframe the advice as if what we're saying is, if you wear a face covering you can do what you like.
“That is very, very clearly not the advice. It is still the case that people should follow social distancing wherever possible.”
He added that face masks are not sufficient for people who are symptomatic. Anyone with symptoms should stay home and self-isolate, he said.
Schools to be 'far from' back to to normal when they re-open in June
Asked whether he was confident in the Welsh Government's plan for re-opening schools on June 29, Mr Gething said: "I'm as confident as I think we can be."
It comes as plans for primary school children in England to return to classrooms before the end of summer have been abandoned.
He said: "We're living through an extraordinary amount of uncertainty and I think any politician that tries to stand up and give you cast iron guarantees is being brave or foolish depending on your point of view."
He said the Welsh Government has tried to strike a balance between keeping people safe and recognising the potential harm to children if schooling doesn't return.
"This isn't back to normal, far from it," he said, but he added it will help pupils and staff adapt to what "will be the new normal when term returns again in September".
'Positive start' to contact tracing plan in Wales
The health minister said the Welsh Government's test, trace, protect strategy has now been in place for more than a week.
It has been a "positive start", he said, with 651 contacts identified so far.
Of those, 619 have been successfully contacted.
The test, trace protect programme will help to keep people safe, he said, and will allow Wales to move further out of lockdown.
