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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Neil Shaw & Chris Osuh

What happens when you go from England to Wales under the new Covid rules

Wales' First Minister Mark Drayford has set out the rules visitors from England must observe when they enter the country.

While Covid rules in England will change on Monday, July 19, they are are not changing in Wales.

So while in England you will no longer be legally required to wear masks in public, in Wales, where almost all coronavirus restrictions will be listed on August 7, the wearing of face masks will remain compulsory on public transport and in most indoor settings.

Mark Drayford has told the BBC that people arriving from England by train will be required to put on a face covering as soon as they cross the Welsh border.

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The Welsh First Minister told BBC Breakfast he hoped people in England would observe the 'clear' advice on face coverings given by Boris Johnson but that the practice would be a legal requirement in Wales.

“The people who run the transport system will make sure that people are aware that as they come into Wales different rules apply,” he told BBC Breakfast.

“If you travel into Wales by road now you will see signs that say ‘Welsh rules apply’. That will be true on trains and other forms of transport as well.

“I hope people will observe the clear advice of the prime minister in England, that they should continue to wear face coverings on public transport.

“Here in Wales the rule will be clear, it isn’t simply advice, it’s what the law will require.”

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