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Megan Nisbet

What time is Mark Drakeford making an announcement today?

Mark Drakeford will be making an announcement tonight as concerns grow over the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

The First Minister has confirmed he will give a televised address to the nation about the accelerated booster programme later today.

The current target is for all eligible adults to be offered the booster by the end of January, but Chief Medical Officer Dr Frank Atherton said this could be moved forward to the end of December in line with England.

Read more: Mark Drakeford gives update on omicron variant after Boris Johnson delivers televised UK address

The announcement will be broadcast live on BBC One Wales and across the Welsh Government's social media pages.

What time is Mark Drakeford's announcement today?

The First Minister will give a televised address to the nation on Covid-19 at 7pm on Monday, December 13 .

He said: "As we continue to deal with the new Omicron variant, I will be providing an update about our accelerated booster programme on @BBCWalesNews and on social media at 7pm tonight. Diolch."

It comes after the Welsh Government announced major change to lockdown reviews, with press conferences being held more regularly again.

During a press conference last Friday it was revealed that reviews of restrictions in Wales will be moving from every three weeks to weekly because of concerns over the impact of the Omicron variant on Covid rates. You can read more on this here.

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