This week marked two major milestones in Wales' reopening.
To the delight of everyone who has piled on the pounds over lockdown, gyms have now reopened with individual or one-to-one training but not exercise classes at this stage.
Two households are able to meet indoors and have physical contact but each household can only meet one another.
Single adult households have been able to do this throughout the second wave and this new rule will count single persons and their already established bubble as a single household for these purposes.
However there are still large parts of our lives which are severely restricted due to the pandemic.
So what is next on the list for reopening?
We have gone through the key areas of Wales still to be reopened. Remember that after the Welsh Parliament elections on May 6 there will be a new Welsh Government. Though Mark Drakeford is likely the favourite to still be First Minister, this is not guaranteed therefore these dates are not set in stone. The dates are also dependent on the virus situation in Wales at the time.
May 17
On May 13 the new Welsh Government will assess the latest round of restrictions to be lifted on May 17.
The provisional restrictions to be lifted are:
- Indoor hospitality for pubs, bars restaurants and cafes
- Cinemas, theatres and museums
- Children's soft play
- All tourist accommodation
- Organised events like weddings can have up to 30 people indoors and 50 outdoors
This will be welcome for hospitality businesses, many of which do not have outdoor areas or where their business is not commercially viable to only open outside.
This will also be the first time that theatres can reopen since the pandemic began in March last year.
What next?
The First Minister has indicated that festivals may be given the go-ahead in Wales by mid-June. There are currently pilots in both Wales and England for these kinds of events that the current Welsh Government wants to look at before making a decision.
Mr Drakeford said it was "not unthinkable" that festivals and events like outdoor races could reopen by mid-June.
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What about overseas travel?
Overseas travel is currently pencilled in by the UK Government to restart on May 17. However there is a lot of unease about this due the risks of importing new variants which our vaccines are not effective against.
Though the First Minister of Wales has significant powers in terms of lockdown and asking people to quarantine on their return from foreign travel, it is the UK Government that is responsible for striking bilateral deals with foreign countries to get them to recognise any UK coronavirus passport.
First Minister Mark Drakeford has indicated that though he is hesitant to about allowing overseas travel, he will follow the UK Government's lead in this matter.
Last week the UK Government's transport secretary Grant Shapps confirmed an NHS app will be used to allow people from the UK though he was not clear on the details of this.
