The mask mandate in Welsh schools will come to an end next week, as the local government is set to scrap all remaining COVID-19 restrictions.
Currently school staff and secondary school pupils are required to wear face coverings when moving around school buildings and in communal areas.
But the Labour-led Welsh government announced on Tuesday that COVID-19 measures for schools will be “brought into line with guidance for businesses and other organisations” on May 9, meaning the current restrictions in schools will no longer apply.
The Welsh government said the move is in line with its “long-term COVID-19 transition from pandemic to endemic.”
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