People living in Covid-19 hotspots in Scotland, England and Scotland will be banned from travelling to Wales from 6pm on Friday (October 16).

Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford told the Welsh Parliament on Wednesday afternoon that he had asked for work on the travel ban to be brought forward after Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed to reply to two letters requesting he introduce the measure across the UK.

The Welsh Government’s plans will bring people elsewhere in the UK in line with measures currently in place in the 17 areas of Wales under local lockdown restrictions.

Wales travel ban for Covid hotspots around UK