Covid-19: Wales to enter ‘firebreak’ lockdown, and councils offer free school meals

Wales is to move into a 17-day “firebreak” lockdown from 18:00 BST. People will be urged to stay at home for the “sharp and deep” restrictions, which will involve the closure of pubs, restaurants, hotels and non-essential shops. But the Welsh Conservatives have called for urgent clarity over which items are classed as essential, after it was announced that supermarkets could stay open but would not be able to sell all items, including clothes. Supermarkets have already started covering up non-essential goods.