Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning. We'll have another update for you this evening.People in Wales can look forward to a more normal Christmas than last year - as long as nothing unexpected happens - Mark Drakeford has said.
, the first minister said he expected businesses to be able to stay open. But if unexpected pressures emerge, such as a new variant which risks overwhelming the NHS, restrictions could be reintroduced.People who took part in trials of Covid vaccines which haven't been approved yet will be offered two doses of another vaccine from next week,. It means more than 15,000 volunteers who received Novavax or other jabs will finally be able to travel abroad with fewer restrictions.
, including the Bahamas, Jamaica and Cameroon. The change will make it easier for visitors to get travel insurance - but people should still check for other entry requirements such as proof of vaccination or testing and quarantine rules. Meanwhile, the transport secretary has said he hopes to relax rules on testing in time for families returning from half-term holidays at the end of October
. There are plans to allow fully vaccinated people coming to England to take a cheaper lateral flow test, rather than a PCR test, two days after their arrival. But Grant Shapps did not give an exact date for when the requirements would change.