Outdoor gyms, playgrounds, community centres and fun fairs reopen across Wales
Outdoor gyms, playgrounds and community centres have begun to reopen in Wales as lockdown is eased further.
Fun fairs are also allowed to reopen as the country enters the second of a three-week timetable to reopen large parts of Wales’ tourism, hospitality and leisure sectors.
Not all play areas will reopen immediately, with local authorities required to inspect hundreds of playgrounds before allowing children to enter.
The First Minister said this latest phase in the easing of lockdown restrictions will help with the provision of summer holiday childcare and play schemes.
In Cardiff, just thirty of the capital city's 116 play areas will reopen from Monday. All nine of its outdoor gyms will be open for use.
Safety measures being implemented at playgrounds include a thirty-minute play time limit during busy periods, a maximum of one adult per child and the banning of food and drink.
Some swings have been removed to enable social distancing.
Fun fairs reopening could require guests to have temperature checks on arrival, with some rides where social distancing cannot take place remaining closed.
Outdoor gyms have already been reopened in England, with indoor gyms, swimming pools and sports facilities also set to reopen there from Saturday.
Gym owners in Wales have called on the Welsh Government to announce a date they can reopen.
But the First Minister said gyms have emerged globally as a source of coronavirus infection.
"Indoor gyms are a different matter. I think there is evidence in other parts of the world that indoor gyms are places where the virus can flare up.
He added the Welsh Government would consider their reopening as part of the next three-week review.