Wales to End Mandatory COVID-19 Self-Isolation and Most Public Mask-Wearing

Shoppers queue outside Primark as non-essential retail reopens in Cardiff, Wales, on April 12, 2021. Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

Mandatory COVID-19 self-isolation will end in Wales on Monday, as well as compulsory mask-wearing in shops and on public transport, the government has confirmed.

But masks will continue to be legally required in health and care settings, and businesses must continue to do CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus risk assessments and put in place “reasonable measures” accordingly.