Welsh Government due to set out any lifting of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford (Ben Birchall/PA) First Minister Mark Drakeford is to set out on Wednesday whether coronavirus restrictions can be eased in Wales. The country’s incidence rate is currently 147 cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 people – the lowest in the UK – and it also has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world. Last month, the Welsh Government announced that plans to relax restrictions would be paused for four weeks due to the spread of the Delta variant across the country. Mr Drakeford is due to confirm whether the delayed move to Alert Level One can now take place in a statement to the Welsh Parliament on Wednesday afternoon.