Covid: Wales' high school pupils should wear masks in class - FM
Wales' secondary school pupils are being urged to wear face masks in class in a change to Covid guidance.
First Minister Mark Drakeford announced the changes on Monday following the emergence of the Omicron variant.
The move goes further than advice given in England to wear face masks in communal areas, and brings Wales level with Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The Welsh government said the changes "should come into effect in all settings as soon as possible".
Mr Drakeford told LBC that secondary school pupils would be asked to wear face coverings in classrooms, and communal areas, under changes to guidance.
"In most of Wales mask wearing in communal areas is already part of the repertoire that schools use," he said.
"We think now is the moment, with three weeks left of term, to introduce some additional safeguards to try and keep our school population safe [and] the staff they are in contact with safe".
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