Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:57 pm on 14 December 2021.
Thank you very much, Llywydd. I move the motion before us today. Throughout the pandemic, this Government has worked quickly in response to the latest scientific and medical advice. Our views have been proportionate: we've relaxed restrictions when it was safe to do so, and tightened up those restrictions when entirely necessary in order to safeguard Wales.
Since 7 August, individuals who are fully vaccinated, and those under the age of 18, don't have to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact of a positive coronavirus case. But in response to an increase in cases, our advice changed on 29 October to recommend that household contacts who are vaccinated or under 18 should self-isolate until they get a negative PCR test result. It's a requirement for contacts who are unvaccinated to isolate for 10 days in both scenarios. The context of the pandemic has changed once again.