Fully vaccinated contacts of positive Covid cases will not have to isolate from 7 August.
, although it is much higher than the low levels seen last May.
Self-isolation triggered by rising cases has been blamed for staff shortages across the UK, although Wales has not put in place the exemptions seen across the border. It is different to receiving a self-isolation request from the NHS Covid app, which is not legally enforceable. The latest Public Health Wales figures show 18 local authority areas are seeing a drop in case rates among the under-25s.
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