The First Minister will tomorrow (Friday) set out how Wales plans to move back to alert level zero if the public health situation continues to improve.

Mark Drakeford will set out the two-week plan to ease the alert level two restrictions which have been in place since Boxing Day at his press conference.

The Welsh Government said it is able to start removing the protections put in place in response to the omicron wave, thanks to the support of people across Wales and the successful booster campaign – more than 1.75m people have had the extra booster dose.

The move to alert level zero will be phased, with restrictions on outdoor activities being removed first.

It comes as Scotland announced it was lifting all crowd restrictions at sports venues outdoors.

With the Six Nations around the corner, and Wales due to face Scotland in their first home game at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Saturday, February 12, it offers hope to supporters that they will be able to attend the match with a full-capacity.

When Mr. Drakeford faced questions this week at the Senedd, he said: “Next week will be the end of a three week review period.

“If we are very fortunate, and it’s a very big if, and we find that we have passed that peak and we are on a reliable reduction in impact of coronavirus on us then we will look to see what we can do to relax some of the protections that we’ve had to put in place but we will not do it until we are confident that the scientific and medical advice to us is that it is safe to move in that direction.”

Plaid Cymru have called for sport restrictions to be lifted, if the peak has been reached

Speaking about the current restrictions on outdoor sporting events, following news that Wales may be “turning a corner” on the latest coronavirus wave, Plaid’s spokesperson for health and care, Rhun ap Iorwerth MS said: “Being proportionate and appearing to be fair has to be an essential part of regulation – for that reason, especially if we have reached the peak in cases, the limit on outdoor sporting events must now be lifted.

“The benefits of taking part in events such as parkruns and watching sports outside in the fresh air surely outweighs the risks?”