Wales will move into alert level 2 on Monday, the First Minister has confirmed today.

Indoor hospitality businesses will be able to re-open from Monday May 17; indoor entertainment venues will also re-open and there will be an increase in the number of people able to attend organised indoor and outdoor activities.

The First Minister also confirmed that international travel will resume from Monday but extra safeguards will be put in place for people returning from some countries to prevent coronavirus re-entering Wales.

First Minister Mark Drakeford said: "Thanks to everyone's hard work and ongoing efforts, we can take another step towards relaxing the coronavirus restrictions and move to alert level 2 on Monday.

"Indoor hospitality will be able to reopen, a move that will be welcomed by many of us as we look forward to enjoying a drink, a meal and the company of friends and family in a café or pub.

"By sticking with the rules and our successful vaccine programme, we are making really good progress in controlling the virus and keeping rates low.

"But the pandemic isn't over – the new, so-called Indian variant of concern is another unwanted twist in this pandemic, which we are monitoring closely."

Earlier this week, the Welsh Government announced additional financial support for businesses still affected by coronavirus restrictions – they will be able to claim up to £25,000 more in support to help meet ongoing costs.

The announcement was the first to be made by the incoming government and was the first phase of a £200m package earmarked to help businesses affected by the pandemic.

The changes to the coronavirus restrictions, which will come into force from Monday 17 May include:

• Indoor hospitality can re-open – 6 people from up to 6 households (not including children under 11) can book

• Entertainment venues, including cinemas, bingo halls, bowling alleys, indoor-play centres and areas, casinos, amusement arcades, and theatres can re-open. Cinemas, theatres concert halls and sports grounds can sell food and drink as long as it is consumed in a seated area for watching the performance

• Up to 30 people can take part in organised indoor activities and up to 50 people in organised outdoor activities. This includes wedding receptions and wakes.

On Monday 17 May, international travel will resume in Wales, following the same traffic light system as England and Scotland.

Here, however, everyone returning from a green-list country will have to book and pay for a test on their return. All travellers and their household members will be reminded about using additional lateral flow tests for follow-up tests at home.

On Monday 24 May, the Government hopes to be able to lift restrictions on the overall number of indoor visitors for people living in care homes.

The next three-week review will be held on 4 June.

Mr Drakeford said: "If the public health situation remains positive, we will look at whether we can move to alert level one.

"This will include looking at relaxing the rules further around meeting people in their own homes, increasing the number of people able to attend wedding receptions and restarting larger events, building on the experience of our pilot programme, which started yesterday."