The First Minister has warned that people travelling into Wales "will find themselves on the wrong side of the law", as he unveiled the Welsh Government’s new traffic light exit strategy from lockdown.

During a press conference held today, First Minister Mark Drakeford explained the Welsh Government strategy for lifting lockdown.

Mr Drakeford also addressed concerns that, due to the UK Government lifting restrictions on travel, people may travel across the border to Wales where travel is still restricted.

Mr Drakeford clarified the rules in Wales and that anybody doing so “will find themselves on the wrong side of the law”.

“Our rules are clear; travel is only local, and it should only be for essential purposes.

“Travelling a long way to visit beauty spots or second homes in Wales is neither of those things – so please don’t do it.”

On their exit strategy, Mr Drakeford commented: “Our roadmap is based on a traffic light system. It sets out a series of changes that could be made in a number of areas, including seeing friends and family, going back to work, shopping, and reopening public services.

“We know just how much everybody wants to see their family and their friends and this has been a key consideration for us. This isn’t just a plan to get people back to work.”

Upon entering the red zone, schools would be able to manage more pupils, local travel would be allowed, and people would be allowed to provide or receive care and support from one person outside their household.

The amber category would allow priority groups of people to return to school in a phased approach, travel for leisure and meetings of small groups of family or friends for exercise, people allowed to access non-essential retail and services, and more people travelling to work.

The green category would enable all children and students to access education, unrestricted travel subject to precautions, all sports, leisure and cultural activities as well as socialising with friends would be allowed with physical distancing.

However, the Welsh Government have not provided any dates for this roadmap.

“Changes can only be made when the scientific and medical advice tells us it is safe to do so,” Mr Drakeford explained.

“But it does show how we are moving carefully and cautiously out of lockdown and into the red zone, the first steps on our journey to recover.”

The Welsh Government will be monitoring the effects of emerging from lockdown, before moving to the amber zone and then on to the red zone.

But while the green zone will resemble something more like normality, it will not be identical: “Until we find a vaccine and an affective treatment, coronavirus will be with us for a long time to come.”