Wales: COVID-19 advice for musicians

You can see our other pages on COVID-19 advice for musicians in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

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In his announcement on 13 April 2022, the First Minister spoke about the importance of continuing to take simple steps to protect public health to manage the spread of coronavirus. The publication entitled 'Together for a safer future: Wales’ long-term COVID-19 transition from pandemic to endemic' sets out the Welsh Government's ongoing COVID-19 plan in detail.

Wales is under Alert Level 0.

Please refer to Welsh Government guidance for further information, where its main page states:

get both jabs and your booster

outdoors is safer than indoors

if you have symptoms, self-isolate and get tested

wear a face covering (where required)

Self-isolation rules:Please refer to Welsh Government guidance on self-isolation if you:

have COVID-19 symptoms

have tested positive for COVID-19

have been in contact with somebody who has COVID-19 If you are a close contact, the rules may differ according to vaccination status, age or occupation.

Please note that the ISM have produced a guide entitled living with COVID-19 which you may find useful too.

Last updated: 17 May 2022

Schools and colleges

Music activities and lessons can proceed in schools but please see below for further important information before proceeding.

Last updated: 10 May 2022

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