Here are the coronavirus morning headlines for Wednesday, February 9, as travel restrictions in a number of popular tourist destinations have been relaxed in time for the half term break later this month.
France, Portugal, Greece and Spain have each updated their entry requirements for fully-vaccinated travellers, with changes coming into effect in time for February 21, when most schools in Wales will be on half term.
Vaccinated tourists travelling to Portugal will no longer need to provide a negative test result to enter, although unvaccinated passengers will.
Greece has also dropped pre-departure test requirements for fully-vaccinated arrivals. However, as with many other EU states, it will require arrivals that have had their second jab more than 270 days ago to have had a booster.
France also announced it would soon drop its requirement of a negative Covid test for vaccinated travellers from outside the EU, as daily infection numbers continue to fall.
Meanwhile, Spain is scrapping a mandate to wear masks outdoors, as infection rates drop and hospitals report lower…
