THE Welsh Government can 'see a path into the spring' where it is possible to ease some lockdown measures, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said.

Wales' lockdown was previously extended for a further three weeks to allow Covid rates to continue to decline.

Ministers have said that they will review any 'headroom' but lockdown will only be eased when there is a significant and consistent fall in cases.

Mr Drakeford told BBC Breakfast: “Here in Wales, numbers of people infected with coronavirus continue to go down.

“If that can be sustained over the weeks to come then we can see a pathway into the spring in which we will be able to restore freedoms to people that they’ve had to go without while we’ve been in this second wave.

“But that is a very big if because there are so many unknowns, new variants that are happening in different parts of the world that could make a difference here in the United Kingdom.

“But with vaccination, and with numbers falling, provided we reopen society carefully and cautiously and don’t allow the virus to get away from us again, we can see a path into the spring where it will be possible for us to go back to doing some of the things that we’re all missing so much.”

Mr Drakeford said Easter was an 'important moment' for the tourism and hospitality industry in Wales and the Government was 'talking with them about what might be possible'.