Image caption,The remaining Covid restrictions are due to lapse next Monday, but with cases rising once again, Mr Drakeford said his government wasThe Welsh and Scottish governments had called on the UK government to continue to fund a mass testing system, but it is due to end in England in April.Going beyond that date would divert money from other services, Mr Drakeford said.
"But I am genuinely worried that across the United Kingdom the relaxation of rules on international travel, for example, and the lack of testing capacity does leave us vulnerable to not spotting when there are sudden flare-ups of coronavirus or when a new variant emerges."Wrexham's Erddig country estate is among three sites now chosen for commemorative woodlands in Wales
The first minister has also announced that Wales' third commemorative woodland, to remember lives lost to the pandemic, will be at Cwmfelinfach in Caerphilly county.- at the National Trust Cymru's Erddig Estate in Wrexham and at Brownhill in Carmarthenshire's Tywi Valley - will be places of quiet reflection for families and friends to remember lost loved ones."These woodlands will be a permanent and living memorial to all those who have died.
In his BBC interview, Mr Drakeford stood by his criticism of the UK government's handling of coronavirus, despite studies showing Wales and England suffered similar levels of excess deaths, or the number of people who died above a five-year average.Another worldwide study, published this month, said
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