WELSH nightclubs are unlikely to open until later in the summer, it is believed.

When quizzed by the PA news agency, Wales’ First Minster says that the discussions to reopen nightclubs and indoor live music venues across Wales would not take place until June or July and would partly depend on the vaccination of young people.

Asked if a certain percentage of young people would need to receive a jab before clubs could open, Mr Drakeford told the PA news agency: “The virus thrives in indoor settings, it thrives when people are close together, it thrives when people spend time together, and it thrives in places where ventilation is not a particularly strong feature of the venue.

“That’s not far off describing a nightclub. So it’s just inevitable those venues will come towards the end of the reopening queue.

“We’re probably talking about the three-week cycle that will happen towards the end of June and into July before active consideration of those venues begins to happen.”

Figures show that, here in North Wales, that almost half of 18 to 29-year-olds have had one COVID jab and over a quarter of 30 to 39-year-olds have opted to be jabbed.

As of May 13, this is a breakdown of how many people locally have been given a dose of COVID-19 protection…

Aged 18-29:

• Anglesey: 1st doses – 3,812; 2nd doses – 42

• Conwy: 1st doses – 8,129; 2nd doses – 148

• Denbighshire: 1st doses – 3,159; 2nd doses – 132

• Flintshire: 1st doses – 9,807; 2nd doses – 113

• Gwynedd: 1st doses – 5,483; 2nd doses – 90

• Wrexham: 1st doses – 3,342; 2nd doses – 91

• Other: 1st doses – 739; 2nd doses – 85

• Total: 1st doses – 34,471; 2nd doses – 701

Aged 30-39:

• Anglesey: 1st doses – 2,225; 2nd doses – 58

• Conwy: 1st doses – 3,642; 2nd doses – 171

• Denbighshire: 1st doses – 2,001; 2nd doses – 154

• Flintshire: 1st doses – 3,115; 2nd doses – 155

• Gwynedd: 1st doses – 2,808; 2nd doses – 95

• Wrexham: 1st doses – 2,178; 2nd doses – 142

• Other: 1st doses – 309; 2nd doses – 69

• Total: 1st doses – 16,278; 2nd doses – 844