Swimming pools, indoor fitness studios, gyms and leisure centres can reopen from today.

Children’s indoor play areas will also be able to open their doors again as part of the latest changes to the coronavirus regulations in Wales. However, areas such as ball pits, which cannot be easily cleaned, should remain closed.

Ammanford and Llandovery leisure centres are among those confirmed to have reopened to the public today.

New measures have been put in place at the leisure centres to ensure visitors and staff are safe whilst using the centres, and not all facilities or activities will be available.

Swim, gym, fitness pod and class programmes must be pre-booked through the Actif Sport and Leisure website or app, and sessions will be limited.

Customers should expect to observe social distancing, follow one-way systems, use sanitisation stations and to wipe down kit after use. Water fountains and vending will not be available.

People will be asked to arrive ‘ready to go’ wearing kits or swimming costumes under clothes.

Changing rooms and showers will not be available for gym and class customers, and swim customers will be allocated a changing space but will not be able to use lockers or showers.

The county's leisure centres have been closed since the country went into lockdown in March, with two of the centres being re-purposed as temporary field hospitals to support the NHS.

These centres, at Carmarthen and Llanelli, are still under the management of Hywel Dda University Health Board and will not be re-opened until further notice.

Newcastle Emlyn and St Clears will also reopen on Monday, August 10. Sport facilities at Penrhos and Coedcase schools in Llanelli will reopen, but at a later date to be announced.

The Welsh Government has said businesses must "minimise the risk of exposure to coronavirus" on their premises.

Local authorities have been given extra powers to enforce these social distancing requirements.

First Minister Mark Drakeford said: “We continue to take a step-by-step approach to easing the lockdown, closely monitoring the impact of each change we make. As more parts of our society and economy reopen, it is vital we all keep in mind our personal responsibility to do the right thing and make sure we continue to protect ourselves and others from the virus.

“This means keeping a two metre distance from others, washing our hands often and wearing a facemask on public transport. These are simple steps to take that benefit us all. The rules we have in place are not optional, they are there to protect us all. They are essential if Wales is to avoid another lockdown.

“As more and more premises are allowed to open, specific rules that apply to those premises, and to all workplaces, are particularly important because they are designed to keep us safe.

"For the small minority of individuals and businesses who are not complying with the law, I want to make it clear that we will take action and we won’t hesitate to close individual premises if that is necessary.

“As we have seen in many places around the world, this pandemic is far from over and we must remain vigilant. There is a significant risk cases in Wales could rise again and we will have to take further action if this were to happen. Only by us all continuing to do our part can we keep Wales safe.”