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People will be able to exercise outside more than once a day in Wales, with some garden centres set to reopen, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said.
Announcing only "modest" changes to the coronavirus lockdown, Mr Drakeford warned it was "too soon" to go further.
The rest of the stay-at-home restrictions will be extended for another three weeks until 28 May.
It comes 48 hours before Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces possible changes to the rules in England.
The changes to the seven-week-old lockdown come into force across Wales from Monday.
Earlier Nicola Sturgeon urged people in Scotland to stick to lockdown restrictions and stay at home over the bank holiday weekend.
Mr Drakeford warned anyone thinking of travelling to beaches or mountains that they will be stopped and sent home.
"We must not lose the progress we have made," he said.
"All of us must continue to work from home wherever they can. All of us must only travel when absolutely necessary."
Despite reports of tensions between the different governments, Mr Drakeford said he wanted to "move in step with the other nations of the United Kingdom".
He said just a small increase in the rate of transmission of the coronavirus - the so-called 'R' number - would mean thousands more in hospital and as many as 7,200 deaths.
So far at least 1,285 deaths involving Covid-19 have been registered in Wales, as of 24 April, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The next review of regulations in Wales will be in three weeks' time. Governments in Scotland and Northern Ireland have already announced extensions to lockdown rules there.
Mr Drakeford speculated any changes in England will be "broadly" similar.
Mr Drakeford said as a result of the three-week review, the Welsh Government believed small changes to the regulations could be made.
From Monday people will be allowed to exercise more than once a day, but not to travel "a significant distance" from home.
Garden centres will be allowed to re-open, provided they can ensure the two metre social distancing rule is followed.
Councils will begin to work on plans to re-open libraries and waste centres.
The 120,000 people in the most at-risk groups, who have received official "shielding" letters, should continue to follow that advice.
The first minister said the Welsh Government was making "modest adjustments" to the regulations "but they make a difference to people's lives".
Mr Drakeford said the R number sits at about 0.8 in Wales. Welsh Government estimates suggest that, at that level, 800 may die from coronavirus between 8 May and 7 August.
But he warned that if this rose to just 1.1, "we would see 7,200" deaths.
Mr Drakeford said the Welsh Government believed the R rate in care homes is higher than in the community more widely - although said it was harder to be precise.
Will the prime minster's announcement be similar?
The first minister said he believed Mr Johnson's lockdown announcement for England on Sunday will be "broadly" similar to Wales'.
Mr Drakeford said announcing changes in Wales ahead of the prime minister's public address was "not an attempt to place any restraints" on Downing Street.
He said talks between the Welsh and UK government over coronavirus have taken place "in fits and starts".
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Mr Drakeford spoke to Mr Johnson on Thursday, but has called for more regular formal meetings as the crisis continues.
In response to the Welsh Government announcement, Downing Street has said the UK government remains committed to a four-nation approach to lockdown "wherever possible"
The PM's spokesman said: "We understand that there could be circumstances where there is divergence when there is evidence that supports it."
On announcements made by the Welsh Government, the PM's spokesman stressed any "easement that we do make will be very limited".
Number 10 added that Boris Johnson had had constructive talks with devolved leaders on Thursday.
Analysis by Vaughan Roderick, BBC Welsh Affairs Editor
This was was an attempt to row back from the sort of news stories - and these haven't come from Wales, they've come from Westminster - that there was going to be a major relaxation of the lockdown rules.
Yes there are some changes, like being allowed to exercise outside more the once a day, but the new message we heard there was as well as stay at home, stay safe and stay local.
Mark Drakeford denied this was an attempt to put pressure on Boris Johnson, but he knows perfectly well, and Nicola Sturgeon knows perfectly well, that this does put pressure on Boris Johnson.
Because these are governments saying, if you relax too far thousands of people will die; in England that equates to tens of thousands of people.
Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price welcomed the announcement and called on the prime minister "not to implement an England-wide relaxation of restrictions that would completely undermine this approach and potentially have a disastrous impact on Wales".
Welsh Conservative Senedd leader Paul Davies said: "While I recognise that decisions on the lockdown in Wales are a matter for the Welsh Government, it is vital that governments across the UK coordinate their efforts as much as possible to avoid confusion amongst the public."
Business lobby group, CBI Wales, said getting Wales back to work "will minimise the impact on livelihoods from a crisis that has shaken the global economy".
"It must be done gradually, based on science, to avoid a devastating second wave and retain public confidence. Moving too far, too fast could set back the economic restart," said director Ian Price.
- Mark Drakeford will deliver a first ministerial statement on BBC One Wales at 17:55 BST on Friday
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