Wales remaining Covid laws – including on face coverings and self-isolation – could be scrapped by the end of March.
Falling case rates mean remaining restriction rules can soon be eased – with domestic Covid pass rules axed from 18 February, the Welsh government has said.
Economy Minister Vaughan Gething said self-isolation rules could change from being legally enforceable to guidance.
But the law will remain for now – despite UK government proposals to ease the restriction in England this month.
Mr Gething said the latest moves provided a pathway to seeing Covid “properly in the rear view mirror”.