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Most people heeded advice to stay indoors today, despite sunshine and warmer temperatures gracing the first weekend in April.

Pictures show popular areas empty of people, with police patrolling and speaking to some of the people they came across.

Today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned that the Government might restrict people’s freedom to exercise outdoors if it was clear they were flouting the rules.

Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, he said: “We’ve said it’s OK to go for exercise because both the physical and mental health benefits of getting some exercise are really important.

“I don’t want to have to take away exercise as a reason to leave home… if too many people are not following the rules.

“I think this example of exercise is a really important one, because we’ve said because of the positive benefits to your physical and your mental health that it’s OK to exercise on your own or with members of your own household.

“But if the result of that is that too many people go out and flout the other rules because they say ‘well, if I can exercise then it’s fine for me to do other things’ then I’m afraid we will have to take action."

Police vans and officers patrolled Roath Park in Cardiff on Sunday as sunny weather hit the city.

They came across a number of people, including young men and women seen dressed in gym gear as they exercised in a group in the park.

Police also approached two men playing with an American football while another person lay on the grass soaking up the summer sun.

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Officers from South Wales Police drove onto the grass to speak to the members of the public.

But in many parts of Wales, people did seem to be observing the lockdown, as these images from Swansea show.

(Image: Media Wales John Myers) (Image: Media Wales John Myers) (Image: Media Wales John Myers) (Image: Media Wales John Myers)

It was also quiet in other parts of Wales, including Barry Island where people were criticised recently for gathering in large numbers during the lockdown.

That wasn't the case today.

(Image: Richard Swingler) (Image: Richard Swingler) (Image: Richard Swingler) (Image: Richard Swingler) (Image: Richard Swingler)

On Saturday, one breach of the lockdown involved a driver from Shropshire who took his Porsche out “for a spin” around Wales and will now face court action.

He arrived in the north of the country to give his high-end motor a drive around the area, reports North Wales Live.

