A critical incident declared by the Welsh ambulance service has been stood down.
It comes after its boss urged people to “drink sensibly” at new year to help reduce demand, following a 340-call backlog on Monday.
Bosses apologised to patients who waited “far too long” for an ambulance over the 48-hour period.
“While the critical incident is behind us, significant pressures remain, and it’s really important that the public play their part to protect our precious resources for those who need them most,” added Judith Bryce, assistant director of operations.
She asked people to continue to “only call 999 in a life-threatening emergency”, and first consider if NHS 111 Wales symptom checkers, a local
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