In just two days time Wales goes into a circuit breaker lockdown - a short, sharp version of the spring shutdown.
Welsh Government are taking the action to stem a rise in Covid cases but for the business community it is another major blow in the most difficult year in a generation.
They say this is being made worse by a lack of clarity on a number of key issues - with just over 48 hours before the two week 'fire break'.
Which businesses have to close?
Ben Cottam, Head of External Affairs at FSB, said: “There is still no published list of businesses that must close.
"We’ve been contacted by extremely worried business owners who do not know what they have to do on Friday evening, and there is no Welsh Government resource to signpost them towards.
"Businesses should have been using the time since Monday to plan for the two-week closure, but how can they plan for a scenario that they do not have knowledge of?"
They say this ranges from garden centres to garages who currently don't know where they stand.
Head of the Welsh Retail Consortium, Sara Jones, said: “It is astonishing that in just 48 hours before the fire breaker comes into effect, we are still none the wiser who is permitted to open or close their stores.
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"The Welsh Government have been deliberating on the issue of a fire breaker since last week and have had ample time to get the necessary detail in place.
"Our retailers need to plan, and to be able to communicate to their employees whether or not they will be in work from Friday."
Co-founder of Mazuma Lucy Cohen said: "It's one (very disruptive) thing to announce a lockdown at short notice and say that businesses will be forced to close.
"It's quite another to not provide clarity on exactly which businesses will be affected. To give business and self employed people a fighting chance, a fair amount of notice is required so that they can try to adapt."
What Welsh Government say:
All leisure and non-essential retail will be closed. This includes clothes shops, furniture shops and car dealerships among many others. A full list of types of business required to close will be available in our guidance on business closures.(That list has not yet been published)
Shops allowed to remain open include supermarkets and other food retailers, pharmacies, banks and post offices.
Tourism uncertainty
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Ben Cottam said: "Tourism accommodation providers want to know if they have to send all of their guests home, for example, but there is no guidance from Welsh Government on this."
The next issue that has been highlighted by North Wales Tourism is on taking bookings for after November 9, when the fire break is lifted.
Jim Jones, chief executive at North Wales Tourism, said: "I think the question whether booking can be taken post November 9 is another example of the kind of ongoing uncertainty and anxiety that we are currently experiencing.
"Again businesses are left in limbo trying to to figure out what they can and can’t do and predict what will happen next.
"North Wales Tourism have approached Visit Wales for advice and we have been advised that, yes, bookings can be taken for the 9th November onwards, but that it is entirely at the business' own risk if they do."
Builders and trades people
Builders in Wales are seeking clarity on whether they can continue to work in people’s homes during the fire-break lockdown in Wales.
Ifan Glyn, Director of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Cymru said: “Builders and their clients have been left in limbo. The originally published Welsh Government Frequently Asked Questions guidance told them that work in people’s homes would need to stop.
"Without warning, the guidance was yesterday changed.
"A section in the guidance now tells them that work can continue, yet the very next section contradicts this and tells them that they will need to down tools.
"Our members want to do the right thing, but to be able to do so, they need an urgent answer from Welsh Government on this fundamental question.”
Welsh Government say:
Occupations like construction and manufacturing can continue, subject to compliance with other rules such as employers ensuring that all reasonable measures are taken to mitigate the spread of coronavirus.
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They added: Work carried out in people’s homes, for example by tradespeople, can continue as long as it is managed in a safe way and both the worker and household members are well and have no symptoms of coronavirus.
However, we recommend that people consider whether the work can be safely deferred until after this short lockdown.