Welsh Government has seen its latest coronavirus restrictions pass through the Senedd with a bid to overturn the new rules rejected.
Last Friday the Government brought in a ban on alcohol sales in pubs, cafes and restaurants and a 6pm closing time in a bid to tackle rising Covid rates in Wales.
They came under fire for not debating the measures prior to their implementation.
Today members of the Senedd debated the measures and got a chance to vote.
It saw 33 members support the legislation with 10 abstentions and nine against.
An amendment by Conservative MS Darren Millar calling for Welsh Government to publish the evidence on which it based its decision to close indoor entertainment venues was supported.
A Plaid amendment from MS Sian Gwenllian to the Welsh Government motion called for the ban on the sale of alcohol to be lifted for hospitality but this was defeated by 29 votes to 24.
A counter proposal by Mr Millar to suspend the restrictions and adopt a more proportionate and targeted approach to tackling the coronavirus in Wales was rejected by 27 votes to 17 with nine abstentions.
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In the debate prior to the vote, Clwyd West MS Darren Millar proposed a targeted approach - saying the current measures were not "proportionate" and "reasonable".
He called for a tiered approach in Wales like that seen in Scotland and England.
He compared the difference between infection figures per 100,000 of the population in Gwynedd (37) and Neath Port Talbot(693).
He said: "These are enormous differences."
He said the 海角视频's chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance today indicated there was no hard evidence to justify hospitality measures, like the 10pm closing time in England.
He added: "It is difficult to understand why Welsh Government has targeted this industry in the way they have."
Plaid's Rhun ap Iorwerth said people were questioning the logic of the measures - where supermarkets can still sell alcohol for people to drink at home but people can't enjoy a quiet pint in a pub.
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He suggested no outright ban on alcohol with meals allowed until 8pm.
He added: "The sector has worked very, very hard to work safely.
"What is the evidence on harm caused by restaurants and why 6pm contributes to the goals.
"We are calling for a rethink on elements of the measures."
MS Mark Isherwood highlighted the detrimental impact the Welsh Government’s new regulations are having on hospitality and tourism businesses in North Wales and called on the First Minister to change his “brutal broad brush approach”.
Welsh Labour MS Huw Irranca-Davies spoke of the stark warning in the scientific and medical advice - that showed that not taking action risked between 1,000 and 1,700 additional deaths.
He said: "These are preventable deaths, unnecessary deaths, these are our constituents, neighbours, family and friends."
He added the evidence showed that it was "only possible" to get the R-rate below 1 where there were "substantial restrictions on hospitality".
This was despite the "incredible efforts" made in the sector and he paid tribute to those in hospitality.
He added that support in Wales of £340m for the sector compared to £40m for hospitality businesses across the whole of England.
Health minister Vaughan Gething said the Conservatives were claiming to recognise the severity of the situation but were still proposing measures to ease restrictions.
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He said they were not engaging in the evidence being provided from SAGE and the Technical Advisory Group.
He said they were putting "that advice to one side" and it was as if the public health emergency "did not exist".
Mr Gething said he knows that economic harm could lead to health harm but that the clear advice was that without action many more lives would be lost.
He said they had to do what they were doing to "keep Wales safe".
Professor Dylan Jones-Evans, who called for the Welsh Government to publish the additional data earlier this week in his Daily Post column, said: “Many people have expressed real concern regarding the decision to close down an entire industry at a time when it generates a significant part of its annual income without providing any clear justification and putting tens of thousands of jobs at risk across Wales.
"Given this, and in order to restore the trust between businesses and politicians that has clearly been eroded over the last few days, it is only right that the Welsh Government now provides clear and unequivocal evidence to justify this decision.
"More specifically, it must demonstrate that hospitality businesses have been largely responsible for the increase in Covid-19 infections after the recent firebreak and present the relevant data that backs the decision to impose a curfew at 6pm for pubs, restaurants and cafes across Wales."