1/1 A health boss has said that fines could be put in place for those regularly breaching lockdown rules but still expects to see a ‘bumper year’ for tourism and the local economy. With questions over foreign holidays, all evidence points towards staycations once more this year, but the director of public health for Cumbria has warned that Covid rules still apply. “Potentially there are fines for those breaking the rules, but we want to work with people positively and make sure they understand why the rules are still in place and support them,” Colin Cox said. “As we saw last summer there may well be places that insist on breaching any of the regulations that remain on a repeated basis and yes, enforcement is an option for them.
A HEALTH boss has said that fines could be put in place for those regularly breaching lockdown rules but still expects to see a bumper year for tourism and the local economy. With question of foreign holidays, all evidence points towards staycations once more this year, but the director of public health for Cumbria has warned that Covid rules still apply. Potentially there are fines for those breaking the rules, but we want to work with people positively and make sure they understand why the rules are still in place and support them, Colin Cox said. As we saw last Summer there may well be places that insist on breaching any of the regulations that remain on a repeated basis and yes, enforcement is an option for them.