Coronavirus: Up to £10,000 fine for failure to self-isolate in England

Coronavirus: Up to £10,000 fine for failure to self-isolate in England Refusing to self-isolate when told to is now illegal in England from Monday, with fines of up to £10,000.

Anyone who tests positive for Covid-19, or has been told they have been in contact with someone who has, now has a legal duty to quarantine.

It comes as a study commissioned by the government found just 18% of people who had symptoms went into isolation. BBC News

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