Covid carriers who refuse to self-isolate face £10,000 fines. Those who test positive and even suspected carriers who ignore the two-week quarantine rule will be fined £1,000.
And the low-paid will get £500 so they can isolate at home. That will rise to £10,000 for repeat offenders and cases of blatant non-compliance.
The plans – a legal requirement – are aimed at containing a second coronavirus wave sweeping menacingly across the UK. But in a carrot-and-stick approach, up to four million low-paid workers can claim grants of up to £500 to cover the cost of staying home.
Announcing the scheme, PM Boris Johnson said: “The best way we can fight this virus is by everyone following the rules and self-isolating if they are at risk of passing