The prime minister, Boris Johnson, who announced the new measures, at the Jenner Institute in Oxford on Friday.

Penalties are part of carrot-and-stick plan that includes cash help for lost earnings during isolation periods.

Penalties are part of carrot-and-stick plan that includes cash help for lost earnings during isolation periods.

Covid: PM considering new restrictions amid second coronavirus wave Boris Johnson is spending the weekend considering whether to tighten Covid-19 measures in England, after saying the UK was "now seeing a second wave". amp video_youtube BBC News Yesterday bookmark_border share more_vert