Nearly 70,000 CCP Virus Lockdown Fines Handed out in England and Wales

Police officers wear face masks as seen in a file photo taken in Manchester, England, on Oct. 20, 2020. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

British police have handed out nearly 70,000 fines in England and Wales for breaches of CCP virus restrictions since the pandemic began, new figures show.

Statistics released by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) on Thursday show that police in England and Wales issued a total of 68,952 fixed penalty notices for lockdown breaches up to Feb. 14.