coronavirus or are contacted by the NHS Test and Trace service. For those that fail to do so, they risk being hit with new fines starting at £1,000 and increasing up to £10,000 for repeat offenders or serious breaches.People will also be fined if those who test positive for Covid-19 knowingly provide false information about close contacts to the test and trace service.The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) warned that the "most egregious breaches" include those preventing others from self-isolating.This could mean business-owners who threaten self-isolating staff with redundancy if they do not come to work.The DHSC said that police will check compliance in the highest incidence areas and in high-risk groups based on “local.