Two local people have been issued with £300 Fixed Penalty Notices for being in breach of the Government’s COVID-19 testing and self-isolation requirements yesterday.

The local woman, 20, and separately, a local man, 23, had each been unable to provide proof of taking an arrival swab test within 24 hours of their arrival at Gibraltar Airport.

Under current regulations, all passengers aged 12 and over arriving in Gibraltar by air are required to take a lateral flow test on the day of arrival and are required by law to self-isolate until a negative test result has been received.

Also yesterday, a local woman, 20, was reported for process having been seen socialising in town centre bars despite being aware that she had tested positive for Covid-19.