Tourists are urged to wear face masks during Easter vacations to avoid a repeat of Covid cases.

Cornwall Council has urged tourists to conceal their faces and maintain a social distance because of the county's high frequency of Covid cases.

There were 2,355 confirmed cases between 8 and 14 April across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, reducing the previous seven days. Cases in the UK are similarly declining, with approximately 19,950 new infections confirmed on 13 April.

The council urges visitors to maintain vigilance following the government's February lifting of all official restrictions.

Cornwall Council advised holidaymakers to exercise "extra caution this Easter" and "continue doing your part to help stop the spread" of Covid in a Facebook post. Additionally, the council recommended that residents stay at home if they feel poorly in another post.

The local council that governs Skegness and Mablethorpe expressed similar comments, urging visitors to avoid "unnecessary virus spread."

East Lindsey District Council, which encompasses both locations, told BBC Look North: "We want to welcome people to our fantastic coast and Wolds, as well as all the other attractions we have, but we are simply asking people to... avoid unnecessarily spreading the virus."

A Public Health Lincolnshire spokeswoman also advised visitors to "continue to exercise personal responsibility" because "Covid is still with us all."

According to the latest Office for National Statistics numbers, one in every 15 people tested positive for the virus in the week ending 9 April, a slight decrease from one in every 13 the previous week.