Visitors are being asked not to visit Cornwall at present unless it is essential travel.

Visit Cornwall is asking for visitors to plan to come to Cornwall later in the year when more facilities are open for business, trading normally, and when visitors will get the high-quality experience they associate with coming to Cornwall.

A joint statement from Visit Cornwall, Cornwall Council, Public Health and the local enterprise partnership issued today said:

’We urge anyone considering travelling to Cornwall in the coming days and weeks to think carefully about the implications with the risk of not being able to travel back home, to be aware that supermarkets are experiencing the same pressures here as elsewhere, and consider the added pressure on public services in a rural area which this travel may cause.

’We urge people to delay their visit to Cornwall to a later stage. This will also reassure our communities that we are doing everything possible to contain the spread of Coronavirus over the next few weeks.

’Welcoming visitors back to Cornwall will be key to our economic recovery. But Government needs to act in order to support tourism businesses through this difficult time.’