Hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions and rail lines are being forced to close because of the pingdemic – leaving staycations in crisis. As rail operators across the country announced sweeping cancellations, business owners last night warned the crisis could be the 'final straw'. The shortages have seen rail operators Thameslink and Southern cut weekday timetables on five routes from Monday 'until further notice'. Torquay's Babbacombe Theatre was this week forced to close for ten days with the cast of 12 isolating. She said: 'Currently 30 per cent of our operational staff are unable to work, with many team members self-isolating.'

Source: Daily Mail July 23, 2021 22:07 UTC