Tourism bosses have urged people to stay away from Cornwall due to a spike in covid cases.
The popular holiday destination now has the third highest infection rate in the UK and bosses have warned only those with pre-planned holidays should visit, report the Mirror.
Cornwall Chamber of Commerce said there were an extra 30,000 visitors to the county during the summer season compared to previous years.
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Cornwall now has 717 cases per 100,000 people - nearly double the previous week.
And new figures show Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly now have the highest rate of Covid-19 cases in England.
Malcolm Bell, head of Visit Cornwall, told the BBC: "We are asking people not to come unless they have booked ahead and request they take a lateral flow test before, during and after their stay so that people can be safe and help us to manage the current spike."
Bell also advised that tourists spread out across Cornwall rather than congregating in popular areas.
He said: "There is concern and most local residents will be happier in a week or so, when the peak season is over and an older demographic visits as there are too many occurrences of overcrowding in honey pots.
"We are asking visitors to look at visiting other parts of Cornwall. We have over 300 beaches and lovely parts that can cope with visitors."
Bell's comments came a week after the Boardmasters music festival in Newquay.
It has been reported that 4,700 new coronavirus cases could be linked to the festival which took place on August 11-15.
Martin Barlow, owner and managing director of the Budock Vean Hotel near Falmouth, said: "We had 10 restaurant staff - about half the team - who had to isolate at the same time and on one occasion I had seven out of nine chefs off for Covid reasons over a week.
"I'm an owner-general manager and we all have to chip in, so I've done shifts on the pot wash, dinner service and various other shifts to help out."
Kim Conchie, chief executive of the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, said the "pingdemic" had hit the tourist industry hard.
"Anecdotally we have got five star hotel owners doing dishwashing and making beds - trying to keep the show on the road," he said.
"Lots of smaller establishments are having to close for a couple of days a week because they simply have not got enough people to staff the places seven days a week.
"It is very frustrating for the business owners because the demand is there, but they simply cannot meet it."
