SIMON Baynes MP is encouraging visitors and tourists not to visit the beauty spots, scenic towns and villages in Clwyd South and elsewhere in North Wales in order to contain coronavirus.

It comes amid by calls by council leaders on Angelsey and in Gwynedd for tourists to stay away from the areas due concerns over the spread of the virus.

Despite more stringent measures imposed by the government around social distancing on Friday, Snowdonia National Park saw "unprecedented" levels of tourists visit the area on Saturday, while Llangollen residents complained of the high numbers visitors to the town over the weekend.

The Leader: Banners such as this one have been erected in areas of Clwyd South amid coronavirus concerns.Banners such as this one have been erected in areas of Clwyd South amid coronavirus concerns.

Mr Baynes said: “Tourism is normally a vital industry for Clwyd South but now we must ensure that visitors stay away from the beauty spots of Clwyd South as residents are very worried about the spread of coronavirus from these visits.

"The government is rightly advising people to stay at home and avoiding unnecessary travel. It has closed pubs, restaurants, cafés and visitor attractions so people must stay away from Clwyd South and not put pressure on our shops, supermarkets and health services.

"This is the greatest national crisis since World War Two and we must all pull together to protect each other, particularly the vulnerable in society and our brave health workers, and this way we will beat coronavirus together.”