British police have handed out nearly 70,000 fines in England and Wales for breaches of CCP virus restrictions since the pandemic began, new figures show. Statistics released by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) on Thursday show that police in England and Wales issued a total of 68,952 fixed penalty notices for lockdown breaches up to Feb. 14. The total number of fines issued in England is now 63,201, while the number for Wales stands at 5,751. Also on Thursday, the Metropolitan Police, which serves the Greater London area, said it has issued over 10,000 fines for COVID-19 breaches since the start of the pandemic, which was caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, also known as the novel coronavirus. NPCC Chairman Martin Hewitt said that “it is frustrating that we still have a small number of completely defiant and irresponsible people who have no regard for the safety …