Only 200 Covid testing sites to stop essential workers from self-isolation open despite push to end Pingdemic
Amid growing alarm atEssential workers who have been pinged can now get a test to get out of self-isolationThe NHS Covid-19 App, which "pings" anyone who has been within 2 metres of an infectious person for more than 15 minutes, has caused severe disruption to Brits despite lockdown rules ending last week.Critical services risked being crippled by staffing crises as record numbers of workers were forced to isolate.
These will be available to the food industry, transport workers, Border Force staff, frontline police, prisons, waste collection and fire services. “As we learn to live with the virus, we will keep doing everything in our power to break chains of transmission and stop this virus in its tracks. There was a shortage of fresh fruit and veg, fridge food, water, beer and kitchen roll at a Tesco in Cambridge, while nearby Asda ran short of bread and greens.
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