The British government said Tuesday it will ease coronavirus quarantine rules for thousands more essential workers, including prison guards, veterinarians and garbage collectors, in an attempt to end staff shortages that are hobbling parts of the economy.
LONDON -- The British government said Tuesday it will ease coronavirus quarantine rules for thousands more essential workers -- including prison guards, veterinarians and garbage collectors -- in an attempt to end staff shortages that are hobbling parts of the economy.
Last week, the government said food and transport workers, border staff, police and firefighters could opt for the daily tests. Now it has expanded that system to more jobs, including refuse collectors, prison staff, veterinarians, tax collectors and defense workers.One person "pinged" by the app is Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who had to self-isolate after Health Secretary Sajid Javid tested positive this month. Johnson's 10-day spell in isolation ended at midnight Monday.
Britain removed most remaining pandemic restrictions, including mandatory mask rules and capacity limits, on July 19, despite several weeks of rising infections driven by the highly contagious delta variant of the virus.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Almost 2/3 of female U.K. military staff report bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination: reportNearly two-thirds of women in the U.K. military have experienced bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination during their career, a landmark parliamentary report revealed on Sunday.
Read more »
U.K. minister apologizes for urging people not to 'cower from' COVID-19British health minister Sajid Javid apologized for and deleted a tweet urging people to take a COVID-19 vaccine and not to 'cower' from the virus, saying on Sunday he had made 'a poor choice of word.'
Read more »
Singer Ronan Keating accepts damages in tabloid phone hacking caseIrish singer Ronan Keating on Monday accepted 'substantial damages' from a British tabloid newspaper publisher over phone hacking.
Read more »
Airports in U.S. West deal with shortage of jet fuelIn Nevada, state and federal lawmakers said they are investigating a possible shortage of jet fuel that could delay cargo delivery and passenger travel at Reno-Tahoe International Airport in the coming days
Read more »