AdvertisementBinmen and passenger train drivers could be added to the list of critical workers exempt from self-isolation rules as ministers scramble to undo the damage caused by the 'pingdemic'. It came as it was claimed that just 25 of the Government's promised 500 coronavirus testing sites for food distribution workers are up and running. However, Education Minister Vicky Ford this morning tried to assuage the concerns of unions as she insisted the exemptions would only apply to 'a really, really small number of people' in 'certain really, really crucial sectors'. 'But this is a really, really small number of people in order to keep these truly essential services running. It comes as frontline businesses and services paralysed by pingdemic chaos will get access to 200 new testing sites from Monday.

Source: Daily Mail July 26, 2021 08:18 UTC