Key workers are reportedly being told they still have to self-isolate on days off, even if they are exempt.
It was announced this week that people working in certain sectors did not have to quarantine when alerted on the NHS Track and Tace app, as long as their employers get permission from the government.
But the government has said that when staff are not at work, they will still have to self-isolate and should stay inside their homes unless it is for essential trips, the Sun has reported.
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A spokesman for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, told The Times : “Participants in daily Covid testing will be exempt from self-isolation to undertake work or essential activities only.”
Those "essential activities" include exercising outdoors, buying food if no one else can for them, and using public transport for "essential trips" - all things not usually allowed by those who are self-isolating.
It comes as there's plans being drawn up to re-introduce coronavirus restrictions as Covid cases continue to soar, it has been reported.
According to a report by the Independent, ministers Ministers are reportedly planning to re-introduce Covid restrictions within weeks, the Mirror has reported.
