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(Picture: PA Wire)Train and lorry drivers are the latest workers to be exempt from self-isolation if they are “pinged” by the NHS Test and Trace app, it has been reported.
More than 600,000 people were told to self-isolate after coming into contact with a Covid case in the week until July 14, sparking train cancellations and food shortages.
On Thursday the government said supermarket depot staff and suppliers at 500 sites will be permitted to skip quarantine if they test negative for Covid.
Police, fire, Border Force, transport and freight staff will also now be able to join a daily workplace test scheme, whether they are vaccinated or not.
