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A message to self-isolate, with one day of required isolation remaining, is displayed on the NHS coronavirus contact tracing app on a mobile phone
WORKERS exempted from quarantine must have confidence that their workplaces are Covid-safe, unions demanded today.
As the government sparked confusion with its announcement of emergency measures to excuse “critical” workers from self-isolation if “pinged” by the NHS Covid app, unions slammed the government’s failure to consult those at the sharp end.
Ministers had indicated that firms in some front-line sectors as well as local authorities could apply to use daily testing of workers as an alternative to self-isolation.
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