The NHS Covid-19 app on a smartphone in London, England, July 16 2021. Picture: HOLLIE ADAMS/BLOOMBERG
As many as 900 workers at carmaker Nissan’s plant in Sunderland are absent, the BBC reported on Thursday. Aircraft-engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings said it is adapting schedules to stop the disruption hampering production. At some meat processors, up to 10% of the workforce is affected, with product ranges now being reduced.
A soaring infection rate has taken the gloss off the grand reopening, and now employers are complaining that too many staff are being advised to isolate regardless of their vaccination status. That is also worsening a labour shortfall in areas such as hospitality and agriculture. Some exemptions to the requirement to stay at home are already in place for front-line clinical staff, and the government is looking to expand that to more health workers, Johnson’s spokesperson, Jamie Davies, told reporters. He declined to discuss different industries, though added that all measures are constantly under review. At the moment, “the app is doing what it’s designed to do”, he said.
“It’s clear the test-and-trace system needs an overhaul, with over two-thirds of the adult population now fully jabbed,” Confederation of British Industry president Karan Bilimoria said in a statement. Despite that, Johnson is pushing ahead with the final stage of his road map to unlock the economy, arguing the country’s advanced vaccination programme has weakened the link between infections and hospitalisations. Nightclubs will be allowed to open for the first time in 16 months, the limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings will be dropped, and it will no longer be compulsory to wear face coverings in shops and on trains.
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