The exemption could include certain workers in the food industry, utilities, border staff and the NHS, said the report…reports Asian Lite News.
The UK government on Tuesday reinforced the need for people to self-isolate when sent an alert by the Covid app – and businesses should help employees to do so, media reported.
It comes after business minister Paul Scully said he would encourage people who are “pinged” to self-isolate but they can make an “informed decision”, the BBC reported.
A rising number of people having to isolate due to being pinged has led to the creation of a system where employers can apply for an exemption if their workers are flagged as needing to quarantine, according to Sky News.
The exemption could include certain workers in the food industry, utilities, border staff and the NHS, said the report.
In recent days, there has been widespread criticism that the app has been sending out so many alerts that hundreds of thousands of people are self-isolating and missing work, causing widespread disruption, the BBC reported.
People who are “pinged” by the NHS Covid app and told they have been in close contact with someone with coronavirus are advised – but not legally obliged – to self-isolate for 10 days.
However, anyone contacted directly by NHS Test and Trace – either by phone, text or email – must self-isolate.
Meanwhile, UK has reported another 46,558 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 5,519,602, according to official figures released on Tuesday.
The country also recorded another 96 coronavirus-related deaths, the highest number since March 24. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now standing at 128,823. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test, the Xinhua news agency reported.
The latest data came as England lifted most of the legal restrictions on social contact on Monday. But the British government said it will continue to work closely with local authorities and provide national support to local areas in curbing the spread of the virus.
Local areas including Blackpool, Cheshire East and Oxford City have been receiving extra support as additional measures have been needed to slow the growth rate of Covid-19, according to the government.
About 88 per cent of adults in Britain have received the first jab of Covid-19 vaccine and more than 68 per cent have received two doses, according to the latest figures.
To bring life back to normal, countries such as Britain, China, Russia, the US as well as the European Union have been racing against time to roll out coronavirus vaccines.
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