After contact with the Minister of Health who has Covid-19: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson initially wanted to be tested daily instead of being quarantined.
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English train drivers, border officials and firefighters who have been in contact with people infected with corona must now be tested daily instead of being quarantined. Due to a large staff shortage, the British government was forced to do so.
widthDespite severe shortages in many areas, the British government has relaxed the coronavirus quarantine regulations for other professional groups.In England, train drivers, border officials, and firefighters who have been in contact with people infected with the coronavirus can now conduct self-tests on a daily basis instead of at isolate go. The government announced the news on Saturday. Initially, these special rules only applied to employees in the health service department, and later they also applied to employees in the food supply department.
Because now there are a lot of coronavirus The number of people infected and exposed has increased significantly, and there are problems in many areas of public life: trains fail, supermarket shelves are sometimes empty, and trash cans are not emptied. Millions of Britons have to be isolated at home. In mid-August, England will relax quarantine regulations for all people who have been vaccinated.
The current 7-day incidence rate in the UK is 456 new infections per 100,000 people in a week (as of July 24). Nonetheless, there have been hardly any coronavirus restrictions in England since this week-keeping distance and wearing masks in many places is voluntary, and clubs have reopened. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are taking their own measures and are more cautious.
