Retail and business leaders have called on the government to urgently amend self-isolation policies to end the crippling staff shortages driving many to “critical point”.
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and Marks & Spencer and another major anonymous supermarket have become the latest to warn of looming food shortages and store closures if no action is taken.
Last week a record 500,000 NHS track-and-trace app users were “pinged” forcing them to self-isolate for 10 days, leading London’s Metropolitan Line to be closed due to a lack of drivers over the weekend.
