The business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, told BBC Breakfast the scope of exemptions will be ‘very narrow’, possibly implying that shop workers will not be included despite pressures caused by ‘pingdemic’.
Businesses are expected to be told on Thursday whether staff could qualify for ‘critical worker’ status, enabling them to leave self-isolation in England if they are double-vaccinated to avert major disruption to food supplies
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