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'Pingdemic' blowback forces UK to loosen COVID rules for food sector workers

Workers at vital food distribution centers will now be allowed to undergo daily COVID-19 testing at food distribution centers if they are suspected to have come into a contact with an infected person and won't have to automatically isolate.

UK prime minister Boris Johnson's handling of the so called "pingdemic" is coming under fire from all quarters.
UK prime minister Boris Johnson's handling of the so called "pingdemic" is coming under fire from all quarters.Foto: WPA Pool/Getty Images
Published 22 July 2021, 23:42Updated 23 July 2021, 13:26
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