through the process here or wait for the 16th of august more general relaxation. ., . the 16th of august more general relaxation- the 16th of august more general relaxation. ., ., ., , relaxation. you re saying for many businesses relaxation. you re saying for many businesses is businesses is not worth bothering with because it s only three weeks to go until a rules change anyway? it should come as no surprise to government that essential workers which are reflected here often will be working in shifts for example and shift patterns are established weeks and weeks if not months in advance, quite complicated in a lot of places and many workers will be holding safety critical validations and we represent air traffic controllers and air traffic safety engineers and those people work together. if air traffic controllers are on the list of the engineers are not, that would be a glaring anomaly. if they talk to us, and use the resources of unions and businesses as they have done be
if you are pinged you should self-isolate. the rules are due to chance self-isolate. the rules are due to change significantly self-isolate. the rules are due to change significantly on self-isolate. the rules are due to change significantly on the - self-isolate. the rules are due to change significantly on the 16th l change significantly on the 16th of august, when daily testing will replace isolation for fully vaccinated workers. but businesses across the economy insist that change needs to take place much sooner or empty shelves could become a much more common sight. theo leggett, bbc news. let s talk about the app with rory cellan jones, our technology correspondent. we keep hearing big numbers about people getting pinged, talk us through this and how it s working? and how it s working? there have been figures published every - and how it s working? there havel been figures published every week for some months on how the app is performing, no one has taken much notice until l
it really is causing a bit of an issue for our industry for quite some 600,000 people a week are currently being asked to isolate. the government says it s prepared to offer exemptions for some fully vaccinated key workers. a list is expected later today but everyone else, it s insists, must stay at home. it s not a universal picture. i think people can shop and we are obviously reviewing the situation all the time. what we can t do is get into a position where we are changing the rules on a daily basis. the rules about self isolation are clear and if you are pinged you should self isolate. the rules are due to change significantly on the 16th of august, when daily testing will replace isolation for fully vaccinated workers. but businesses across the economy insist that change needs to take place much sooner or empty shelves could become a much more common sight.
self isolate. the rules are due to change self isolate. the rules are due to change significantly on the 16th of august. change significantly on the 16th of august, when change significantly on the 16th of august. whe august, when daily testing will relace august, when daily testing will replace isolation august, when daily testing will replace isolation for august, when daily testing will replace isolation for fully - replace isolation for fully vaccinated workers. a business the economy insist that change needs to take place much sooner, or empty shelves could become a much more common sight. let s bring you an update on the latest coronavirus figures. they are on your screen there. the number of people who have tested positive, 3a with 39,906. the number of deaths, that is people who have passed away within 28 days in a positive test, is today reported at 84, compared to 63 deaths last week, and a very quick look at the number of patients admitted. 788 have been admitted to
all that is getting stronger every day. it is this production that allows us to carefully ease restrictions of the past few months, but we must do so in a way that is mindful of the benefits that both doses of the vaccine can bring. this strategy, this philosophy, has underpinned our approach over these critical next few months. this week, as part of our step for managers, we are now fully vaccinated adults and all children to return from amber list countries without quarantine, with the exception of france, due to the persistent presence of the beta variant. from the 16th of august, children and under 18 is, and people who are fully vaccinated will no longer need to self isolate as contacts, given that reduced risk of catching and passing on the disease. perhaps on monday, at the end of september, we plan to make full