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Plus, Crocs Rock in Lockdown Dress down. Why the chunky Foam Shoes are scoring record sales. We start in the uk where businesses reeling from the Pandemic are facing a new challenge its being called the pindemic. Hundreds of thousands of workers are being told to self isolate after being pinged by the Nhs Covid App which traces the contacts of people who test positive. It has led to Staff Shortages and in some cases empty Supermarket Shelves as Supply Chains are hit. That workers in the Food Industry would not have to isolate, but could take daily tests instead. Our Economics Editor Faisal Islam has more. It was meant to be a weaker freedom from the Pandemic restrictions but last Week Record Number of things, over 600,000 from Nhs Covid App for instructions to isolate from industries like supermarkets to railways to isolate. Businesses are now saying it caused shortages, something causing panic. Shortages, something causing anic. ,. , shortages, something causing anic. ,. ,. , panic.
People was an accident, an inquestjury has found. And with less than a day to Go before the olympics Opening Ceremony, another controversy hits the struggling games. And coming up in the sport on the Bbc News Channel in london its a win for 0val Invincibles in the first match of the mens hundred competition. Good evening. A new plan for daily testing for people whove been told to self isolate after a positive covid contact has been released in the last few minutes by the Government. It will apply to around 10,000 people working in the Food Industry in england, including Supermarket Depots and some manufacturers after ministers said they recognised there were some absences in the food supply chain. It comes as the number of people being pinged by the Nhs Covid App reached a record high last week. Supermarkets, hospitality and the Transport Sector have all reported staff shortages, and some shops have said keeping the shelves stocked is proving a challenge. Heres our economics editor, fa
Of a 3 nhs pay rise in england. A Tram Crash in croydon in 2016 which killed seven people was an accident, an inquestjury has found. And with one day to Go before the olympics Opening Ceremony, another controversy hits the struggling games. Coming up on the Bbc News Channel what a new study analysing the brains of top Rugby Players has found, and what it could mean in terms of understanding the long term implications of head trauma. Good evening. The number of people being pinged and told to self isolate by the Nhs Covid App has reached Record Levels in england and wales. In the week to 14th july, more than 600,000 people received alerts, thats up 17 from the previous week. The vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said that Self Isolation was the second most important tool after vaccines for fighting covid. But as growing numbers are pinged, supermarkets, hospitality and the Transport Sector have all reported Staff Shortages and some shops have said keeping the shelves stocked is proving a