we re not sure. and if it does become apparent, we have to e mail defra with every individual case. how long is that going to take? is that a 24 hour turnaround? is it a two day turnaround? we ve already lost a couple of days for that person getting the pcr test. so, we just don t know. over at the ports, they re getting to grips with an alternative scheme designed for a few other critical industries, similar to one unveiled in scotland today, where they have to apply for exemption for selected named vaccinated staff. we have to go through this highly | bureaucratic process of supplyingj lists of individual names as well as functions, - whereas the supermarket supply sectorjust seemsl to have a blanket exemption. for us, it seems unfair that there s one rule for one sector and another rule for another. railway signalling staff will be exempt, but drivers may not be, so there could be more train cancellations to come. increasingly, businesses are asking why the date
highly bureaucratic- process of supplying lists of individual names - as well as functions, whereas the supermarket supply sectorjust seems to - have a blanket exemption. for us, it seems unfair that. there s one rule for one sector and another rule for another. railway signalling staff will be exempt, but drivers may not be, so there could be more train cancellations to come. increasingly, businesses are asking why the date for scrapping isolation rules, just three weeks away, can t be brought forward? once again, this pandemic means balancing public health with our social and economic well being, and everything has a cost. dharshini david, bbc news. the us has launched a number of air strikes in afghanistan against taliban positions in recent days despite having withdrawn 95% of its forces from the country. a pentagon spokesman did not provide further details on the attacks, but the taliban said some had been close
something is happening, but is it going to be apparent for us? we re not sure. and if it does become apparent, we have to e mail defra with every individual case. how long is that going to take? is that a 24 hour turnaround? is it a two day turnaround? we ve already lost a couple of days for that person getting the pcr test. so, we just don t know. over at the ports, they re getting to grips with an alternative scheme designed for a few other critical industries, similar to one unveiled in scotland today, where they have to apply for exemption for selected named vaccinated staff. we have to go through this highly | bureaucratic process of supplyingj lists of individual names as well as functions, - whereas the supermarket supply sectorjust seemsl to have a blanket exemption. for us, it seems unfair that there s one rule for one sector and another rule for another. railway signalling staff will be exempt, but drivers may not be, so there could be more train
jonathan blake is in westminster. the debate today seems to be, are enough workers exempted by the government? enough workers exempted by the covernment? , ., , ., ., ., government? yes, does far as a lot ofthe government? yes, does far as a lot of the food government? yes, does far as a lot of the food industry government? yes, does far as a lot of the food industry and government? yes, does far as a lot of the food industry and other- of the food industry and other sectors of the economy are concerned, the answer to that is no. but the government seems to be adamant that the test and trace app is doing itsjob and adamant that the test and trace app is doing its job and they need to keep that system in place for the most part in order to keep cases of coronavirus down to an acceptable level while more people, they hope, come forward for their vaccinations. the environment secretary george eustice has been out and about this morning talking about these two schemes the government
where they have to apply for exemption for selected named vaccinated staff. we have to go through this highly | bureaucratic process of supplying| lists of individual names as well as functions, - whereas the supermarket supply sectorjust seemsl to have a blanket exemption. for us, it seems unfair that there s one rule for one sector and another rule for another. railway signalling staff will be exempt, but drivers may not be, so there could be more train cancellations to come. increasingly, businesses are asking why the date for scrapping isolation rules, just three weeks away, can t be brought forward? once again, this pandemic means balancing public health with our social and economic well being, and everything has a cost. dharshini david, bbc news. there s been a fall in the number of new covid cases in the uk for the third day in a row. the latest government figures show