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It ever more difficult for us just to keep that supply. some exemptions have been granted today, but with very little clarity about the criteria for applications, most companies will have to work out how to keep the show on the road themselves. colletta smith, bbc news. our health editor, hugh pym, is here. as we know, different rules apply across the uk. if people are pinged, they have to obey different sets of rules, and today the government in london trying to sort out confusion over the syst...

The biggest concern right now is this — the nhs covid—19 app, the one that we have all been encouraged to download. theres one for england and wales. separate ones are used in scotland and northern ireland. but the premise is the same. if you have the app and spend enough time close to another person with it you will receive a "ping" alert if they later test positive for covid and share the information with the app. if you are "pinged" youre advised, but not legally obliged, to self—isolat...

Staffing pressures exist, but argues self—isolation remains a necessary measure. for that to be effective, though, people need to keep self—isolating. as my colleaguejonathan blake notes in his analysis on the bbc news website... and that risk becomes greater now england has lifted almost all covid restrictions. and as summer holidays arrive, that will mean an increase in covid cases — and an increase in the number of people being pinged. they will then have a decision to make. stephen rei...

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Minister, those instructions need to be much more sophisticated and nuanced and nuanced and they need to reassure you what difference it makes your particular status. does it make a difference you double vaccinated? it seems it should do. what if you have recently had a negative test? it does reduce risk, does not eliminate it. if i need to does not eliminate it. if i need to do something really important, i need to know how i manage that risk and can whether i have two not to do things, for exa...

Self—isolate espresso many people are being infected. we are up to 50,000 infections a day and the health minister himself admitted that will go to 100,000 and some estimates or sing it will go as high as 200,000. that is the reason why people are having to self—isolate if the government gives the message that people are concerned about the level of infection, there is nothing to bring those infections down, the number one cup people continue to get pinged, and though be asking themselves wh...

There is some light at the end of the tunnel. from 16 august, people who have been fully vaccinated in england will no longer have to self—isolate after close contact with someone who tests positive. nhs staff who are fully vaccinated will not be pinged to self—isolate by the nhs covid app, and on monday, the pm borisjohnson promised that workers who provide critical services will not be asked to self—isolate. the system does have benefits in slowing the spread of covid cases, and some emp...

That— are four major risks. the first is that that — are four major risks. the first is that that translates to some extent into hospitalisations and deaths, which _ into hospitalisations and deaths, which i _ into hospitalisations and deaths, which i will talk about more. that is protected by the vaccine, but not completely. the second is that there will he _ completely. the second is that there wiii he an— completely. the second is that there will be an increased risk of long—term comp...

Stays for now. we have to consider two things. we have to obviously open up and away we said we would and wanted to, but at the same time, weve got to get the extra precaution, so thats why we are going to be asking people to self—isolate until the 16th of august, and thats what the prime minister... theres no movement on that? when they were pinged, there isnt any movement on it. this government minister was able to visit lbc to explain the governments policy on this most important of morning...

Is essential to keep up the system of test, trace and isolate. i know how frustrating it is for all those who have been affected or pinged, and i want to explain, therefore, that people identified as contacts of cases are at least five times more likely to be infected than others. and even if they have been vaccinated, there is a significant risk that they could still pass the disease on. so as we go forward, im afraid the continuing sacrifice of this large minority, those of us who are being as...