News / Supply chain fears drive government into u-turn over 'pinged' hauliers' need to isolate

Haulier anger forced the UK government into yet another u-turn over the weekend: amid fears of a supply chain meltdown, it exempted truck drivers from self-isolation rules.

These require people notified by the NHS Covid-19 app that they have been in contact with an infected person to self-isolate for 10 days.

On Saturday, health secretary Sajid Javid added thousands more workers to a quarantine exemption list – including those in freight and transport – as criticism built over the so-called “pingdemic”, in ...